A Conversation on Church Polity w/ Chortles Weakly

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A Conversation on Church Polity w/ Chortles Weakly

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71 minutes

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Mar 14, 2019

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This week we got to talk with Chortles Weakly (of the podcast Presbycast) about church polity, why the way we govern our churches matters, and why Presbyterian polity is so great! Andy had a lot of fun.

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Mar 14, 2019

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A Conversation on Church Polity w/ Chortles Weakly

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