Andrew Dionne
Andrew Dionne is the pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He also serves as the president of New Geneva Academy. He has six children and a lovely wife.
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Immigration and refugees with guest Rev. Dr. Jürgen von Hagen
Out of Our Minds is back. Andrew Henry is our new co-host, but this episode Pastor Bayly is with Pastor Jürgen von Hagen and, because Tim and Jürgen were up in Michigan, Andrew was not able to join them. Our subject is refugees, immigration, and migration. Out of Our... read more Does it take a church to raise a child?
Out of Our Minds is back with a new voice. Mr. Andrew Henry—entrepreneur, musician, and all-around curious man—will join Pastor Tim Bayly for the upcoming episodes. Sometime soon we’ll have Mr. Henry introduce himself on the podcast. Today’s episode... read more
Breaking down Moderator Donahoe’s appointments to the Revoice study committee
A few days ago, Ruling Elder Howie Donahoe, moderator of the 47th PCA GA, announced his appointments to the Ad Interim Study Committee on Sexuality. Seven men are on the committee, some well-known and some otherwise. Here’s a breakdown of the men and their... read more
Criticized for defending Revoice, Jeff Meyers goes tribal
In response to Toby Sumpter’s recent mea culpa, Rev. Jeff Meyers took issue with our observation (linked in Toby’s blog post) that five of the eight men he appointed to the Missouri Presbytery Committee tasked with investigating Greg Johnson and Memorial... read more
PCA General Assembly: Two videos tell the story
The PCA is sick and nothing other than the Spirit working through the denomination will save her. The good-ol-boys network has failed to bring reformation. Now, reliance on the Lord through prayer and the use of the actual mechanism of church discipline will need to be taken up.
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PCA General Assembly: A tale of two study committees…
The base strategy of rich liberal pastors and denominational leaders is dressing up the latest social justice fad in Biblical drag. It will never end. Look to rich men for leadership and they’ll lead you into the same betrayal of Scripture that got them lots of money and very large congregations.
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Missouri Presbytery Revoice Report: a close reading (Glossary of Terms)
How we define our words is important. Not only do definitions clarify meanings, they shape thoughts. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue” (Proverbs 18:21) says the Lord, and often the determining factor in whether those words bring life or death depends upon their appearance or disappearance from our common usage.
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Missouri Presbytery’s (PCA) Response to Revoice: If you don’t have anything nice to say…
By their definitions, the men of Missouri Presbytery’s committee are doing more than attempting to stifle strong and stinging antagonism (like the examples above), they are attempting to control the terms of the debate.
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Frequency of Communion in Calvin’s Geneva
Before his banishment from Geneva in 1538, in “Articles concerning the Organization of the Church and of Worship at Geneva proposed by the Ministers at the Council” (Jan. 16, 1537) Calvin and his fellow Geneva reformers presented Geneva’s magistrates with an... read more
Worship on Earth — Style (Andrew Dionne)
Spirit & Truth, Session 3: Worship on Earth — Style — Andrew Dionne This message was originally given on February 21, 2019 at Clearnote Church (Bloomington, IN) as part of the 2019 Shepherds Conference, Spirit and Truth: A Conference on Worship. Style is divisive.... read moreSupport Out of Our Minds…
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