The Reformatory

By Josh Lofthus & Jack Barry

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The Reformatory is the podcast for the local church and by the local church. Hosted by Josh Lofthus and Jack Barry.


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Episode Date
Steve Lawson & The Love Of Controversy
Jul 23, 2026
Is The Local Church Man-Made?
Jul 16, 2026
You're Not A Lone Wolf
Jul 09, 2026
Matt Chandler Has Bad Ecclesiology
Jul 02, 2026
Are Small Groups Bad?
Jun 25, 2026
Is Gen Z Protestant?
Jun 18, 2026
3 Reasons Why Local Church Membership Is Avoided
Jun 04, 2026
Peacekeepers vs Peacemakers
May 28, 2026
A Word To The Young
May 21, 2026
Mail Bag
May 07, 2026
Get Rid Of Your RBF
Apr 30, 2026
Cultivating Discipleship
Apr 23, 2026
Guarding Your Time
Apr 16, 2026
Reformed Culture (Where We've Been, Where We Are, Where We're Going)
Apr 09, 2026
My Church Blew Up. What Now?
Apr 02, 2026
Covenant Theology With Pat Abendroth
Mar 26, 2026
Not All Church Hurt Is Church Hurt
Mar 19, 2026
When To Pivot
Mar 05, 2026
Friendships Help Your Marriage
Feb 26, 2026
How Often Should We Take The Lord's Supper?
Feb 19, 2026
Attenders To Members
Feb 12, 2026
Submitting To The Local Church
Feb 05, 2026
Church In The PNW
Jan 29, 2026
The Minnesota Protest
Jan 22, 2026
They Want Your Kids
Jan 15, 2026
Kids In Service?
Jan 08, 2026
You Canceled Church?
Jan 01, 2026
Christmas Riff Ep
Dec 25, 2025
Paul Washer And The Preacher
Dec 18, 2025
Conscience Dictators
Dec 11, 2025
Advent Plans
Dec 04, 2025
Regarding Our Brother Sam
Nov 20, 2025
Confess Your Sins To One Another
Nov 13, 2025
Commuter Church
Nov 06, 2025
The Reformation's Effect: On The Future
Oct 30, 2025
The Reformation's Effect: On The Individual
Oct 23, 2025
The Reformation's Effect: On The Church
Oct 16, 2025
The Reformation's Effect: On Scripture
Oct 09, 2025
The Reformation's Effect: On Culture
Oct 02, 2025
Charlie Kirk Aftermath
Sep 25, 2025
Young Adult Discipleship
Sep 18, 2025
When I Don't Desire Church
Sep 11, 2025
What To Do With Non-Members
Sep 04, 2025
The Benediction
Aug 28, 2025
The Sacraments
Aug 21, 2025
J.C. Ryle Devotional
Aug 14, 2025
The Pastoral Prayer
Aug 07, 2025
Preaching Of The Word
Jul 31, 2025
Assurance Of Pardon
Jul 24, 2025
Confession Of Sin
Jul 17, 2025
Reading Of The Word
Jul 03, 2025
Singing Of The Word
Jun 26, 2025
Call To Worship
Jun 19, 2025
What Is Liturgy?
Jun 12, 2025
Be Careful Who You Lock Arms With
Jun 05, 2025
Sabbaticals
May 29, 2025
When Sheep Bite
May 22, 2025
Can I Be Biblical & Christlike?
May 15, 2025
Covenant Community
May 08, 2025
Identity In Christ
May 01, 2025
Pastoral Tone
Apr 24, 2025
AI And The Local Church
Apr 17, 2025
Biblical Hospitality
Apr 10, 2025
A Covenantal Conversation
Apr 03, 2025
Big Church Problems
Mar 27, 2025
You Gotta Land Somewhere
Mar 20, 2025
Cookie Cutter Shepherding
Mar 13, 2025
Avoid The Cage
Feb 27, 2025
Evidences Of Grace
Feb 20, 2025
Notes Or Transcript?
Feb 13, 2025
Spiritual Disciplines
Jan 30, 2025
Can I Miss Church?
Jan 23, 2025
Right Worship
Jan 16, 2025
Multiple Preachers?
Jan 09, 2025
Y'all Canceled Church?
Jan 02, 2025
Christmas Macabre
Dec 19, 2024
Grab Bag Ep
Dec 12, 2024
Local Church Security
Dec 05, 2024
Thanksgiving 2024
Nov 28, 2024
No Blood Or Soil
Nov 21, 2024
A House Not Made With Hands
Nov 07, 2024
Worthy Of Honor
Oct 31, 2024
A Modern Reformation Part II
Oct 24, 2024
A Modern Reformation
Oct 17, 2024
A Pedigree Of Faith
Oct 10, 2024
Fallen Resources
Oct 03, 2024
The Celebrity Effect
Sep 26, 2024
Silent Pulpits?
