The Lawful Calling (2)

Ronald L. Cammenga is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Loveland, Colorado. Examination The second part of the lawful call, as outlined by Article 4 of the Church Order, consists of examination. There are actually two examinations referred to in this article. There is, first of all, the "classical" examination. This is called the "peremptoir examination." It is the decisive examination by which one is actually admitted to the ministry. There is also what is called the...