The Confessing our Hope podcast of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is beginning a new monthly feature called “Faith and Practice” in which the President of Greenville Seminary, Dr. Joseph Pipa will answer questions from you, the listener. The process is actually quite simple.  You simply email your questions related to theology, faith, practice, etc. to confessingourhope@gpts.edu and he will address that question...

Rev. Ryan McGraw was our guest as we discussed his book “By Good and Necessary Consequence“. Pastor Ryan M. McGraw was installed as pastor of First Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Sunnyvale, on November 9, 2012. Pastor McGraw is a graduate of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (GPTS. MDiv and ThM). He is the author of The Day of Worship: Reassessing the Christian Life in Light of the Sabbath; By Good and Necessary...

Dr. Joseph Pipa, president of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary was our guest as we discussed the topic of paedocommunion.  This discussion is a result of two articles that were posted on the ByFaith Online website on the topic.  You can access those articles here: Historic Practice is Invisible in the Bible (Dr. Robert Rayburn) Paedocommunion: Wrong View of Membership and Sacrament (Dr. Joseph Pipa) Listen here: #33 –...

This discussion centered around issues and questions that candidates for pastoral positions ought to consider when interviewed by a pastoral search committee or session.  Dr. Robert Cathcart, the pastor of Friendship Presbyterian Church (PCA) was our guest. A full list of questions that were written by our guest is available here #32 – Questions to Ask When...

Dr. Joel Beeke was our guest as we discussed his Magnum opus: A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life. Dr. Beeke is president and Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, a pastor of the Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, editor of Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth, editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, president of Inheritance Publishers, and...

Our guest for this broadcast is Rev. Seth Starkey, assistant minister at Second Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Greenville, SC. In this broadcast we discuss what ministry life is like, especially for a new minister of the gospel. Rev. Seth Timmons Starkey (Seth) is a native of Greenville, South Carolina. He attended Greenville High School where he was a three year letterman on the football field for the Red Raiders. Upon high school graduation...

Dr. Fred G. Zaspel was our guest as we took a brief but informative look at his book on the Christian life through the eyes of B.B. Warfield. Fred G. Zaspel (PhD, Free University of Amsterdam) is a pastor at Reformed Baptist Church in Franconia, Pennsylvania, and adjunct professor of systematic theology at Calvary Baptist Seminary in Landsdale, Pennsylvania. He is co-author of New Covenant Theology and has published numerous booklets,...