The Committee on Christian Education (CCE) of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) acknowledges a number of editorial oversights with respect to an article in the original March 2026 edition of Ordained Servant. The CCE deeply regrets these oversights and extends its apologies to those immediately affected by them and to the church as a whole. This letter provides some explanation of what happened and how the CCE has attempted to rectify the situation.

When the March edition of Ordained Servant was published on March 1, its lead article was largely a critique of an online essay by an OPC minister and claimed that this essay followed “bestial logic,” which suggests satanic reasoning. While debate and analysis of theological claims is one legitimate purpose Ordained Servant serves, no Ordained Servant article should include such accusations against an OPC minister. Furthermore, the author of the critiqued essay was not notified in advance of the Ordained Servant article, a courtesy he should have received.

As these issues came to light, the CCE removed the article from opc.org a few days after its publication. The CCE subsequently removed the entire March issue while it assessed how to respond and move forward. The editor of Ordained Servant apologized privately to the author of the critiqued essay. Following discussion between the editor of Ordained Servant and the author of the Ordained Servant article, and between the editor and other members of the CCE, the CCE determined at its March 17 meeting to concur with the editor’s recommendation not to republish the article in modified form. The CCE has apologized to the author for how its editorial oversights have affected him and has explained to him why it is not republishing the article. The other contributions to the original March issue will be republished in the May edition.

Ordained Servant Online, April, 2026