A view from Ontario, Canada
Rev. Daniel Holstege reflects on his pastoral transition from missionary work in the Philippines to ministry in rural Ontario, Canada, while surveying the Reformed ecclesiastical landscape in the region. The article discusses doctrinal differences between the Protestant Reformed Churches and other Reformed denominations in Canada, particularly regarding covenant theology and the doctrine of election, while emphasizing the ongoing missionary calling of the pastor and church in a increasingly secular context.
Rev. Daniel Holstege, pastor of the Wingham Protestant Reformed Church in Wingham, Ontario Toward the end of last year, the Lord called me to the Wingham Protestant Reformed Church in Ontario -- from a mission field in the metropolis of Manila in the Philippines, to a furlough in the United States, to a pastorate in a small town in rural Canada. The Lord leads, and we follow. But when He led me from a mission field in densely populated islands in the western Pacific to a little congregation in...
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