Synod 2023 approves a third-party investigation
This editorial by Rev. Joshua Engelsma reports on the 2023 Synod of the Protestant Reformed Churches in America, highlighting key decisions on ministerial training, missions work, and notably, the church's response to a sexual abuse case involving a deposed minister. The article documents the synod's appointment of a study committee to develop guidelines for handling such disciplinary matters and the denomination's public expression of grief to victims, reflecting on institutional accountability and proper church governance.
Rev. Joshua Engelsma, pastor of the Crete PRC in Crete, Illinois The Synod of the Protestant Reformed Churches in America (PRCA) met from June 13-16 and 19, 2023, in the facilities of Southwest PRC (Wyoming, MI). The churches were represented by ten minister delegates and ten elder delegates, who were advised in their work by the five seminary professors and by one foreign delegate from a sister congregation. While I intend in this editorial to focus on one important issue addressed by the...
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