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2002 Agenda for Synod 2002 Agenda for Synod 2002 2002 AGENDA FOR SYNOD AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2002 AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2002 June 8-15, 2002 Fine Arts Center Auditorium Calvin College Grand Rapids, Michigan © 2002 Christian Reformed Church in North America 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49560 U.S.A. Printed in the United States of America CONTENTS Preface ...........................................................................................................................7 Announcements...........................................................................................................9 Delegates to Synod ....................................................................................................13 Board of Trustees of the Christian Reformed Church in North America Board of Trustees Report...................................................................................21 Appendix A: Church Order Article 13-a Report.......................................43 Appendix B: Abuse Prevention ..................................................................47 Appendix C: Chaplaincy Ministries ..........................................................49 Appendix D: Disability Concerns ..............................................................51 Appendix E: Pastor-Church Relations.......................................................54 Appendix F: Race Relations ........................................................................59 Appendix G: Social Justice and Hunger Action .......................................61 Appendix H: Denominational Ministries Plan.........................................63 Appendix I: Heritage Church Guidelines, Clarifications, and Frequently Asked Questions..................................................................89 Appendix J: Condensed Financial Statements of the Agencies and Institutions................................................................................................96 Unified Report of Agencies and Service Committees Introduction.................................................................................................129 The Back to God Hour................................................................................131 Calvin College .............................................................................................136 Calvin Theological Seminary....................................................................138 CRC Publications........................................................................................144 Christian Reformed Home Missions .......................................................159 Christian Reformed World Missions .......................................................173 Christian Reformed World Relief Committee ........................................183 CRC Loan Fund, Inc., U.S. .........................................................................193 Pensions and Insurance .............................................................................196 Youth-Ministry Committee .......................................................................203 Appendix A: A Report from the Denominational Youth-Ministry Committee Concerning Classical Responsibilities for Ministry to Youth..............................................................................205 Appendix B: Ministry Audit of GEMS ...............................................212 Appendix C: Ministry Audit of Youth Unlimited.............................221 Dynamic Youth Ministries....................................................................228 AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2002 CONTENTS 3 Historical Committee ......................................................................................232 Interchurch Relations Committee..................................................................238 Appendix A: Rationale for Action Regarding CRCNA Membership in NAPARC.....................................................................246 Appendix B: Response of the CRCNA Delegation to the Rationale for Action Regarding CRCNA Membership in NAPARC...............251 Appendix C: Membership in the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) .................................................................................255 Appendix C-1: WARC Constitution.........................................................266 Appendix C-2: Member Denominations in WARC ...............................269 Appendix D: Report of the Interchurch Relations Committee Clarifying the Official Doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church Concerning the Mass.............................................................................274 Sermons for Reading Services Committee...................................................295 Appendix: Request to Create an Electronic Format for Living Word Sermons........................................................................................296 Denominationally Related Agencies Dordt College ...................................................................................................301 Institute for Christian Studies ........................................................................303 The King’s University College .......................................................................304 Redeemer University College ........................................................................306 Reformed Bible College ..................................................................................308 Trinity Christian College.................................................................................309 Study Committee Committee to Give Direction about and for Pastoral Care for Homosexual Members...............................................................................313 Overtures 1. Classis Grand Rapids East Revise Decision of Synod 2000 Not to Permit Women Ministers to Serve as Synodical Deputies .................................................................355 2. Classis Lake Erie Revise Decision of Synod 2000 Not to Permit Women Ministers to Serve as Synodical Deputies ...............................................359 3. Classis Grand Rapids East Explore Organic Unity with the Reformed Church in America...........361 4. Classis Chatham Revise Belgic Confession Article 34 .........................................................361 5. Classis Holland Appoint Study Committee to Revise the Manner of Ministry- Share Assessments......................................................................................362 6. Classis Alberta North Appoint a Committee to Study Ministry-Share System .......................363 4 CONTENTS AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2002 7. Classis California South Permit Transfer of Messiah Korean CRC from Classis California South to Classis Pacific Hanmi .................................................................365 8. Classis Pacific Hanmi Permit the Transfer of Messiah Korean Church to Classis Pacific Hanmi ..............................................................................................365 9. Classis Pacific Hanmi Permit the Transfer of Neung-Ryuk CRC to Classis Pacific Hanmi ..............................................................................................365 10. Classis Pacific Hanmi Permit the Transfer of San Bernadino Korean CRC to Classis Pacific Hanmi ..............................................................................................365 11. Classis Pacific Hanmi Permit the Transfer of East Bay Korean CRC to Classis Pacific Hanmi ..............................................................................................366 12. Classis Pacific Hanmi Permit the Transfer of San Jose New Hope CRC to Classis Pacific Hanmi...........................................................................................................366 13. Classis Pacific Hanmi Reinstate the Status of Pastors Who Are Not Full Participants in the CRCNA Pension Program ..............................................................366 Appeal 1. Living Hope CRC, Peterborough, Ontario – A Confessional-Revision Gravamen........................................................369 Communications 1. Classis Eastern Canada ...................................................................................383 2. Classis Illiana....................................................................................................385 AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2002 CONTENTS 5 PREFACE Synod 2002 begins its sessions on Saturday, June 8, at 9:00 a.m. in the Fine Arts Center of Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rev. Chrisitan Oh, minister of Han-Bit Korean CRC, Rochester Hills, Michigan, will serve as president pro tem until Synod 2002 is duly constituted and its four officers have been elected. A Service of Prayer and Praise will be held Sunday, June 9, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. in the Calvin College Campus Chapel, 3201 Burton Street, SE, Grand Rapids. The service will be a combined service with the Multiethnic Conference. Rev. Christian Oh will officiate at this service. The congregations of the Christian Reformed Church in North America are requested to remember the synodical assembly in intercessory prayers on Sundays, June 2 and 9. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will equip the synodical delegates to serve in faith and obedience and will lead the Christian Reformed Church into new and challenging areas of ministry. May we together experi- ence the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace as we strive to know and to do the will of the Lord. David H. Engelhard General Secretary 2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49560 AGENDA
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