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Church Order Article 73
Church Order Article 73 (along with many others) was amended by Synod 2015. See Acts of Synod 2015 pp. 663-668 (available at the CRC website under Synod Resources).
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Henry DeMoor
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About Me:
Retired from the seminary on August 31, 2010. Served 24 years as Professor of Church Polity, eight of those with the additional responsibility of VP for Academic Affairs. Served at Synod of the CRCNA for two years as a delegate and for twenty years as an adviser.
May 27, 2015
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From Scripture to Elders and Deacons Today
The choice, therefore, is whether at broader assemblies we have full representation of all the ordained or whether we continue the notion that deacons simply don't have the authority to "rule".
July 15, 2014
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Could a Deacon Be Clerk of Council?
This question is from a real-life situation which Dr. Henry DeMoor has responded to based on his extensive knowledge of the Christian Reformed Church Order.
June 27, 2014
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Can My Church Council Prevent Me From Accepting a Call to Another Church?
This question is from a real-life situation which Dr. Henry DeMoor has responded to based on his extensive knowledge of the Christian Reformed Church Order.
May 27, 2014
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Is It Appropriate for Council or Classis to Instruct Their Delegates How to Vote?
This question is from a real-life situation which Dr. Henry DeMoor has responded to based on his extensive knowledge of the Christian Reformed Church Order.
May 6, 2014
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Shouldn't Deacons Be More Than "Elders in Waiting"?
In our church, deacons are very little more than “elders in waiting.” Is this true elsewhere in our denomination?
April 22, 2014
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Why Do We Have a Judicial Code?
Soon after his promotion from lecturer to professor of Old Testament studies at our Theological School in 1914, Ralph Janssen was to face growing suspicions of "liberalism."
April 9, 2014
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During the Installation Service for Elders and Deacons, Should There Be a Vow of Confidentiality?
We've just had a service in which elders and deacons were installed. I noticed that nothing was said about officebearers keeping inviolate all that has been entrusted to them in confidence. Any thoughts?
March 24, 2014
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Is a Pastor Released by Way of Article 17 Still Authorized to Preach and Administer the Sacraments?
This question is from a real-life situation to which Dr. Henry DeMoor has responded to based on his extensive knowledge of the Christian Reformed Church Order.
March 3, 2014
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Does Synod’s Declaration of Candidacy Make Official That These Graduates of Our Seminary Are Now Ministers of the Word?
This question is from a real-life situation to which Dr. Henry DeMoor has responded to based on his extensive knowledge of the Christian Reformed Church Order.
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Members are free to request a special church visit. If the council says "yes," which I often advise (again, see my Commentary - it's available on the crcna.org website) for the sake of amicable...
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Article 30 is about formal appeals, not about church visiting. The appropriate article is Article 42. As I indicated on page 247 of my CRC Church Order Commentary classical church visitors do...
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No, Everett, I can't think of any reason for that. Please consult the last paragraph of p. 119 of my CRC Church Order Commentary. It is the council that is in charge and an ordained minister...
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Cedric is correct about this if we are talking about administering the sacrament. But I distinguish between the administration of the sacrament and the distribution of the elements. Elders...
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Erik,
Your post was attached to a earlier posts on this.
You need to contact Darren Roorda at the CRC's Burlington, Ontario office. I believe he can help you get a license...
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The best thing to do here is for Ben to read the Agenda of Synod 2015, the report on deacons and elders. It has an explanation for all things being proposed and is a much more trustworthy source...
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I was just asked to tell someone when Art. 73 was amended.
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Article 73 (and many others) were amended in 2015. You can find the Acts of Synod under Synod Resources from the CRCNA website. Acts 2015, pages 663-668. The amendments were proposed by a Study...
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Pieter,
In my book entitled Christian Reformed Church Order Commentary I answer this question directly on page 196. Members can access this on the web library of the CRC.
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According to the Church Order's Article 4 it is the council that shall proceed to ordain/install elders and deacons. The council will typically do this in a worship service and will often ask the...
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