Sep 12, 2024
The Moscow Madness
Sep 05, 2024
Hobbies
Aug 29, 2024
Pastor Wives
Aug 22, 2024
Contentment
Aug 15, 2024
Shepherds And Scandals
Aug 08, 2024
Restore Them With Gentleness
Jul 25, 2024
The Postmodern RNC
Jul 18, 2024
Lord Of The Conscience
Jul 11, 2024
July 4th Thoughts
Jul 04, 2024
Taking God's Name In Vain
Jun 20, 2024
Patreon Sneak Peek
Jun 17, 2024
What To Do With Disqualified Leaders
Jun 13, 2024
Do You Get Hate Mail?
Jun 06, 2024
Conspiracy Theories
May 30, 2024
Popedy Dopedy Had A Great Fall
May 23, 2024
Who Will You Follow?
May 13, 2024
MacArthur & Mental Health
May 09, 2024
Should I Move For Church?
May 02, 2024
Political Pop Up Stand
Apr 25, 2024
Drisky And The Stronger Men Stripper
Apr 18, 2024
Grifting In The Name Of
Apr 11, 2024
Can I Serve Too Much?
Apr 04, 2024
Make Room For Joy
Mar 28, 2024
How To Find A New Pastor
Mar 21, 2024
How To Encourage Your Pastors
Mar 14, 2024
Fat Pastors
Mar 07, 2024
Patreon Preview
Feb 29, 2024
Topical Preaching
Feb 22, 2024
Rules For Rebuking
Feb 15, 2024
Preaching Vs Teaching
Feb 08, 2024
Reformed Baptists & Transgenderism
Feb 01, 2024
A Response To Alistair Begg
Jan 25, 2024
Eric Conn Missed The Mark
Jan 18, 2024
Lead Pastor (Revisited)
Jan 11, 2024
Mail Bag
Jan 04, 2024
2023 Recap
Dec 28, 2023
Blue Christmas
Dec 21, 2023
Hey, I'm Not Doing Okay
Dec 14, 2023
How To Handle Rebuke
Dec 07, 2023
Putting The "Fun" In Fundy
Nov 30, 2023
Thanksgiving Special
Nov 23, 2023
I Don't Want To Go To Church
Nov 16, 2023
Something A Little Different
Nov 09, 2023
Character Matters
Nov 02, 2023
A Modern Day Reformation
Oct 26, 2023
The 5 Solas
Oct 19, 2023
Semper Reformanda
Oct 05, 2023
Parachurch Ministry
Sep 28, 2023
Let's Talk About Acts 29 (Cont'd)
Sep 21, 2023
Let's Talk About Acts 29
Sep 21, 2023
No Time For Church
Sep 14, 2023
Different Convictions
Sep 07, 2023
Is It Worth My Time?
Aug 31, 2023
Is Theology For Women?
Aug 24, 2023
Foundational Discipleship
Aug 17, 2023
Why Do We Love To Fight?
Aug 10, 2023
200 Episodes Special (except it's ep. 201)
Aug 03, 2023
Reformed Catholicity w/ Nick Batzig
Jul 27, 2023
Resting In Christ w/Justin Perdue
Jul 20, 2023
Introducing Calvinism w/Jeremiah Hurt
Jul 13, 2023
Singleness w/Dr. Ed Romine
Jul 06, 2023
Local Church Update
Jun 29, 2023
Who Are You Listening To?
Jun 22, 2023
Should I Go To Seminary?
Jun 15, 2023
Creating A Men's Ministry
Jun 08, 2023
Dealing With Grief
Jun 01, 2023
Consider The Cost
May 25, 2023
When To Say No
May 18, 2023
Welcome to the Podluck (All Access Preview)
May 15, 2023
Say The Words I Love You
May 11, 2023
City Or Rural?
May 04, 2023
Slander
Apr 27, 2023
Christian Nationalism And The Local Church
Apr 20, 2023
Who Is Wise Among You?
Apr 13, 2023
Extra-Biblical Qualifications
Apr 06, 2023
Judah Smith And The 10%
Mar 30, 2023
The Pope Of Personality
Mar 23, 2023
Hero Worship
Mar 16, 2023
Series Wrap Up
Mar 09, 2023
Regulative or Normative
Mar 02, 2023
Discouragement (With Special Guest Joe Thorn)
Feb 23, 2023
Deacons
Feb 16, 2023
Pastors/Elders
Feb 09, 2023
Membership
Feb 02, 2023
Is The Church A Business?
