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#330: A Stand Firm Pseudo-Mailbag: Conversations at a Diocesan Synod
Matt, Jady, and Nick react to discussions around the Province: the vote at the Christ Our Hope synod, a pastoral practice question, misbehavior amongst bishops, and the election of Kris McDaniel in C4SO.
#329: License to Compromise? Women in Ministry, Licensure, and Oaths of Conformity
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the idea that in order to be faithful to ordination vows and oaths of conformity, it is incumbent upon complementarian ACNA dioceses to license women to serve as presbyters.
#328: Dueling Integrities: Prayer Books at Dawn
Matt, Jady, and Nick react to four of Anne Kennedy’s suggestions for fixing the ACNA: doing what the task force suggested, requiring the formularies, focusing on preaching, and setting out rules for engagement with apostate bodies.
#327: The Unsettled Province: Reflections on a Proposal
Jady and Nick discuss David Roseberry’s suggestions for how the ACNA can “get our wind back.”
#326: Streaming Towards Gomorrah? The Death Penalty, Justice, and Human Dignity
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the Pentagon’s plan to livestream an execution. Is the death penalty morally defensible? What does the Bible say? Should an execution be public? The guys talk about these questions and more.
#325: Blinded by the (Gas)Light: Three Critiques of Stand Firm
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss three online posts seeming to criticize their recent conversations about the state of the ACNA.
#324: The Bishops’ Fall Meeting: A Rundown of What Happened
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the communication from the College of Bishops summarizing their recent meeting. The guys discuss Bishop Edgar’s censure, more Ruch trial drama, the creation of a new Faith and Order committee, and more.
#323: You Again? Steve Lawson and How Discipline and Restoration Ought to Work
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss Steve Lawson’s reappearance on the public stage before reacting to breaking news about the ACNA’s deposition of Derek Jones.
#322: True or False: TEC, Ecumenism, and What Counts as a Church
Matt, Jady, and Nick continue to discuss the reaction to Bp. Edgar’s presentment. This week: is TEC a true church? Why or (more accurately) why not?
#321: The Presentment Conversation Continues: Is This Really a Big Deal?
Matt, Jady, and Nick continue to discuss the ACNA’s presentment of Bp. Chip Edgar. They talk about the supposed contradiction between sexual and social justice, and look at reasons to be (or not to be) in communion with other “churches.”
#320: The Edgar Presentment: Is the ACNA at a Crossroads?
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss some bishops’ decision to submit a presentment against Bishop Chip Edgar, Bp. Edgar’s agreement with the charges, and where the ACNA goes from here.
#319: Impaired Communion? ACNA and TEC Bishops Together at the Rail
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the recent communion service in which the ACNA and TEC bishops of South Carolina both participated.
#318: Between the Altar and the Table: Where to Find “Real” Anglicanism
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss a recent article describing Anglican ministry. They talk about the kind of ministry in which Anglican clerics participate, explore what the formularies say, and look at how the Word and Table relate.
#317: Strengthening Our Spines: The ACNA, Doctrine, and Theological Backbone
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss a recent article about the need for “a theological and anthropological spine” in the ACNA. They talk about how we got here, what’s needed, and how ambiguous teaching is neither welcoming nor loving.
#316: Babies for Sale? Surrogacy, IVF, and the Cultures of Life and Death
Jady and Nick have a wide-ranging conversation about technology and birth and discuss how Christians can think biblically about bringing life into the world.
#315: What’s Wrong With You People? Another ACNA Parish on the Brink
Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about a church which welcomes “Side A Christians” to Holy Communion and to parish membership. They discuss the biblical and ecclesiastical reasons such a practice should be impossible in the ACNA.
#314: To the Ends of the Earth? Nations, Cultures, and the Urgency of Evangelism
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the connections between evangelism and colonialism, and how Christianity comes into other cultures proclaiming a new King.
#313: Everything Old is New Again: Same Old (Episcopal) Story
Matt and Jady discuss the ongoing controversies in the ACNA, reminisce about the “good old days” in TEC, and look to the future of Anglicanism.
#312: C.S. Lewis and Gender: A Conversation with Josh Herring
Jady and Nick talk to Dr. Josh Herring about his book Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve and C.S. Lewis’ thoughts on sex and gender.
#311: Boys to Men: Thomas Fickley, Passing on Manhood, and St. Dunstan’s Academy
Jady and Nick talk to Thomas Fickley, headmaster and founder of St. Dunstan’s Academy, about his new boarding school, the transition from boyhood to manhood, rites of passage, partnering with churches, and more.
