Rev. Harold Delhagen brought greetings to Synod 2009 from the Reformed Church in America (RCA).
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Discussion on ordaining women as ministers in the Christian Reformed Church made a brief return at Synod 2009.
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Two CRC offices are getting new names this summer.
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Ben Vandezande introduced himself to Synod 2009 as someone who is “working together to move the mission forward in a fresh, common
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Mark Rice introduced himself to Synod 2009 as someone who loves Jesus, loves the church, and loves books and publishing.
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Approving and welcoming new candidates for ordained ministry in the CRC is always a highlight of synod, and this year was no different.
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Synod 2009 approved a change in policy that gives ministry associates a measure of job protection.
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As baby-boomer pastors retire, many are opting to remain in the community of the congregation they formerly served.
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Synod 2009 turned down a request (overture) to appoint deacons as advisers to future synods, despite the fact that several delegates said
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Synod 2010 will not be held at The King’s University College in Edmonton, Alberta, as originally planned.
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Salaries of senior denominational executives were briefly discussed when a delegate questioned the pay range offered.
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Smaller churches will not be getting a break on their contributions to the Ministers’ Pension Fund.
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For many years the Christian Reformed Church has pooled some revenue from its more than 1,000 local congregations to bring shared ministr
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Synod 2009 adopted a ministry share of $307.53 for calendar year 2010, per active, professing CRC member age 18 and older.
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Are our churches safe enough?
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The CRC’s Faith Formation Committee gave synod delegates a copy of its first draft document, titled “Affirming Baptism and Fo
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In the past, when synod appointed a committee to study an issue, the committee would toil away in isolation for two to three years, then
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In a “State of the Church” address to Synod 2009, CRC Executive Director Rev.
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Delegates to Synod 2009 had a chance to hear about the CRC’s newest plan to better connect member churches with the denomination an
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This year’s Synodical Service of Prayer and Praise was hosted by Elmhurst (Ill.) Christian Reformed Church, the convening church of
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On the last day of Synod 2009, a request from a delegate resulted in the denomination’s executive director, Rev.
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With the average age of synod delegates hovering around 55, synod has never been considered a young person’s activity.
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To define a Reformed way to engage so-called “third wave Pentecostalism,” Synod 2009 recommended two reports to Christian Ref
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Responding to a “strong message of concern and pain,” Synod 2009 instructed the denomination’s Board of Trustees to com