The upcoming synod
This article by Russell Dykstra provides an overview of the Protestant Reformed Churches' upcoming 2019 synod, hosted by First PRC in Grand Rapids. The piece reflects on synodical decisions from 2001 regarding ministerial examinations, the Lord's Supper on mission fields, and mission work in various regions, while contrasting past missionary successes with current challenges in domestic mission efforts.
As is the case every year since 1940, the annual synod of the Protestant Reformed Churches will convene in June. Last year's synod appointed First PRC in Grand Rapids as the calling church for the Synod of 2019. The last time that First hosted the meetings of synod was 2001. (In 2010, Southeast PRC hosted synod in First's church building.) At the Synod in 2001, a certain Mr. Angus Stewart, student of the Covenant Protestant Reformed Church of Northern Ireland, was examined. His examination was...
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