1997 Synod of the PRC: Ecclesiastical Matters

Article 30 of the Church Order of Dordt requires of all the church assemblies that they transact "ecclesiastical matters only." The work of the major assemblies is further restricted to matters "as could not be finished in minor assemblies, or such as pertain to the churches of the major assembly in common." Such is the agenda of the 1997 synod of the Protestant Reformed Churches (PRC) that will convene on June 10 at Grandville PRC in Grandville, MI. Much of synod's time -- more than 15 hours...