When it was time to toss an empty water bottle at Synod 2015, finding a blue recycling bin was a challenge. (Synod is the annual leadership meeting of the Christian Reformed Church.)
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Synod 2015 decides not to “instruct and admonish consistories”
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Boot bridged the CRC’s leadership gap for four years.
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Despite lack of details, delegates approved moving forward sweeping changes.
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Richard Muller, Bob De Moor, Joel Boot, and Andrew Ryskamp honored for service to the CRC.
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Andrew Ryskamp is retiring after 41 years with World Renew.
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Carol Bremer-Bennett comes to World Renew from Rehoboth Christian School in New Mexico.
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Busy Hands group at Brockville, Ont., church, sews special quilts for people with dementia.
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Communal worship and prayer were accompanied by opportunities for individual prayer.
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Covenant CRC of Winnipeg, Man., hosts church picnic and invites the community.
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Executive director’s statement expresses support for encyclical and ways the CRC is engaging in creation care.
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Synod 2015 reinstates the practice of having women advisors when fewer than 25 women are delegated.
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The committee studying religious persecution and liberty instructed to put more “pop” in their report.
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They appreciate the process and want to share in it.
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Ethnic advisor Caleb Dickson has busy coffee breaks.
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Deacons will be delegated to meetings of classis and synod.
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Fraternal delegates from the Protestant Church in the Netherlands and the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa emphasized the value of the friendship between their denominations and the CRC.
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The Christian Reformed Church will have one global missions agency.
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As director of ministries and administration, Watson brings significant leadership experience to his new role.
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Synod 2015 heard from delegates from churches far and near.
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