Lubbert van der Laan

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January 19, 2012

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When do we count members for Ministry Shares?

I haven't found a clear articulation of the following on the CRCNA or Network website. When Synod approves the Ministry Share assessment in June 2011, is the assessment and/or related budget for 2012 based on the active professing members over 18 count as of August 31, 2010 - or August 31, 2011? Timeline: August 31 2010: Submission of Yearbook counts by local congregations January 1, 2011: Ministry Shares approved at Synod 2010 implemented September 2010 - May 2011: CRCNA Ministry agencies sets budgets and BOT arrives at a proposed Ministry Share assessment per active professing member over...

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Hi Martin...

Thank you for the clarification. Appreciated. I'm used to quotations following a statement, not before.

Nonetheless, Gary Burge has been challenged for holding this...
posted on: ‘Palestine’ and Overture 6: Ten Questions to Consider
Hi Nick…

Therein lies the complexity of the issue. The falsehood lies not with either Martin or Jennifer, but the quote cited in the 2nd overture to classis from the book by Gary Burge, ...
posted on: ‘Palestine’ and Overture 6: Ten Questions to Consider
Hi Martin…

I appreciate your concern for the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.

However, notwithstanding your acknowledgement that “we could have listened better...
posted on: ‘Palestine’ and Overture 6: Ten Questions to Consider
As former Stated Clerk for Classis BC South East I have been following this overture / conversation thread since it's inception. Dialogue entails listening, and is disheartening to hear this is...
posted on: ‘Palestine’ and Overture 6: Ten Questions to Consider
Regarding your state intervention concerns - historically the recognition of marriage in the Judeo-Christian tradition has shifted back and forth between the state, church and/or family. When my...
posted on: Ecclesiastic Marriage
I concur.

posted on: Ecclesiastic Marriage
The recommendations set out in the “Reimagining Ministry Shares”report prepared for Synod 2019 are both illogical and ignore the facts. I’ve previously commented on this issue. See the comments...
posted on: Let's Discuss "Reimagining Ministry Shares"
Assigning a new name to classis raises a number of questions:

a. Do the terms diocese or presbytery present the same problems as classis within their respective denominations, or is this...
posted on: Time to Rename Classis?
Hi Doug...

Your welcome. Church Order, Article 27-a may also have some relevance in this matter: "Each assembly exercises, in keeping with its own character and domain, the ecclesiastical...
posted on: Should the CRCNA Lobby in Favor of Federal Carbon Tax Legislation?
Eric...

If it is of any assistance, below is advice provided on Church Order, Article 28-a from the 2017 edition of the Manual of Christian Reformed Church Government:

Commentary: ...
posted on: Should the CRCNA Lobby in Favor of Federal Carbon Tax Legislation?