Jan 26, 2023
Local Church Polity
Jan 19, 2023
What Is the Local Church? (Part 2)
Jan 12, 2023
What Is The Local Church? (Part 1)
Jan 05, 2023
2022 Recap
Dec 29, 2022
It's A Riff Ep (Christmas Edition)
Dec 22, 2022
Jesus As King
Dec 15, 2022
Jesus As Priest
Dec 08, 2022
Jesus As Prophet
Dec 01, 2022
I'm Thankful For My Local Church
Nov 24, 2022
Contentment
Nov 17, 2022
Local Church Veterans
Nov 10, 2022
When Church Hurts
Nov 03, 2022
Glory To God Alone
Oct 27, 2022
Christ & Scripture Alone
Oct 20, 2022
Grace & Faith Alone
Oct 13, 2022
Reformation Month
Oct 06, 2022
Who's At Your Kitchen Table?
Sep 29, 2022
The State Of The Local Church
Sep 22, 2022
Don't Get Distracted
Sep 15, 2022
Being Patient For Change
Sep 08, 2022
The Chosen
Sep 01, 2022
Baptist Vs Presby?
Aug 25, 2022
Should Pastors Counsel?
Aug 18, 2022
Why Confessionalism? (w/Sam Renihan)
Aug 11, 2022
Advice To Young Pastors (w/Brian Borgman)
Aug 04, 2022
What Is A Church Member?
Jul 28, 2022
What Is A Deacon?
Jul 21, 2022
What Is A Pastor? (Continued)
Jul 14, 2022
What Is A Pastor?
Jul 07, 2022
What Is A Successful Ministry?
Jun 30, 2022
Practical Love
Jun 23, 2022
Pray For Your Church
Jun 16, 2022
Sermon Listening for Dummies
Jun 09, 2022
God Said It, That Settles It
Jun 02, 2022
How To Find My Spiritual Gift
May 26, 2022
Keeping Kids In Service
May 19, 2022
Foolish Controversies
May 12, 2022
It's A Riff Ep
May 05, 2022
Church Discipline
Apr 28, 2022
The Cage Stage
Apr 21, 2022
Taking Breaks In Ministry
Apr 14, 2022
The Cult Of 1689
Apr 07, 2022
Should Women Study Theology?
Mar 31, 2022
It's A Riff Ep
Mar 24, 2022
Spiritual Adultery
Mar 17, 2022
Lone Wolf Ministry
Mar 10, 2022
Pastoral Accessibility
Mar 03, 2022
Twitter Advice
Feb 24, 2022
Lead Pastors
Feb 17, 2022
It's A Riff Ep
Feb 10, 2022
2CV
Feb 03, 2022
Does Music Style Matter?
Jan 27, 2022
Don't Spit On People
Jan 20, 2022
The Lord's Supper
Jan 13, 2022
Encouragement To Members
Jan 06, 2022
2021 Recap
Dec 30, 2021
Christmas 2021
Dec 23, 2021
A Pagan Holiday?
Dec 16, 2021
Multi-Site Churches
Dec 09, 2021
Christ In Every Sermon
Dec 02, 2021
Thanksgiving Special 2021
Nov 25, 2021
How To Encourage Your Pastors
Nov 18, 2021
Who's Your Favorite Preacher?
Nov 11, 2021
A Word To Young Pastors
Nov 04, 2021
A Modern Reformation
Oct 28, 2021
Catechisms & Confessions
Oct 21, 2021
The 5 Solas
Oct 14, 2021
Why A Reformation?
Oct 07, 2021
It's A Riff Ep
Sep 30, 2021
The Gospel's Greatest Threat
Sep 23, 2021
The Cult Of Bethel
Sep 16, 2021
Do You Pray For Your Leaders?
Sep 09, 2021
The Local Church In Afghanistan
Sep 02, 2021
The Centennial Episode
Aug 26, 2021
The Multi-Service Church
Aug 19, 2021
Sunday School & Small Groups
Aug 12, 2021
Purity Culture
Aug 05, 2021
Welcome To Our Ted Talk
Jul 29, 2021
Local Church Dress Code
Jul 22, 2021
Tithing
Jul 15, 2021
Sermon Stealing (Sort Of)
Jul 08, 2021
It's A Riff Ep
Jul 01, 2021
Local Church Friendships
Jun 24, 2021
Can I Love Jesus But Hate The Church?
Jun 17, 2021
Showing Compassion
Jun 10, 2021
A Theology Of Work
Jun 03, 2021
Caring For Vets In The Local Church
May 27, 2021
Locating Leaders
May 20, 2021
Local Church Polity
May 13, 2021
The Problem Of Self-Promotion
May 06, 2021
When To Plant A Church
Apr 29, 2021
What Should I Do When I Disagree With My Elders?
Apr 22, 2021
How Not To Be A Theobro
Apr 15, 2021
I'm Sage Stage Baby
Apr 08, 2021
This Is A Riff Ep
Apr 01, 2021
The Atlanta Spa Shooting
Mar 25, 2021
Does This Card Give You Discounts At Denny's?
