Establishing Reformed Churches (2)

Previous article in this series: January 15, 2011, p. 188. In mission work, Reformed churches seek to establish churches that are Reformed. This involves (as we noted last time) striving to establish churches that are Reformed both in history and doctrine. These are foundational. Churches need to be established that are solidly grounded in the historic Reformed faith, as summarized and set forth in the Reformed creeds. But while history and doctrine are essential, they are, contrary to the...