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Heidelberg Catechism Text-Criticism
I recently came across a discrepancy between the 1976 Psalter-Hymnal edition of the Heidelberg Catechism (used by the CRC and URCNA) and the edition used by the Canadian Reformed churches. The discrepancy is in Lord's D… -
Proposed Joint Church Order Conference (7)
The concluding section of the Proposed Joint Church Order (PJCO) deals with discipline and this was introduced by br. Harry VanGurp (URC). Much of what is in this section will be familiar -- it's very standard practic… -
Proposed Joint Church Order Conference (6)
Today I'm going to report on the discussion regarding Worship, Sacraments and Ceremonies. The first question pertained to article 35, "Psalms and Hymns." How does it improve the unity in Christ to have synodical appr… -
Proposed Joint Church Order Conference (5)
This is the section of the PJCO where we had the most discussion. I expect that it will be (has been) the same at the other three meetings in western Canada. Rev. Bert Nederveen (CanRC) led this portion of the confer… -
Proposed Joint Church Order Conference (4)
Rev. Pols (URCNA) led off the next section on Assemblies (articles 21-32). He noted article 21j in which the churches agree to have all the broader assemblies issue press releases -- this is currently not in either the … -
Response to Scott Clark
A couple of days ago, when I posted my first report on the Proposed Joint Church Order meeting, Scott Clark posted some comments on the URC/CanRC relationship. You can read his comments here and here. This is my respon… -
Proposed Joint Church Order Conference (3)
Next up was br. Gerry Nordeman (CanRC) introducing the section of the Proposed Joint Church Order (PJCO) that deals with the offices (articles 2-20). In his presentation, he focused his attention on the articles that … -
Proposed Joint Church Order Conference (2)
Rev. R. Sikkema (emeritus minister of the Rehoboth URC in Hamilton, ON) took the microphone next and explained the introductory materials of the Proposed Joint Church Order (PJCO). He noted that both the existing CanRC … -
Proposed Joint Church Order Conference (1)
This morning I had the pleasure of attending a conference put on by the Church Order sub-committees of the United and Canadian Reformed churches. As many readers know, the URC and CanRC are slowly working towards federa…
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