We will be releasing two more videos, as a part of this series in the coming weeks.

Highlights from the Conversation:

* The unusually high number of overtures in 2026 and what that says about the PCA

* Whether overtures are becoming reactive, polarizing, or weaponized rather than constructive

* Proposed resolutions to questions about ordination, officers, and deacons

* Practical strategies for handling an overloaded Overtures Committee

* Initial reactions to the most important overtures before the Assembly

* Proposed changes to the Review of Presbytery Records (RPR) process

* Debate over omnibus motions and whether a single commissioner should be able to pull items for debate

* Concerns about leadership stability, coordinator terms, and the future of PCA agencies

* Floor nominations and proposed earlier deadlines for nominations to PCA committees

* Discussion of whether MNA should provide more assessment data

* Discussion about how commissioners should participate in Assembly debate

Along the way, he recounts the coalition meetings and convictions that led to 1973 and speaks candidly about the competing narratives many in the PCA feel today. McGowan argues that the PCA was formed as a broad evangelical and Reformed “big tent,” anchored in the authority of Scripture and energized by the Great Commission—evangelism, missions, and church planting—while resisting both doctrinal drift and a narrow, combative sectarianism. His reflections raise urgent questions about what truly animates the church, how we speak to one another, and what it would look like to pursue unity and mission with conviction, courage, and charity.

Conversations about the PCA’s future often hinge on competing stories about its past. Was the denomination founded as a narrowly defined confessional project that later loosened over time—or as a broad, evangelical, Reformed body that has largely remained true to its original impulse?

In this episode, Lucas walks through the historical record, unpacking how these narratives emerged, where they fall short, and what the PCA’s early debates reveal about who we have been since the beginning. As Radney guides the conversation, they consider how a more honest engagement with the PCA’s history might reframe present debates and clarify the church’s path forward.

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Denine shares stories of how God is meeting the often-overlooked needs of church planters’ wives and women in ministry. She brings hard-earned wisdom as she describes the unseen pressures of church planting—the long hours, the weight of expectations, and the loneliness that can quietly hollow out even the most passionate teams. Her message is simple but urgent: if the women who stand beside and within these ministries aren’t cared for, the entire church plant is at risk.

She invites pastors, planters, and mission leaders to slow down and ask thoughtful questions:

* What’s your plan for caring for your wife?

* How are you building systems of support for the women on your teams?

* Are you setting aside resources—not just for ministry growth, but for the spiritual health of the people doing the work?

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This is part one of a three-part series that was originally released in the lead-up to the 2025 General Assembly.

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