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#330: A Stand Firm Pseudo-Mailbag: Conversations at a Diocesan Synod
Matt, Jady, and Nick react to discussions around the Province: the vote at the Christ Our Hope synod, a pastoral practice question, misbehavior amongst bishops, and the election of Kris McDaniel in C4SO.
#329: License to Compromise? Women in Ministry, Licensure, and Oaths of Conformity
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the idea that in order to be faithful to ordination vows and oaths of conformity, it is incumbent upon complementarian ACNA dioceses to license women to serve as presbyters.
#328: Dueling Integrities: Prayer Books at Dawn
Matt, Jady, and Nick react to four of Anne Kennedy’s suggestions for fixing the ACNA: doing what the task force suggested, requiring the formularies, focusing on preaching, and setting out rules for engagement with apostate bodies.
#327: The Unsettled Province: Reflections on a Proposal
Jady and Nick discuss David Roseberry’s suggestions for how the ACNA can “get our wind back.”
#326: Streaming Towards Gomorrah? The Death Penalty, Justice, and Human Dignity
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the Pentagon’s plan to livestream an execution. Is the death penalty morally defensible? What does the Bible say? Should an execution be public? The guys talk about these questions and more.
#324: The Bishops’ Fall Meeting: A Rundown of What Happened
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the communication from the College of Bishops summarizing their recent meeting. The guys discuss Bishop Edgar’s censure, more Ruch trial drama, the creation of a new Faith and Order committee, and more.
#323: You Again? Steve Lawson and How Discipline and Restoration Ought to Work
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss Steve Lawson’s reappearance on the public stage before reacting to breaking news about the ACNA’s deposition of Derek Jones.
#322: True or False: TEC, Ecumenism, and What Counts as a Church
Matt, Jady, and Nick continue to discuss the reaction to Bp. Edgar’s presentment. This week: is TEC a true church? Why or (more accurately) why not?
#321: The Presentment Conversation Continues: Is This Really a Big Deal?
Matt, Jady, and Nick continue to discuss the ACNA’s presentment of Bp. Chip Edgar. They talk about the supposed contradiction between sexual and social justice, and look at reasons to be (or not to be) in communion with other “churches.”
#320: The Edgar Presentment: Is the ACNA at a Crossroads?
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss some bishops’ decision to submit a presentment against Bishop Chip Edgar, Bp. Edgar’s agreement with the charges, and where the ACNA goes from here.
#319: Impaired Communion? ACNA and TEC Bishops Together at the Rail
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the recent communion service in which the ACNA and TEC bishops of South Carolina both participated.
#318: Between the Altar and the Table: Where to Find “Real” Anglicanism
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss a recent article describing Anglican ministry. They talk about the kind of ministry in which Anglican clerics participate, explore what the formularies say, and look at how the Word and Table relate.
#317: Strengthening Our Spines: The ACNA, Doctrine, and Theological Backbone
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss a recent article about the need for “a theological and anthropological spine” in the ACNA. They talk about how we got here, what’s needed, and how ambiguous teaching is neither welcoming nor loving.
#316: Babies for Sale? Surrogacy, IVF, and the Cultures of Life and Death
Jady and Nick have a wide-ranging conversation about technology and birth and discuss how Christians can think biblically about bringing life into the world.
#315: What’s Wrong With You People? Another ACNA Parish on the Brink
Matt, Jady, and Nick talk about a church which welcomes “Side A Christians” to Holy Communion and to parish membership. They discuss the biblical and ecclesiastical reasons such a practice should be impossible in the ACNA.
#314: To the Ends of the Earth? Nations, Cultures, and the Urgency of Evangelism
Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the connections between evangelism and colonialism, and how Christianity comes into other cultures proclaiming a new King.
#313: Everything Old is New Again: Same Old (Episcopal) Story
Matt and Jady discuss the ongoing controversies in the ACNA, reminisce about the “good old days” in TEC, and look to the future of Anglicanism.
#312: C.S. Lewis and Gender: A Conversation with Josh Herring
Jady and Nick talk to Dr. Josh Herring about his book Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve and C.S. Lewis’ thoughts on sex and gender.
#311: Boys to Men: Thomas Fickley, Passing on Manhood, and St. Dunstan’s Academy
Jady and Nick talk to Thomas Fickley, headmaster and founder of St. Dunstan’s Academy, about his new boarding school, the transition from boyhood to manhood, rites of passage, partnering with churches, and more.
#310: God on the Move: Church Planting in West Virginia with Derek Roberts
On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Jady and Nick talk to the Rev. Derek Roberts about the amazing provision of God through his church planting work in the hills and hollers of West Virginia. Need more Stand Firm? Subscribe to the pod on iTunes or follow us on...