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Polity Matters — 133 episodes

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131. Dinner Call (BCO 58 Part Two)

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130. OPE (BCO 58 Part One)

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129. This is a Very Good Vow (BCO 57 Part Two)

4

128. The Water Must Be Wetted (BCO 57 Part One)

5

127. Biblical and Adorable (BCO 56 Part Two)

6

126. Celsius Shaped Hole (BCO 56 Part One)

7

125. Baptists Maybe (BCO 55)

8

124. Pearls of Wisdom From Rick Warren (BCO 54)

9

123. Loose Extemporary Harangues (BCO 53)

10

122. Polity Nerds Stick Together

11

121. Put the Cookies on the Bottom Shelf (BCO 52)

12

120. In the Shower or at Church (BCO 51)

13

119. Lead My Sheep

14

118. In Your Vulgar Tongue (BCO 50)

15

117. They May Have a Crock Pot On (BCO 49)

16

116. I Like Pulpits Too (BCO 48)

17

115. Worship Vibes (BCO 47)

18

114. Temporary Episode

19

113. Worship in the EPC

20

112. Worship in the OPC with Jonathan Cruse

21

111. Directories and the ARP

22

110. Clarity is Part of Our Job

23

109. Women in the PCA

24

108. Instead of Ben a Loud Italian

25

107. Welcome Per Almquist

26

106. Just Let Them Go (BCO 46)

27

105. Rise Out of the Taco Sauce (BCO 45)

28

104. Officer Training w/David Hall

29

103. Vacated (BCO 44)

30

102. We Do Have a Time Limit (BCO 43)

31

101. Black Jeans & a Navy Blazer (BCO 42 Part 2)

32

100. Happy Birthday

33

99. Never Know When a Party Breaks Out (BCO 42 Part 1)

34

98. Pastor Could Ask His Dad (BCO 41)

35

97. Inept to Do This Alone (BCO 40)

36

96. Nothing of Substance (RPR w/Thomas Rickard)

37

95. Put Me Out of My Misery (BCO 39)

38

94. A Good Church, A Bad Church, and Nowhere (BCO 38)

39

93. BCO Amendments Are Coming!

40

92. Regarding Paul Settle

41

91. 52nd PCAGA Recap

42

90. Revisiting RPR

43

89. Crash Course on the PCA General Assembly

44

88. Some Sense of Order (Overtures 2025 Part Two)

45

87. It's Almost GA, Where's Our Controversy? (Overtures 2025 Part One)

46

86. Orderly Meeting

47

85. BCO 37: The Removal of Censure

48

84. BCO 36 The Infliction of Church Censures

49

83. Bigger Problems Than Testifying in a PCA Court (BCO 35 part two)

50

82. An Out of Date Bunch of Malarkey (BCO 35 part one)

51

81. All of My Secrets Have Been Exposed (BCO 34)

52

80. Until I Read Them Out Loud (BCO 33)

53

75. The People I Lied to Are Dead: Part Three (BCO 32 part two)

54

74. The People I Lied to Are Dead (BCO 32 Part One)

55

73. Best Host Ever (BCO 31 part two)

56

72. Story Time with Steve (BCO 31 part one)

57

71. Pure Hypothetical (BCO 30)

58

70. Just Give Me Another Hour (BCO 29)

59

69. The Jared Nelson Memorial Episode (BCO 28)

60

68. Chapter 27 is Chiastic (BCO 27)

61

67. Procedural Checklist (w/T. David Gordon)

62

66. Motion to Reconsider: Assistant Pastors

63

65. The Sherlocking of Scott Edburg

64

64. Potentially Edifying (Ordination Questions with Groff)

65

63. A Heightened Sense of Americana (BCO 26)

66

62. No Authority Over Your Assets (BCO 25)

67

61. Ten Pages of Minor Scruples (BCO 24)

68

60. Edburgs Don't Live A Long Time (BCO 23)

69

59. Mercenary of the Session (BCO 22)

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58. Good Faith Subscription with David Strain

71

57. Listener Comment on BCO 21

72

56. As the Prayer Goes Longer and Longer (BCO 21 Part 2)

73

55. [Insert Title Here] (BCO 21 Part 1)

74

54. Your Ruling Elders Will Be Taxed Further (BCO 20 Part Two)

75

53. 🇺🇸 (BCO 20 Part 1)

76

52. Jared's Mythical Intern Checklist (BCO 19 Part 2)

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52. The Whole Thing Is A Chonk (BCO 19 Part 1)

78

51. Fantasy Presbytery (BCO 18)

79

50. The Backslap of Fellowship (BCO 17)

80

49. Just Meant to Shovel Manure (BCO 16)

81

48. I Feel Lost and Alone (BCO 15)

82

47. Happy Birthday!

83

46. RPCNA Roundup

84

45. CRC Roundup

85

44. OPC Roundup

86

43. EPC Roundup

87

42. Bill Clerk for Another Year (ARP Roundup)

88

41. GA Debrief 2024

89

40. Beside the GA Business

90

39. Just Up Your Nerd Alley (NomCom Deep Dive)

91

38. Sausage & a Bible & Probably a Cask of Wine (RPR Deep Dive)

92

37. GA Overtures Committee

93

36. 2024 GA Overtures Overview

94

35. GA Committee Reports

95

34. Opening of Assembly

96

33. Before the Gavel

97

Called Meeting: Everybody Has a Voice

98

32. Live-Action BCO Interpretation (BCO 14)

99

31. A Single Semicolon (BCO 13 Part 2)

100

30. Presbytery Altar Call (BCO 13 pt 1)

101

29. Another Roll Floating Around (BCO 12 Part 2)

102

28. Legs Plural? (BCO 12)

103

27. It's Not Allowed in the Church Courts (BCO 11)

104

26. Presbytery of Moderator (BCO 10)

105

25. Animated By Our Apathy (Witherow's Practical Lessons)

106

24. I'm a Generous Grader (Application of the Test)

107

23. Christian Nationalism (Witherow's 6th Principle)

108

22. Sloth Pelican (Witherow's 5th Principle)

109

21. You’re Not Smart Enough, Ben (Witherow’s 4th Principle)

110

20. You're Not Alone (Witherow's 3rd Principle)

111

19. A Dungeon No One Would Ever Want to Be In (Witherow's 2nd Principle)

112

20. Trying to Claim Apostolic Authority (Witherow's 1st Principle)

113

19. Before the Book (Witherow's Statement of the Question)

114

18. Interview with Jonny Gibson

115

17. Called Meeting: TE Adam Parker

116

16. Some Godly Dudes (BCO 9)

117

15. Interlopers or Conflicts, Etc. (BCO 8.5-8.10)

118

14. I'm Very Interested In Plumbing (BCO 8.1-8.4)

119

13. Called Meeting: RE Howie Donahoe

120

12. Who's the Half? (BCO 7)

121

11. Not This Timeline (BCO 6)

122

10. You're a Church (BCO 5.9-5.10)

123

9. Big Ole Spreadsheet (BCO 5.1-5.8)

124

8. So We're Taking A Stance On That (BCO 4)

125

7. The Church is the Arena (BCO 3)

126

6. No One Wanted To Be On My Team (BCO 2)

127

5. I Am the Question Asker (BCO 1)

128

4. Intentionally Cumbersome (BCO Preface III)

129

3. I Thought This Would Be About Polity (BCO Preface II.4-8)

130

2. You're Going to Hate Sausage Forever (BCO Preface II.1-3)

131

1. I Tend to Skip the Preface (BCO Preface I)

132

0. How to Ruin This Meeting Decently & In Order (Podcast Introduction)

133

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