A couple of us are headed to our presbytery's quarterly meeting today and tomorrow. Meetings such as this are always a reminder to me of the fact that we belong to a larger body of the church. We are Presbyterians and that means that our church government is connected to more than just our local congregation. This provides both accountability and conformity to a Biblical standard and, we believe, is true to the way Scripture calls for the church to be governed.
But more than just the fact that we are connected to other PCA churches by our government, I am thankful that we are part of the universal church, throughout the world. It is my hope and desire that we will see greater unity around the truth between different branches of the church as the gospel spreads. Whether God is pleased to grant that in the near future, let us pray for the universal church and God's work throughout the world.