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Is the issue of homosexual sex a confessional issue?
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October 20, 2020
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Same-Sex Marriage Resources and Church Order History for CRCNA
How Christians should regard same-sex marriage is a significant conversation for the CRCNA, and it is a conversation with a lot of history already. Here I share some of that history.
April 11, 2019
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Has Your Church Restructured Your Governance Model?
Some churches have begun restructuring their Church Council to allow for better communication, more collaboration, and increased effectiveness. Has your church done this recently? We'd love to hear about it!
September 14, 2016
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Transferring From Catholic Church to the CRC?
We have a Polish Catholic couple who is interested in transferring membership to the CRC. Are there ramifications that I should be aware of?
February 22, 2016
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Christian Day Schools
Article 71 directs Councils to diligently encourage the members of the congregation to establish and maintain good Christian Schools in which the biblical, Reformed vision of Christ's lordship over all creation is clearly taught.
September 22, 2014
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License to Exhort
In dealing with the questions around license to exhort, my council asked about the issue of accountability/mentorship for those with license to exhort. What is being done, or should be done to assist those with this license?
April 28, 2014
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Church Membership Transfers
I was reading through my Christian Reformed Church Order Commentary and ran across something in the section on membership transfers.
October 14, 2011
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DeMoor Sept 9 Banner Article on Order.
The church is the body of Christ, a creation of the Holy Spirit, but it is also a human institution. And human organizations of whatever kind require order.
August 26, 2011
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Representative Government?
We have an elder in our church who has stated that he "represents" a certain number of people that he feels are neglected, although they are long time members, some with a lot of influence. I thought that our form of church government was not to be representative. Any thoughts?
June 20, 2011
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Article 59 Assent to Creeds
Synod 2011 made some very wise decisions. It also made one huge mistake to prove that, unlike the pope, our broadest assembly is not infallible.
March 26, 2011
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Time for an Alternative Option for Elder Delegates to Synod?
Why not allow any individual who has been ordained as an Elder but is not serving a current term of office to represent the Classis at Synod?
February 15, 2011
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Public Thanks
Henry, I see your name floating around here, so I am going to address you on behalf of myself and the church. Thanks for your wonderful work on the church order commentary. It is of great service to me and to the church as a whole.
December 18, 2010
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CRC Church Order Commentary
The book features a treatment of each article of our Church Order—half of it exposition, being theological, historical or practical in nature, the other half of it real life questions and answers.
September 30, 2010
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Current Issues
At the end of each month, I hope to list some of the things in CRC life that cause people to ask me for advice. I do not list them all. That would bore you to tears. But these "some" are ones that you may have thought about as well.
March 17, 2010
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Children at the Lord's Supper
Would anybody care to discuss why we *don't* include children at Communion?