Adam Coppock

husband, father, Pastor of youth and family ministry, ABC Certified Biblical Counselor, RTS grad, wedding videographer, sports fan, love to write

[Adam Coppock @adamcoppock]

Excited to finally get this! Super thankful for @ABCounselors and models/mentors/professors who gave me a beautiful vision of counseling like @RTSCharlotte @natejbrooks Ed Welch @jeremypierre Alex Kocher Sherri Tate @RTSAtlanta @michaeljkruger

[Joe Thorn @joethorn]

As a preacher and writer, I have no interest in saying something new. I want to say something true in my own voice. I want to be creatively unoriginal.

[RTS Atlanta @RTSAtlanta]

Hear from Drs. David Irving, Ligon Duncan, Guy Waters, Blair Smith, and Scott Swain at the 2026 Kaleo Conference — hosted by Reformed Theological Seminary for young men discerning a call to pastoral ministry, church planting, campus ministry, or missions.

Join us October 8–10 at Twin Lakes in Jackson, Mississippi, for teaching, worship, conversation, and fellowship as we consider the call to serve Christ's church alongside pastors and professors who've walked the road before. Travel and lodging are free for those who qualify.*

Learn more and register at https://t.co/SGobQc0Gy3

*Kaleo is designed for those earlier in their discernment journey and isn't intended for current or admitted RTS students.

[Adam Coppock @adamcoppock]

False dichotomies rule the day

[Adam Coppock @adamcoppock]

@drantbradley Depending on the homeschool model they are experiencing much more conversation and Socratic methods versus classroom instruction being talked at all day. They are engaged in a multitude of ways that stimulates engagement and desire to talk more. More adult interactions

[𝐎. 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 @TheAlanNoble]

.@CovenantCollege is blessed to have @PhilipDBunn as a professor and someone who speaks publicly about faith and politics as a Christian. We'd all be blessed to have more like him.

[Brad Hambrick @BradHambrick]

Biblical counseling equips Christians to steward the “already, not yet” hope of the gospel as they live mid-story lives in a broken world.

[Adam Coppock @adamcoppock]

@Manu_Sisti Claude

[Adam Coppock @adamcoppock]

@jonesoxygen My bad

[Adam Coppock @adamcoppock]

This seems significant

[Anthony Bradley @drantbradley]

Clemson is $1.5B in debt. Syracuse is closing or pausing 93 programs, UNC-Chapel Hill plans to cut spending by $89M over 3 years. Duke recently let 600 employees go in a $350M budget cut. Indiana public colleges announced a plan to eliminate or merge 580 programs statewide.

[The Alliance for Mission and Renewal @a4mrofficial]

AMR’s Theological Vision series continues with Part Three: Hope.
In this essay, we examine fear, cynicism, renewal, theological inquiry, and confidence in Christ’s ongoing work in and through his church.
https://t.co/E0P047wRML

[Geoff Ziegler @gziegler]

Some have understandably asked about differences between AMR and GRN, another organization that is also seeking the health of our denomination. In light of that, I thought it might be helpful to compare their two statements:

[The Alliance for Mission and Renewal @a4mrofficial]

The board of AMR calls for renewal in the PCA—grounded not in reaction, but in a deeper recovery of our confessional and missional center.

https://t.co/e8VmP7JvOc

[Adam Coppock @adamcoppock]

This is a sadly too common story of misuse of power and failure to love people well. This is an awful story of what the Nichols have experienced and how a church chose to cover up abuse instead of acting in integrity.

[Steve Nichols @DrSteveNichols]

Any season of transition can be difficult. The narratives and communications circulating about us on social media over the past few days have made this season even more difficult for us and our family.

We want to express our deep gratitude for the twelve years we spent at Reformation Bible College and Ligonier Ministries. We are thankful for that time and for the people we had the privilege to serve. We also appreciate that both RBC and Ligonier have conducted themselves in an amicable, gracious, and honorable manner during this season of transition, and we have sought to do the same.

Since others have shared their version of events, we believe it is appropriate to share ours.

In January 2024, we learned from the counselor of our daughter, Grace, that he had submitted a report to the Florida Department of Children and Families of suspicion of sexual abuse of Grace by Stephen Adams. On January 10, 2025, we reported suspicion of sexual abuse of our daughter by Stephen Adams to Saint Andrew’s Chapel. Over subsequent meetings, we realized that we were at an impasse with our church and that we had different perspectives on how to handle this situation. On April 21, 2025, we notified a pastor at Saint Andrew’s that we would begin the process of finding a new church. We notified him again on July 20, 2025, that it would be our last Sunday (and it was). We each received separate indictments two days later, July 22, 2025. We were accused of slander, unresolved anger, collusion to deceive, failure to follow session directives, and breach of membership vows. There was never a trial, and our case was never adjudicated.

