Dead Presbyterians Society

A Voice in the Pulpit: Francis J. Grimké's Meditations on Preaching

Francis J. Grimké believed the preacher’s task was simple: faithfully proclaim the Word of God in dependence upon the Spirit of God. In this episode of the Dead Presbyterians Society, we explore Grimké’s remarkable life and enduring reflections on preaching, pastoral faithfulness, and the power of the Holy Spirit at work through the ministry of the Word. Learn more at ⁠confessional.org [https://confessional.org/dead-presbyterians-society] Greenville Seminary invites you to the 2026 Missions Midweeker. Brooks Buser, Chad Vegas, Ian Hamilton, Michael Morales, Jonathan Master and others will join a small cohort of church leaders for intensive seminars designed to assist the church in fulfilling the Great Commission. August 11 -13 - register here [https://www.gpts.edu/events/missions-midweeker-summer].

The First Mission Field: Thomas Smyth on Christian Parenting

In this episode, we explore The Mission of Parenting by Thomas Smyth, a powerful call for Christian parents to see the home as the first mission field. Smyth challenges families to raise children not merely in knowledge, but in a living zeal for Christ’s kingdom and the spread of the gospel. Learn more at confessional.org [https://confessional.org/dead-presbyterians-society] Pastor, Greenville Seminary invites you to the 2026 Summer Seminar: Apologetics and Evangelism for the Pastor. Carlton Wynne and Camden Bucey will join us on campus for a series of lectures on the role of apologetics and evangelism in pastoral ministry. August 4-5 - register here [https://www.gpts.edu/events/apologetics-and-evangelism-for-the-pastor].

The Heart of Christ: B.B. Warfield on the Emotional Life of Our Lord

This episode explores On the Emotional Life of Our Lord by B. B. Warfield, showing that Christ’s compassion, love, anger, joy, and sorrow were true and sinless expressions of His full humanity. As confessed in the Westminster Confession of Faith, He is fully God and fully man, “yet without sin,” and His affections were perfectly ordered in accordance with His holy nature. In this way, the emotional life of Christ belongs to His perfect obedience and reveals the moral beauty of the Savior in the work of our redemption. Learn more at confessional.org [https://confessional.org/dead-presbyterians-society] Friends in the PCA: please join us for our annual luncheon in Louisville this year! Seats are filling up quickly - register here [https://www.gpts.edu/events/gpts-luncheon-at-pca-ga].

Geerhardus Vos: Life, Legacy, and Biblical Theology (with Reformed Forum)

Geerhardus Vos is often called the father of Reformed biblical theology. In this special crossover episode with Reformed Forum [https://reformedforum.org/], Dr. Camden Bucey joins Dr. Jonathan Master on the Dead Presbyterians Society [https://confessional.org/dead-presbyterians-society] to discuss the life, work, and lasting influence of Geerhardus Vos. The conversation explores Vos’s contribution to Reformed biblical theology and reflects briefly on his place with the American Presbyterians. The Dead Presbyterians Society Podcast will return with Season 3 in April. Until then, be sure to visit this new resource from Greenville Seminary: confessional.org [https://confessional.org/]

Between Two Thieves: James Henley Thornwell on Antinomianism

In this episode we revisit James Henley Thornwell’s powerful warning against Antinomianism — the ancient error that turns grace into license. Thornwell reminds us that the gospel is “always crucified between two thieves”: legalism and lawlessness.