Synod 2010 decided that the CRC’s Office of Social Justice should “boldly advocate for the church’s position against ab
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Synod 2010 wants a task force to review the role of deacons in the CRC and to recommend ways to revitalize the diaconate and its role in
Synod 2010 declared that a directive from 1991 (known as “Declaration F”), which restricted what Christian Reformed Church me
Synod 2010 approved several measures meant to better connect the work of the denomination’s Board of Trustees to the broader church
Synod 2010 expressed “deep disappointment” at not receiving an expected report about what the denomination’s Board of T
The seven young adults who served as youth observers to Synod 2010 have proposed holding a youth summit every other year during synod, in
About 50 people gathered following a session of synod to discuss a youth ministry plan being created by the Youth Ministries Task Force.
Next year young adults will not only observe synod, they will be able to speak from the floor.
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Synod 2010 took several steps to improve the CRC’s pastoral care of victims of sexual abuse by a church leader and its care of thos
“I have almost been moved to tears about the sensitivity that you have shown today,” said Rev.
Synod 2010 approved a guiding principle that moves the denomination toward opening the Lord’s Table to younger baptized members who
Synod 2010 decided not to allow two West Michigan churches to transfer to another classis hundreds of miles away.
In a Christian Reformed version of Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion, Dave Larsen had Synod 2010 delegates in stitches on S
More than 200 people attended a conference in Cobourg, Ontario, to learn more about being a supportive Christian community for individual
Faced with an agenda of more than 700 pages, the 186 delegates to Synod 2010, along with advisers and staff, will have a long, busy week
A group that started in order to teach quilting has evolved into a ministry of comfort in Oak Forest, Ill.
A nika Farhan, a Muslim from Bangladesh; and Katelyn Fuller, a Christian from California; opened their email last summer to discover that
Several pairs of parents and teens from Fredericton (New Brunswick) Christian Reformed Church recently traveled together to New Orleans t
Jim Bode, professor of network services technology at State College of Florida, turned a recent sabbatical into three mission trips to sh
Two churches in California are putting wheels under the thrift store idea.
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The story of how Rev. Wen-Yau Hsieh wound up pastoring a church in Iowa by way of Queens, N.Y., is an unexpected one.
For 10 students from Campus Chapel, the Christian Reformed campus ministry at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, spring break was a