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OPC Ruling Elder Podcast

By: a Podcast from the OPC Committee on Christian Education
  • Summary

  • A podcast to encourage ruling elders in their work in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and beyond. Each podcast drops the 15th of each month.
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Episodes
  • Sanjay Patel: Ruling Elder Spotlight
    May 15 2024

    On Sept. 5, 1986, Sanjay was onboard Pan Am Flight 73. It was hijacked by the PLO in Karachi, Pakistan. Sanjay survived, but was seriously injured, including subsequently undergoing the amputation of a leg. His cousin was the first person killed by the hijackers. 22 people died. Listen to his account of how God worked all things for good and brought new life out of the horror of a terrorist attack.

    As an elder he now asks people in their suffering to think—what glory will God have from this? (Sanjay is a ruling elder in Theophilus Orthodox Presbyterian Church, a multi-generational and multi-ethnic church, in Anaheim CA.) https://www.theophilusopc.org

    Sanjay’s three recommended books;
    Prayer by O. Hallesby, (Augsburg Books, Updated Edition,1994)
    Making Sense of God: Finding God in the Modern World by Timothy Keller (Penguin Books, 2018)
    J-Curve: Dying and Rising with Jesus in Everyday Life by Paul Miller (Crossway, 2019)

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    46 mins
  • Natural Law and Ruling Elders
    Apr 15 2024

    Gregory Reynolds interviews David VanDrunen about his latest book, Natural Law: A Short Companion, (B&H Academic, 2023, 160 pages).

    For more on Natural Law in Ordained Servant see the following;
    David VanDrunen, “Natural Law in Reformed Theology: Historical Reflections and Biblical Suggestions.” OS 21 (2012): 32-38. Available here.

    Nelson D. Kloosterman, “A Biblical Case for Natural Law: A Response Essay.” OS 16 (2007): 101-7. Available here.

    David VanDrunen, “VanDrunen in the Hands of an Anxious Kloosterman: A Response to a Review.” OS 16 (2007): 107-13. Available here.

    Gregory Edward Reynolds “Education, Natural Law, and the Two Kingdoms” OS 21 (2012): 14-17. Available here.


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    36 mins
  • Ruling Elders and Faithful Work
    Mar 15 2024

    Stephen Tracey talks with Joshua Klein about work and flourishing, being faithful and loving in response to God.

    Joshua A. Klein is a ruling elder in Pilgrim OPC, Bangor ME. He is editor-in-chief of Mortise & Tenon Magazine. He has presented about historic craftsmanship at museums around the United States and has written articles for Fine Woodworking, Popular Woodworking, and American Period Furniture. Joshua is author of four books, including Joined: A Bench Guide to Furniture Joinery (Mortise & Tenon, 2020), and Worked: A Bench Guide to Hand-Tool Efficiency (Mortise & Tenon, 2022). He also serves as Associate Fellow in Mechanical Arts at Greystone Theological Institute. Joshua, his wife, and their three sons are currently restoring an 1821 cape on the coast of Maine.

    Further Reading
    On Work

    Leland Ryken, Work and Leisure in Christian Perspective
    Timothy Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work
    Daniel Doriani, Work: Its Purpose, Dignity, and Transformation

    On Typology
    G. K. Beale, Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
    Sidney Greidanus, Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Contemporary Hermeneutical Method
    Alistair Roberts & Andrew Wilson, Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption through Scripture
    (Stephen Tracey also recommends Patrick Fairbairn, The Typology of Scripture )

    On Flow in Thought and Work
    Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

    And maybe take up a craft...

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    47 mins

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