Denominational changes close to home
Rev. Daniel Holstege examines a recent movement within the Christian Reformed Church in Canada seeking denominational independence from the American portion of the binational denomination. The article explores the theological and cultural motivations behind this potential ecclesiastical separation and raises questions about the future structure of Reformed church governance in North America.
Rumblings on the Canadian-American fault line of the CRC To one who is not too familiar with the history of the Christian Reformed Church in Canada, like myself, the lead article in a recent issue of the Canadian-based periodical Christian Courier came as a bit of a surprise: "Dreaming of a Canadian Synod: New group calls for the end of Christian Reformed Church binationalism."1 What is "binationalism"? The basic idea is that the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA) is a...
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