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This article critiques Prof. Dykstra's editorial advocacy for a second missionary to Pittsburgh, arguing that he improperly used the Standard Bearer to influence synodical deliberation rather than following proper ecclesiastical channels. Rau defends the legitimacy of the local consistory's decision-making authority and warns that such public pressure campaigns discourage congregations from supporting the denomination's missionary work.
I am writing this out of a concern about the editorial written by Prof. Dykstra in the June 2015 issue of the Standard Bearer. I was dismayed by the comments he made about the work that synod was going to take up in the area of Domestic Missions. In his comments he promotes the idea of a second missionary to Pittsburgh. Is it proper that the author use the Standard Bearer to trumpet his own opinion? I Corinthians 6:12 states, "All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient." It...
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