Pastor Chris Gordon, Pastor Chad Vegas of Sovereign Grace Church, and Westminster Seminary Professor R. Scott Clark discuss how Pastor Vegas began leaning towards Reformed ideas and how, through his research, he came across Scott Clark’s The Heidelblog. A comment online led to healthy communication and debate between the two. They talk about the challenges and rewards as Pastor Vegas slowly but surely leads his church towards the Reformed faith and to true church worship.
00:00 – Introduction to Chad and Scott
05:55 – Transformation of Chad’s church
07:57 – Influence of Jason Faber
08:33 – Seeker Sensitive/Purpose Driven
09:39 – Leaving the planted church
10:19 – Young, Restless and Reformed
13:03 – Ecclesiology is like a diamond ring
15:10 – Church as a halfway house
16:23 – Heidelblog.net
16:53 – How Chad encountered Scott
20:12 – Reformed theology answers questions
21:10 – The principles of worship
22:20 – Slowly re-engineering the church
23:31 – Music in the church
26:52 – Regulative Principle
29:35 – The perception of constriction
Slowly reforming a church: part 2
Pastor Chris Gordon continues the conversation with Pastor Chad Vegas and Professor Scott Clark about the journey to understanding the Reformed faith. They discuss the structure of the Reformed church and why some mandates and traditions could be tricky for those from Evangelical backgrounds. Pastor Vegas also shares more about how he’s leading his congregation to understanding the Reformed faith and recognising the authority of the church.
00:00 – Corporate worship struggle
03:00 – The authority of the church
04:40 – Submitting to elders
08:00 – Role of the pastor
09:00 – Evangelical detox period
10:30 – Learning to stop and think
12:07 – Baby Boomer churchgoers
13:36 – Understanding the Reformed Church
14:44 – Young people in the church
18:03 – Direction of Sovereign Grace Church
18:30: – Infant baptism
19:50 – Which denomination?
20:50 – Planting churches
23:10 – Scott’s view of California
26:37 – Singing the Psalms