Church Life

07 Sep Now worshipping at Eagle Ridge Middle School

Posted at 07:17h in Church Life by John Jones 0 Comments

On Sunday, September 13, we will begin Sunday morning worship at Belmont Station Elementary School. We will worship at our normal time of 9:30 am and discipleship classes for all ages will begin at 11:00 am (see the calendar for details). September 13 is also the Kickoff...

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02 Jul Personal recap of the 2026 General Assembly

Posted at 18:12h in Church Life by John Jones 0 Comments

Family of King's Cross, thank you for sacrificing that I might attend the annual General Assembly meeting of our denomination. Many who are newer to our church may be unaware of our Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) community or the fact that King’s Cross belongs...

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05 Mar The nomination process

Posted at 13:20h in Church Life by John Jones 0 Comments

The season for officer nominations at King’s Cross introduces a five month process. In the steps along the way, elders and nominees, and the congregation, are waiting on the Lord. Through this process, the Holy Spirit is exposing the character, ability, and desire of the...

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04 Mar An analysis of the biblical qualifications

Posted at 09:14h in Church Life by John Jones 0 Comments

The qualifications for both offices in the body of Christ, elder and deacon, are biblical, not educational, not professional, not civic. The qualifications for an elected public servant, or a board member, or a non-profit CEO, are immaterial. The qualifications for the elder in Christ’s...

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17 Jul The Fourth Best Denomination in the World

Posted at 13:29h in Church Life by John Jones 0 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I returned from Chattanooga, Tennessee, my former home and the location for this year’s General Assembly meeting. King’s Cross belongs to the denomination, Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). A denomination is simply a group of people who voluntarily name themselves...

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17 Jul 2025 General Assembly

Posted at 13:27h in Church Life by John Jones 0 Comments

Thank you for allowing me to step away from Ashburn and King’s Cross to attend the annual General Assembly meeting of our denomination. This took place in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where I once served as pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church. For this reason, General Assembly was...

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26 Jul Resources for Our Officer Nominees

Posted at 07:00h in Church Life, Discipleship by John Jones 0 Comments

At King’s Cross we currently have six nominees prayerfully discerning God’s will for their service in the church. These men have served the church and been nominated to serve as officers. Now they enter a season of instruction led by the elders. They will be meeting...

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21 Jun General Assembly Reflections

Posted at 16:49h in Church Life, News by John Jones 0 Comments

I want to share a few words about the General Assembly meeting that I attended last week with elder John Drum. After all, King’s Cross is not an independent church. Independency is a form of church government in which individual congregations govern themselves apart from...

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27 Apr Sixteen (Other) Preachers

Posted at 10:32h in Church Life, Resources by John Jones 0 Comments

Why don’t we listen to a sermon on, say, Tuesday, while driving to work? Or early Wednesday morning on the elliptical? Or during a late afternoon walk on Saturday? Sermons generally happen on a Sunday morning but, as a simple exposition of the Bible, sermons...

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02 Feb History and Sunday Morning Worship

Posted at 08:26h in Church Life by John Jones 0 Comments

The Protestant reformers began to ask: Which of these commemorations and festivals should be continued? You may be wondering how we’ve answered that question here at King’s Cross....

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