After Saint Andrew’s Chapel voted to disassociate from the PCA on December 14, 2025, we immediately resigned our memberships. On Sunday evening, December 14, we joined New Hope PCA in Eustis, Florida, by testimony. On January 27, 2026, Saint Andrew’s found us guilty of contumacy, which is the failure to submit to the authority of the church and refusal to appear before the church. Afterwards on February 25, 2026, at their request, we met with a committee of the session to answer any questions and hopefully bring some resolution to our differences. On March 10, 2026, Saint Andrew’s excommunicated us, not on the underlying indictments, but for contumacy.

We remain members in good standing at New Hope and are grateful for the love, care, and support of our pastors and our church during this season.

We reported suspicion of sexual abuse of our daughter, we ended up indicted, and we ended up excommunicated.

We are deeply saddened by all that has taken place and grieved for everyone involved. Our prayer and hope is that the central issue will not be lost. At the heart of this issue is the suspected sexual abuse of our daughter.

—Stephen and Heidi Nichols

[Steve Nichols @DrSteveNichols]

Any season of transition can be difficult. The narratives and communications circulating about us on social media over the past few days have made this season even more difficult for us and our family.

We want to express our deep gratitude for the twelve years we spent at Reformation Bible College and Ligonier Ministries. We are thankful for that time and for the people we had the privilege to serve. We also appreciate that both RBC and Ligonier have conducted themselves in an amicable, gracious, and honorable manner during this season of transition, and we have sought to do the same.

Since others have shared their version of events, we believe it is appropriate to share ours.

In January 2024, we learned from the counselor of our daughter, Grace, that he had submitted a report to the Florida Department of Children and Families of suspicion of sexual abuse of Grace by Stephen Adams. On January 10, 2025, we reported suspicion of sexual abuse of our daughter by Stephen Adams to Saint Andrew’s Chapel. Over subsequent meetings, we realized that we were at an impasse with our church and that we had different perspectives on how to handle this situation. On April 21, 2025, we notified a pastor at Saint Andrew’s that we would begin the process of finding a new church. We notified him again on July 20, 2025, that it would be our last Sunday (and it was). We each received separate indictments two days later, July 22, 2025. We were accused of slander, unresolved anger, collusion to deceive, failure to follow session directives, and breach of membership vows. There was never a trial, and our case was never adjudicated.

After Saint Andrew’s Chapel voted to disassociate from the PCA on December 14, 2025, we immediately resigned our memberships. On Sunday evening, December 14, we joined New Hope PCA in Eustis, Florida, by testimony. On January 27, 2026, Saint Andrew’s found us guilty of contumacy, which is the failure to submit to the authority of the church and refusal to appear before the church. Afterwards on February 25, 2026, at their request, we met with a committee of the session to answer any questions and hopefully bring some resolution to our differences. On March 10, 2026, Saint Andrew’s excommunicated us, not on the underlying indictments, but for contumacy.

We remain members in good standing at New Hope and are grateful for the love, care, and support of our pastors and our church during this season.

We reported suspicion of sexual abuse of our daughter, we ended up indicted, and we ended up excommunicated.

We are deeply saddened by all that has taken place and grieved for everyone involved. Our prayer and hope is that the central issue will not be lost. At the heart of this issue is the suspected sexual abuse of our daughter.

—Stephen and Heidi Nichols

[Daniel F. Wells @Danielfwells]

Seems like a good time to recommend this helpful, accessible book on spiritual abuse by @michaeljkruger. All church leadership teams, presbyteries, etc. need to read this book.

[Louie Giglio @louiegiglio]

// p r e a c h i n g //

It’s not our job as preachers to be inventive or entertaining.

Our primary job is reminding.

The gospel is the greatest story ever told.

It brings dead people to life.

It sets the captives free.

We must remember before we forget.

[Jason Kovacs @jasonkovacs]

This is a wise word when it comes to the restoration of pastors:

"When a preacher has stood in the way of sinners, he should never again open his lips in the great congregation until his repentance is as notorious as his sin."

- John Angell James

[Jason Kovacs @jasonkovacs]

This is a great description of sabbaticals from @gpackiam:

Churches give their pastors sabbaticals as a sign to the world of what it looks like to work from a place of rest, free from the slavery to production and performance.

[Adam Coppock @adamcoppock]

The buckle up buttercup mentality to pastoring by those advocating that sabbaticals are wrong for pastors doesn’t yield actual good pastoring or long term care for their congregations