Pillar & Ground
Pillar & Ground is a podcast for the Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church family so that we may deepen in our knowledge of the ground on which we stand and also deepen in our connection with whom we stand together in community and mission.
Episodes
203 episodes
Looking Back: A Recap of Westminster Confession of Faith 18 & 19
As we begin our summer break, Brian and Wil take a look back at the last two chapters of the Confession and identify the things that stood out to them the most when studying and preparing to teach these chapters.Hosts: Brian Salter &...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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21:32
Connecting with Dr. Thurman Williams, Director of Homiletics at Covenant Theological Seminary
Brian is joined remotely by Dr. Thurman Williams to discuss the importance of sound preaching and some of their favorite pastoral influences. Dr. Williams is the director of homiletics at Covenant Theological Seminary and is the pastor at New C...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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37:21
The Grace of Law-Keeping by the Spirit | WCF 19.6-7
Westminster Confession of FaithConfessing the Faith - A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van DixhoornHosts: Bri...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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20:19
What Might Faith-Driven Business & Investment Look Like?
On Pillar & Ground's 200th episode, Brian is joined by remote guest and longtime friend, Stephen Phelan. Stephen is the chief pastoral officer at Movement Mortgage and joins to discuss faith-driven models in business, how Christians can thi...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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41:31
How Can I Develop the Spiritual Discipline of Generosity?
Host Brian Salter is joined in today's episode by LMPC member, Dustin Hayes. Dustin is the generosity specialist at the Chalmers Center and shares some guidelines and helpful ways to think about generosity and giving as spiritual exercises and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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42:34
Connecting with Pastor Anthony Williams & Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Host Brian Salter is joined on today's episode by Pastor Anthony Williams of Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. The two discuss the unique relationship they share and the ways in with our churches are united in community and mission....
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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23:57
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The Three Uses of the Law | WCF 19.6
Westminster Confession of FaithConfessing the Faith - A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van DixhoornHosts: Brian Salt...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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25:58
How do the Psalms Point to Jesus?
In the second part of their discussion of the Psalms, Brian and Scott look at the ways in which the Psalms point directly to Jesus and the impact they had on early Christians as well as on us today.Host: Brian SalterSpecial Guest...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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36:25
Why Should I Study the Psalms?
As the LMPC pastoral staff prepares to begin a Summer series in the Psalms, Dr. Scott Jones once again joins Brian Salter to discuss the importance of the Psalms, their historical context, and how they can still apply to our lives in 2025.<...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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49:14
The Binding Moral Law | WCF 19.5
Westminster Confession of FaithConfessing the Faith - A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van DixhoornHosts: Brian Salt...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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27:03
Connecting with our Children's Ministry in 2025
Chad Middlebrooks hosts a round-table conversation about the children's ministry at LMPC, including opportunities to volunteer, an overview of the new curriculum that's being taught this semester and changes to the schedule that are upcoming in...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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38:25
Bonus: How Can We Prepare for Holy Week at LMPC?
On today's bonus episode, Brian and Wil discuss the unique way LMPC observes Holy Week and share LMPC's schedule of Holy Week services.For the LMPC schedule of services and events, click here.
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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12:34
The Ceremonial & Civil Law | WCF 19.3-4
Westminster Confession of FaithConfessing the Faith - A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van DixhoornHosts: Brian Salt...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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22:16
Connecting with Greg Baney, Pastor at Woodlands Gathering
In today's episode of Pillar & Ground, pastor Greg Baney joins Wil to share the exciting ways God is at work at Woodlands Gathering, a church plant in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. Woodlands Gathering is focused on multi-cultural ministry, partic...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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25:49
The Gift & Covenant of God's Law | WCF 19.1-2
Westminster Confession of FaithConfessing the Faith - A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van DixhoornHosts: Brian Salter &...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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24:06
Connecting with Davis Mooney, RUF Campus Minister at UTC
Born and raised on the mountain, LMPC's own Davis Mooney joins Wil to discuss his path to vocational ministry and the unique opportunities that come with his current call as the RUF campus minister at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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30:27
Attaining Assurance & Enduring When It Is Shaken | WCF 18.3-4
Westminster Confession of FaithConfessing the Faith - A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van DixhoornHosts: Brian Salter &...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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25:28
The Basis of Our Assurance | WCF 18.2
Westminster Confession of FaithConfessing the Faith - A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith by Chad Van DixhoornHosts: Brian Salter &...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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16:28
Connecting with Josh Brower as He Prepares for the Youth Group's Upcoming Trip to Mexico
Josh Brower, LMPC's co-director of high school ministry, joins the podcast to talk about a trip he will be leading with our high school students to Acapulco, Mexico in June. Hear all about how the idea for the trip came about, some of the excit...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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32:41
False Assurance & the Certainty of God's Grace | WCF 18.1
Brian Salter and Wil Nettleton resume our study of the Westminster Confession of Faith. In this first Confessions episode of 2025, we begin chapter 18, "The Assurance of Grace and Salvation."
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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21:31
Connecting with Covenant Theological Seminary
In today's episode, Brian Salter is joined by James Dickson, vice president of advancement at Covenant Theological Seminary. The two discuss the connection between LMPC and the seminary, what makes Covenant Theological Seminary unique, the mode...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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37:43
Bonus: An Invitation to the 2025 World Missions Conference
In today's bonus episode, Brian reflects on the upcoming World Missions Conference and reads a letter from one of our partners in Central Asia.Click here to view the conference schedule.Host: ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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12:43
Looking Back: A Recap of Westminster Confession of Faith 15-17
In the final episode of our 2024 season, Brian and Wil spend some time recapping the past three chapters in the Confession. Westminster Confession of FaithConfe...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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32:29
Connecting with Our Mountaintop Neighbor, Covenant College
In the penultimate episode of our 2024 season, host Brian Salter is joined by Brad Voyles, President of Covenant College, and Ralph Kelley, Covenant's Director of Constituent Relations. They discuss the history of Covenant, its impact on the mo...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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48:19
