Further Details on the CRC 2011 Synod action on Proposed Covenant for Officebearers.
The Christian Reformed Church voted to send back the proposed Covenant For Officebearers that all ministers, elders and deacons must sign. The Form of Subscription Revision Coommittee will now have one more year to consult with professors of Calvin College as well as the Seminary to address the concerns raised during the Synod discussion the... Continue Reading
Southern Baptist President Offers No Apology on Homosexuality Stance in meeting with LGBT representatives
In the end, Wright was gracious in his refusal to apologize. “Looking at sexual purity from Scripture, we’re not going to be able to come to common ground,” he added. “I hope you all would respect that we’re just seeking to follow Jesus.” Southern Baptist Convention President Bryant Wright met with a coalition of leaders... Continue Reading
Southern Baptists support path to legality for illegal immigrants – only after anti-amnesty wording added
The resolution was one of several signs at this year’s meeting that the SBC, which has been declining in membership, sees ethnic diversity as one of the keys to a turnaround. The Southern Baptist Convention approved a new resolution at its meeting in Arizona this week advocating a path to legal status for illegal immigrants,... Continue Reading
Odds and Ends from the CRC Synod 2011
Below are extracts of news reports from the CRC Magazine, The Banner, as well as a link to read more details on these and other stories RCA and CRC Synods Meet in Joint Session Roxanne Van Farowe For the first time ever, the Reformed Church in America (RCA) and the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) held... Continue Reading
Southern Baptists Look to Minorities to Jumpstart Growth
SBC President Bryant Wright noted after the vote that the denomination was founded for two reasons — “one was bad, one was great” — the defense of slavery and sharing the gospel. Southern Baptists meeting in Phoenix adopted a plan to try to boost minorities in their top leadership posts as they face continuing reports... Continue Reading
The OPC Turns 75 at its 2011 General Assembly
Rev. John P. Galbraith, 98, a student of J. Gresham Machen who was ordained in 1937….delivered a stirring reminder to the Assembly that the OPC was a sin-stained communion to whom God has been good. He urged ongoing fidelity to the “two pillars” of its founders: that the Bible was the Word of God and... Continue Reading
CRC Synod 2011 passes ‘Hiring Diversity’ policy, sends new subscription covenant back for overnight tweaking
The Christian Reformed Church in North America on Wednesday approved a measure to have all future hires for top level positions to conform to the 25% diversity goal, based on a report approved by the Board of Trustees. In 2009 Synod instructed the CRC Executive Director to convene an ethnically inclusive group to develop a... Continue Reading
Evangelical Presbyterian Church to conduct annual General Assembly in Memphis
Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) poised to form 2 presbyteries and ratify amended means for ordaining women ministers The EPC will meet June 21-25 in Cordova, Tennessee, at Hope Presbyterian Church for its 31st General Assembly. General Assemblies are the annual gatherings of the EPC, where church representatives vote on committee recommendations and reports, vote on... Continue Reading
Seven Great Men Who Have Gone before Us in the OPC
When I was first invited to submit this article, I considered what matters of praise I could lay before the Orthodox Presbyterian Church on her seventy-fifth anniversary. Instead, my mind quickly followed a familiar path to some of the external characteristics that tend to define and discredit this remarkably gifted body of believers with whom... Continue Reading
CRC Synod approves new translation of the Three Forms of Unity and votes to allow the practice Paedocommunion
We have two stories from different sources which we have combined into one article for your convenience. First was written by our ‘reporter’, Aaron Vriesman, but due to his busy schedule as a delegate, we are including the official CRC press release for the other one. New Translation of Three Forms of Unity approved by... Continue Reading
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