Covenant Presbytery Apologizes, Bringing Closure to Jonesboro 7 Ordeal
In a beautiful, gospel-centered conclusion to the "Jonesboro 7" saga, Covenant Presbytery adopted an apology and acknowledges "mistakes were made" in their case.
The case of the Jonesboro 7 was a travesty of ecclesiastical justice. So much so the Standing Judicial Commission of the PCA even noted the process was “abused.” I’ve written about the Jonesboro 7 somewhat extensively here and on PCA Polity.1 Others have written about it too (here and here).
As such, I planned to write no more on this subject. I thought further analysis would only distract from the good work of a thriving church plant in Jonesboro.
But there has been a new development in reference to the case, something that - according to one former General Assembly Moderator - is unprecedented.
At its February 2024 meeting, Covenant Presbytery considered an overture from the Session of Christ Covenant PCA in Hernando, Missippi. The Overture urged reconciliation between the men known as the Jonesboro 7 and Covenant Presbytery, which sustained their wrongful conviction. The Moderator of Covenant Presbytery is RE David Caldwell, but he - as a member of the previous Temporary Session - ha…