Robert Godfrey’s “Reformed Dream” at NAPARC (1)

Rev. Dr. Robert Godfrey of the United Reformed Churches (URC) has a dream. He has written about this dream. He first wrote about his dream in 1997 in a Reformed periodical, the Outlook, and again in 2005 when that article was republished in Modern Reformation. Now he is speaking about his dream. At

GKN Synod Spends Much Time With Kuitert / Five Churches Finalize NAPARC / Local Conferences Planned by NPRF / Lower and Higher Criticism 

FIVE CHURCHES FINALIZE NAPARC  (Grand Rapids) Representatives from the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC), the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod (RPCES), and the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America

Wiersinga and Atonement / COCU and Unity / Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches / NAPARC / New Confession for the Presbyterian Church U.S.? 

Delegates from the nine denominations of the Consultation on Church Unity (COCU) chose a new president, accepted a 10th member body, and debated a revised theological basis for their unification at COCU's 13th plenary meeting here. . . .  Chief architect of the seven-chapter "theological basis for u

PCA General Assembly does not condemn or even mention federal vision

The PCA needs, but apparently does not have many, Confessionalists—men who confess, teach, and defend the Reformed Confessions. It needs men who will maintain the confessions as the standard of truth and orthodoxy and insist adherence to the standard. It needs men who will insist on adherence to the

Walking in the Way of Love, Vol. 2

North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council/Christian Observer 

Prof. Decker is professor of Practical Theology in the Protestant Reformed Seminary. North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council This Council (NAPARC) has six member denominations: the Christian Reformed Church, Presbyterian Church in America, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Korean Am

Activity of the Committee for Contact with Other Churches

No longer are any meetings held with the URC in order to explore differences and seek a possible relationship. Nonetheless, the men of the URC were willing to discuss their churches' position on Federal Vision and the matter of finances on the mission field. Both of these discussions were at our req

Troubles among the Netherlands Reformed Congregations / PCA General Assembly Rebukes CRC for “Departure from the Scriptures”

It is highly unlikely that the CRC will reverse its latest decision to open all offices in the church to women. How this will affect the CRC's position as a member of NAPARC is uncertain. Will NAPARC go beyond expressing concern and asking the CRC to correct these errors? Will NAPARC expel the CRC,

RE-Imagining Conference / Dutch Churches Adopt New Church Order / North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council / Alliance of Reformed Churches

This body met in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 9 and 10. NAPARC consists of six member denominations: The Christian Reformed Church, The Orthodox Presbyterian Church, The Presbyterian Church in America, The Reformed Presbyterian Church, The Korean American Presbyterian Church, and the Associate

Report of the Sixth General Assembly: Presbyterian Church In America

By the time this report is printed in the pages of the STANDARD BEARER many of the readers will have no doubt heard something of the grand and gala assembly of the NAPaRC (North American Presbyteri an and Reformed Council) denominations which took place on the campus of Calvin College during the thi