Missions and the Local Church

In their Church Polity generally and with respect to Mission work in particular the Protestant Reformed Churches from their beginning have always attempted to steer a course between two dangerous errors. These errors are: independentism and hierarchy with its "synodical boardism." Concerning mission work the question is, who must do the work? According to those who favor independentism the local congregations do missions quite independently of each other. Each congregation has its own mission...