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Proposed Joint Church Order -- Broader Assemblies and Local Consistories

The April 15 Christian Renewal has an article by URC minister Harold Miller on the Proposed Joint Church Order (PJCO). Rev. Miller expresses his concern that the PJCO diminishes the authority of the local consistory. H…
The Congregational Meeting

Tonight in Langley we have our annual congregational meeting. I think it's worthwhile to consider briefly the character of a congregational meeting. Congregational meetings are not directly mentioned in our Church Orde…
Reformed Church Polity Online Resource

It's really tough to find good material on Reformed church government. Most of what's being used today is decades old. I'd like to write a commentary on our church order, but what's the point when we may be adopting a …
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 …
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…