Prayer is front and center at this year’s synod. A “prayer tabernacle,” staffed by eight volunteers, sits in the front foyer of the Covenant Fine Arts Center at Calvin University.
Synod 2022
Synod is the annual leadership meeting of the Christian Reformed Church. The assembly did not gather in 2020 or 2021. The next convening is expected June 10-16, 2022, on the campus of Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Mich. Banner reporters will cover synod sessions and the virtual aspects of Synod 2022. The agendas to be covered (deferred items from 2021 and 2020 and a full agenda for 2022) are available online from synodical services..
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The Christian Reformed Church’s new ministry share pledge system is simplifying financial work at Synod 2022.
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Pastor Daryl J. DeKlerk from Classis B.C. Southeast has the role of encouraging delegates to return to session after a break.
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When Synod 2022 convened in person June 10, delegates were presented with guidance for discussions, and reminders of new rules adopted by Synod 2019
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Anticipating Synod 2022’s discussion of the Report of the Committee to Articulate a Foundation-laying Biblical Theology of Human Sexuality, Christian Reformed Church members and local congregations also are talking and listening.
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A user-friendly guide to the documents produced for Synod 2022, all of which will be addressed when the synod convenes June 10-16 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Convening by video conferencing, with some technical voting hiccups, the Christian Reformed Church’s general assembly started off with worship and prayer.
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Delegates to the Christian Reformed Church’s general assembly elected three ministers and one deacon delegate to be the officers serving Synod 2022.
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Synod—the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church—hasn’t met since 2019. Here’s a reminder of what it is and what it does.
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Meeting June 10-16 in Grand Rapids, Mich., the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church might already be on your radar because of the human sexuality report. Here’s what else to watch for.
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The Christian Reformed Church hasn't convened a synod, its broadest ecclesiastical assembly, since 2019. It intends to gather in just over two months. Anticipating that, delegates were invited to the first of three all-synod prayer meetings March 30.