Mar 18, 2021
She Said SBC Ya Later
Mar 11, 2021
R.I.P. Harambe
Mar 04, 2021
Please Tell Me He Said "Naw Son"
Feb 25, 2021
Jesus Loves You Tom Brady
Feb 18, 2021
Church Hurt Revisited (Josh's Story)
Feb 11, 2021
Church Hurt Revisited (Jack's Story)
Feb 04, 2021
Get Jiggy With It
Jan 28, 2021
The Birds & The Particularities
Jan 21, 2021
It's A Riff Ep
Jan 14, 2021
Citizens Of Heaven (Bonus Episode)
Jan 11, 2021
We're So Boring Right Now
Jan 07, 2021
That Sounded Sexist
Dec 31, 2020
Christmas Special 2020
Dec 24, 2020
This Way To The Gulag
Dec 17, 2020
A Serious Discussion (Bonus Episode)
Dec 14, 2020
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Dec 10, 2020
Like A Honeyed Ham
Dec 03, 2020
2020 Thanksgiving Special
Nov 26, 2020
I'm Gonna Call It CHOP Jr.
Nov 19, 2020
I'm Inviting Demons Into My MacBook Pro
Nov 12, 2020
Jean-Claude Van Damme Pope Man
Nov 05, 2020
Have You Voted?
Oct 29, 2020
Tennessee Wind Sucker
Oct 23, 2020
Russia Has Been Colluded With
Oct 15, 2020
I Have Degrees People
Oct 08, 2020
Doc&Devo 2020 Recap
Oct 01, 2020
The Patman Episode
Sep 24, 2020
Raisins Are Just Sweet, Dead Flies
Sep 17, 2020
Count The Seconds Till I Hear The Thud
Sep 10, 2020
Shoot To Thrill
Sep 03, 2020
Welcome Jack Barry
Aug 27, 2020
Once More Into The Fray
Aug 20, 2020
Don't Thank Me For My Service (SPECIAL GUEST JACK BARRY)
Aug 06, 2020
He Doesn't Half-Bun Anything
Jul 30, 2020
Man Fishing
Jul 23, 2020
He Was Rapture Ready
Jul 16, 2020
Heavy Metal Can Be Worshipful
Jul 09, 2020
Quarter That Like A Chicken
Jul 02, 2020
I Believe It's "Sammich"
Jun 25, 2020
Why So Serious?
Jun 11, 2020
The Yogurt Hits The Fan
May 21, 2020
Ok Dude, Speaking Of Alex Jones
May 14, 2020
I Need To See Your Hands Sir
May 07, 2020
I'd Be Thor All The Way
Apr 30, 2020
Take One Jellybean At A Time
Apr 23, 2020
You're Just Mad I'm More Calvinist Than You Are
Apr 16, 2020
They're Left in A Neat Folded Pile Where You're Zapped
Apr 09, 2020
Nationwide Is On Your Side
Apr 02, 2020
I Take You To Shabba Now
Mar 26, 2020
Co-Co-Co-Corona
Mar 19, 2020
Most Of My Stories Are Scatological
Mar 12, 2020
I Can't Even Get Facebook Names Right
Mar 05, 2020
Your Ankles Are Very Immodest
Feb 27, 2020
Their Left Pinky Has Tourettes
Feb 20, 2020
Carried Away By Every Womenfancy
Feb 13, 2020
My Crayon Just Broke
Feb 06, 2020
Right Now I Want Tacos (Perseverance Of The Saints)
Jan 30, 2020
Ok Mr. Miyagi (Irresistible Grace)
Jan 23, 2020
It's A Tough Pork Chop (Limited Atonement Pt 2)
Jan 16, 2020
I Don't Drink The Beard Oil (Limited Atonement Pt1)
Jan 09, 2020
I Have Puns Of Steel (Unconditional Election)
Jan 02, 2020
Speaking Of Fights (Total Depravity)
Dec 26, 2019
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Dec 19, 2019
Bane Believed In Total Depravity
Dec 12, 2019
RJ...Do You Listen To Our Podcast?
Dec 05, 2019
THANKSGIVING SPECIAL
Nov 28, 2019
I Have Judgmental Flannel
Nov 21, 2019
My Undercarriage Was Caught Up To Heavenly Glory
Nov 14, 2019
I'm Getting My Glutes On
Nov 07, 2019
Charles Spurgeon, In The Kitchen, With The Lead Pipe
Oct 31, 2019
Jim Is A Chocolate Chip Stud-Muffin
Oct 24, 2019
Have You Tried The New Merit Slush Fund?
Oct 17, 2019
I Thought I Was Staring At A Silverback Gorilla
Oct 14, 2019
Farm Fresh, Cage Free Calvinists
Sep 30, 2019
Happy Birthday, You're Depraved
Sep 30, 2019