Pastor Launches ‘Save The PCA’ Website To Stave Off Creeping Egalitarianism
Pastor Michael Foster and “other faithful churchmen, both named and anonymous,” have launched Save the PCA, a website whose goal is to “stop the Presbyterian Church of America, one of the largest reformed denominations in America (and the world) from embracing left-wing practices that are not rooted in scripture.”
In particular, their emphasis seems to be on exposing creeping egalitarianism in the life of the denomination, insisting “On the current trajectory, the inevitable outcome will be the formal establishment of female elders in the PCA.”
Functioning as a repository that catalogues instances of this occurring, they explain:
This research demonstrates—through evidence gathered from publicly available websites, live streams, and church documents—that numerous PCA churches, across presbyteries nationwide, have placed women in official roles under various titles. In practice, these roles function in officer-like ways, both in public worship and in the governance of the church.
The examples are not few or peripheral. We have documented women leading calls to worship, reading Scripture, offering pastoral prayers, leading confessions of sin, exhorting the congregation during tithes and offerings, distributing the elements alongside elders, and delivering other public prayers from the pulpit. Based on the available evidence, the only functions left restricted in public worship are preaching the sermon and reading the words of institution before communion.
The parallels with ordained office do not stop there. Women are nominated, put through officer training, enter a candidate phase, and are then initiated and commissioned before the congregation, taking public vows. In more than a few churches, women serve on boards explicitly tasked with shepherding or “pastoring” the women of the church. Others sit in on session meetings as “elder advisors,” acting as representatives or the official “voice of the women,” though without a vote.
This leads them to caution:
Closer to home, the PCUS did not begin with female ordination. Yet, through incremental steps, it arrived there—until those bound by conscience finally left to form the PCA.
In 2008, Pastor Tim Keller published a paper [5] defending female deacons and pointed to examples that, in his view, did not result in a slippery slope. But only a decade later, City Reformed Church had moved from deaconesses to parallel boards with “shepherdesses.” Without a limiting principle, outcomes that utilize the same rationale will come to fruition. The History of the PCUSA will be repeated in the PCA.
Functional female officers will inevitably result in female ordination. There are no compelling reasons to predict otherwise.
In terms of finding, Save the PCA observed that of the more than 1950 churches they reviewed, only 80% had websites to peruse. Of those that did:
2.8% of them listed one or more women that we identified as a shepherdess or a functional shepherdess. 6.0% of them listed one or more women that we identified as a deaconess or a functional deaconess. In total, 7.3% of the churches had some form of shepherdess or some form of deaconess.
Other findings, such as the distribution of presbyteries with female officers, as well as the listing of various titles women are given in the church to circumvent this, can be seen on the website itself. Noting that many in the PCA still don’t realize how widespread this issue has become, they have a call to action, including
Raise Awareness
Many in the PCA still don’t realize how widespread this issue has become. The rise of functional female officers is not isolated and it’s not slowing down. We’ve documented numerous examples from churches across the denomination.
Action: Make sure your pastors, elders, and members know this is happening. Share the data. Start conversations in your presbyteries and congregations. If you are a teaching or ruling elder, sign up. If you aren’t, encourage your teaching and ruling elders to sign up.
Help Verify and Expand the Data
Our research is ongoing. We want accuracy and accountability, not speculation.
Action: If you know of a PCA church that has women functioning in officer-like roles, and you can verify it with evidence, please share it with us. Every verified case sharpens the picture of what’s really happening. You can either use our contact form or email tips@savethepca.com
Support Transparency and Accountability
We need greater visibility into who holds office and what those offices do.
Action: Encourage your presbyteries to adopt overtures like Overture 34 from Savannah River Presbytery, which requires churches to report on session and diaconate membership and duties. Transparency is not division—it’s integrity.
Clarify Ordination vs. Commissioning
The PCA has blurred the line between ordination and commissioning, creating a functional loophole.
Action: Push for an official distinction in denominational documents. Presbyteries should also examine candidates for ministry on their understanding of what women can and cannot do under Scripture and the BCO.
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