The Pain and Profit of Protests (A Preview of Synod 2017)
This article previews the agenda for the Protestant Reformed Churches' 2017 Synod, highlighting both routine denominational business and significant controversies that will require delegates' attention. The author discusses the examination of seven seminary candidates for ministry and notes that ten protests and appeals will occupy considerable synodal time, emphasizing the need for balanced deliberation across the full agenda.
The April 15 deadline for submitting material for treatment at synod has passed.1 The material for synod's work has now been distributed to consistories. With the exception of a few items that may come through supplements, synod's agenda is fixed. It is a large agenda, larger than average both in bulk and in the number of individual matters synod must deliberate. The subjects range from the mundane (but necessary) to the most profound and weighty. They vary from recommending approval of one...
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