Confessional Collective

This week Aarons speaks with author and pastor, Dr Richard Phillips. Dr Phillips is the pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina and is the author of many Bible commentaries and other theological works. In the podcast, we discuss his book on biblical manhood, The Masculine Mandate, as well as what it was like to plant a daughter ...

This week Aaron is the one being interviewed. Several people have asked to hear a bit more about our host, so we have obliged. Learn about his background and what led him to start the Confessional Collective.

This week Aaron talks with the Sole Proprietor of The Presbytery Inn, Devan Meade. Devan is also part of the Reformed Collective and the Reformed Pub. They discuss what it looks like to be an educated layman in the church as well as what the Inn is all about.

This week Aaron talks with his old friend, Tanner Cline, about what church revitalization in a rural context is like. Tanner is the pastor of Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Covington, GA.

This week Aaron talks with Jemar Tisby, the president of the Reformed African American Network. They discuss race issues within the church as well as what reformed worship looks like in a minority context.

Our guest this week is Michael Beck, pastor of Gracenet Community Church in Wellington, New Zealand. They discuss the state of seminary education in New Zealand as well as the US, methods for training ministry candidates, and two kingdoms theology. Check out Michael’s church at gracenet.co.nz and read his blog at toleratedsojourner.com.

This week Aaron interviews Dr Henry Jansma, an Anglican minster in New Jersey. He is also a regular contributor to the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals blog, Meet the Puritans. He shares his road through many denominations and traditions to the Anglican faith where he settled and planted All Souls Anglican Church in Cherry Hill, NJ.

This week Aaron sits down with Adam Barr, pastor of Peace Church in Middleville, MI. Adam is also the author of Compassion Without Compromise: How the Gospel Frees Us to Love Our Gay Friends Without Losing the Truth. They discuss Adam’s move from the Reformed Church of America to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church as well as the importance of how the ...

This week Aaron talks with prospective church planter and author, Christ Poblete. Also on the show, is another prospective planter, JT Tarter. Check it out!

This week Aaron talks with Cody Almanzar, the host of the Ordinary Pastor podcast. Cody is the one who helped encourage us to start this podcast so we owe him a great debt of gratitude. Enjoy, and be sure to check out The Ordinary Pastor as well.

This week Aaron talks with Jason Helopoulos about holiness, church planting, and family worship. Jason is the associate pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Mi. He wrote the book, A Neglected Grace: Family Worship in the Christian Home.

This week Aaron speaks with Dr Jon Payne. Jon is the pastor of Christ Church Presbyterian in Charleston, SC. He also wrote the book, In the Splendor of Holiness: Rediscovering the Beauty of Reformed Worship for the 21st Century. They talk about Church planting and the importance of reformed worship.

Cameron Triggs is the Pastor of Student Ministries at Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, FL. He studied at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. Aaron and Cam discuss issues of race in the church as well as his personal passion, apologetics. You can visit his blog at camtriggs.com.

In this episode, Aaron talks with Dr Mark Jones about his book, Knowing Christ, as well as the recent Christological creed written by Ligonier. Mark serves as the pastor of Faith Vancouver Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, Canada.

This week Aaron talks with Mike McKinley, pastor of Sterling Park Baptist Church in Sterling, VA. He is also the author of Church Planting is For Wimps and the new book Church in Hard Places: How the Local Church Brings Life to the Poor and Needy. They discuss the challenges and blessings of church revitalization as well as how the gospel is spread the poor ...

This week Aaron talks with Dr. Mark Garcia. Mark is the pastor of Immanuel Presbyterian Church on the west side of Pittsburgh. He is also the President of Greystone Theological Institute. Among the topics of discussion are how scholarly theology impacts pastoral ministry.

This week, Aaron is joined by author, Mathew Sims. The discuss Mathews move from fundamental baptist to confessional presbyterian. Also discussed are the topics of depression, baptism, and the need for quality resources related to the reformed confessions. Mathew’s book, We Believe: Creeds, Confessions, & Catechisms for Worship is available here. You can learn more about Mathew at his website, mathewbryansims.com.

This week Aaron talks with Jim Mong. Jim is in the early stages of planting a church in Ann Arbor. He was raised a Baptist but was drawn to Presbyterianism and now subscribes to the Westminster confession. He talks a bit about how that process went as well as how he is able to minister alongside his Baptist father-in-law.

Welcome to the inaugural podcast from the Confessional Collective. This week we have Pastor Joe Thorn from Redeemer Fellowship in the Chicago area. He discusses how he came to subscribe to the 1689 London Baptist Confession and the impact that it has on ministry in his context. Learn more about Redeemer Fellowship at redeemerfellowship.org