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Agenda for Synod 2 011 2011 Transforming Lives and Communities Worldwide AGEND transforming lives and communities worldwide A FOR SYNOD AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2 011 2011 transforming lives and communities worldwide AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2011 June 10-16, 2011 Van Noord Arena Calvin College Grand Rapids, Michigan © 2011 Christian Reformed Church in North America 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49560 U.S.A. Printed in the United States of America The Christian Reformed Church is active in missions, education, publishing, media, pastoral care, advocacy, diaconal outreach, and youth ministry. To learn about our work in North America and around the world, visit www.crcna.org. 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: Constitution and Bylaws of the Board of Trustees of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. .39 Appendix B: Young Adult Summit Proposal. .50 Addendum: Additional Information Regarding Proposed Room and Board . 55 Appendix C: Report of the Diversity in Leadership Planning Group. .55 Appendix D: Process for Significant Structural Change Task Force Report. 62 Appendix E: The Network: Connecting Churches for Ministry. .65 Appendix F: Curriculum Vitae – Moses Chung. 71 Appendix G: Mandate of Committee for Contact with the Government Operating as the Christian Reformed Centre for Public Dialogue. .73 Appendix H: Mission and Mandate of the Office of Social Justice and Hunger Action . 75 Appendix I: Condensed Financial Statements of the Agencies and Institutions. .77 Unified Report of Agencies, Institutions, and Specialized Ministries Introduction . 109 Back to God Ministries International . 111 Calvin College . 119 Calvin Theological Seminary. .123 Christian Reformed Home Missions. .128 Christian Reformed World Missions. .140 Christian Reformed World Relief Committee. 149 Christian Reformed Church Loan Fund, Inc., U.S.. .160 Faith Alive Christian Resources. .163 Appendix A: Introduction for the Reformed Confessions Translation . 183 Appendix B: The Belgic Confession. .184 Appendix C: The Canons of Dort. .225 Appendix D: The Heidelberg Catechism . 250 Pensions and Insurance. 299 AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2011 Contents 3 Specialized Ministries of the Christian Reformed Church Chaplaincy and Care Ministry. 305 Committee for Contact with the Government. 308 Disability Concerns. .309 Pastor-Church Relations . 312 Race Relations. 315 Safe Church Ministry. 316 Social Justice and Hunger Action. .319 Urban Aboriginal Ministries. .322 Standing Committees Candidacy Committee. 327 Appendix: Statistical Summary of Those Entering Ordained CRC Ministry. 337 Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations Committee. .338 Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions about the Common Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Baptism with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 351 Appendix B: Common Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Baptism. .354 Appendix C: Example of a Common Wording for Baptismal Certificates. 356 Appendix D: These Living Waters . 357 Appendix E: This Bread of Life: Report of the United States Roman Catholic-Reformed Dialogue on the Eucharist/ Lord’s Supper. .440 Addendum: Roman Catholic and Reformed Liturgies for Eucharist/Lord’s Supper. 492 Appendix F: Churches in Ecclesiastical Fellowship and Formal Dialogue. 511 Historical Committee. 513 Sermons for Reading Services Committee . 519 Denominationally Related Agencies Dordt College. .523 Institute for Christian Studies. .525 The King’s University College . 527 Kuyper College. 529 Redeemer University College. .530 Trinity Christian College. 532 Dynamic Youth Ministries Calvinist Cadet Corps. .533 GEMS Girls’ Clubs. 533 Youth Unlimited. 535 Friendship Ministries. 536 Partners Worldwide. 538 Study Committees Faith Formation Committee . 541 Appendix A: Affirming Baptism and Forming Faith . 550 Appendix B: Recommended Church Order Changes . 569 4 Contents AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2011 Appendix C: Children at the Table: Toward a Guiding Principle for Biblically Faithful Celebrations of the Lord’s Supper, Revised Edition . 577 Addendum: Bibliography. 609 Appendix D: Infant Dedication and the Christian Reformed Church: Preliminary Report. .612 Addendum: Bibliography of Recent Publications on Infant and Believer’s Baptism. 620 Form of Subscription Revision Committee II. 622 Overtures 11. Classis Grand Rapids East Appoint a Study Committee to Review the Biblical Teachings Regarding Homosexual Orientation and Practice. .633 12. Classis Central Plains Declare That Section VI, J of Report 28 (1991) Be Part of the CRCNA’s Official Position on Creation and Science. .634 13. Ed Fredricks, Byron Center, Michigan Permit Professors, Pastors, and Teachers to Write, Preach, and Teach That in Scripture the Word Jerusalem Means Jerusalem and the Word Israel Means Israel. 635 14. Classis Zeeland Reject the Proposed Changes to the Reformed Confessions . 651 15. Classis Zeeland Reject Proposed New Translation of the Three Reformed Standards. 654 16. Classis Grand Rapids North Reject Revisions to the Three Reformed Standards. 655 17. Classis Columbia Do Not Adopt Translations; Appoint Larger Committee to Update the Confessions. .656 18. Classis Wisconsin Postpone Action on Adoption of the Proposed Changes to Three Forms of Unity. .657 19. Council of Maranatha CRC, Woodbridge, Ontario Do Not Adopt Changes to Forms of Unity. .657 10. Classis Holland Do Not Adopt Proposed Revision of the Three Reformed Standards. 658 11. Council of Hope CRC, Brantford, Ontario Do Not Adopt the Proposed Revisions to the Three Forms of Unity. .661 12. Classis Heartland Request a Balanced Discussion of the Belhar Confession. .663 13. Classis B.C. North-West Give Confession Status to Our World Belongs to God: A Contemporary Testimony . 664 14. Classis Grand Rapids North Amend “Covenant for Officebearers”. .665 AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2011 Contents 5 15. Classis Columbia Reject the Proposed Form of Subscription . 666 16. Classis Heartland Remove Mention of the Contemporary Testimony in the “Covenant for Officebearers”. 671 17. Council of Lucas CRC, McBain, Michigan Reject the Proposed “Covenant for Officebearers” as It Presently Stands. 671 18. Classis Hudson Do Not Adopt “Covenant for Officebearers”. .674 19. Classis Arizona Delete Church Order Supplement, Article 13-c, Regulation b. .675 20. Classis Grand Rapids North Amend Church Order Article 47 . 676 21. Classis Grand Rapids North Amend Church Order Supplement, Article 17. 679 22. Classis Grand Rapids East Add a Supplement to Church Order Article 40-a . 681 23. Classis Alberta North Amend Church Order Supplement, Article 17-a. 686 24. Classis Holland Alter Wording for Church Order Articles Proposed by the Faith Formation Committee . 688 25. Council of First CRC, Owen Sound, Ontario Do Not Adopt the Proposed Church Order Supplement, Article 59-c within the Faith Formation Committee Report. .688 26. Classis Columbia Withhold Action on Church Order Changes by Faith Formation Committee . 689 27. Council of Hope CRC, Brantford, Ontario Provide Churches with Another Year to Consider Church Order Changes Proposed by the Faith Formation Committee. 690 Communications 1. Classis Central Plains . 693 2. Classis Northcentral Iowa. 693 3. Council of First CRC, Owen Sound, Ontario. 694 4. Council of First CRC, Owen Sound, Ontario. 694 6 Contents AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2011 PREFACE Synod 2011 begins its sessions on Friday, June 10, at 9:00 a.m. in the Van Noord Arena at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Madison Square CRC, also in Grand Rapids, will serve as the convening church. The pas- tor of the convening church, Reverend David H. Beelen, will serve as the president pro-tem until synod is duly constituted and its four officers have been elected. Rev. Beelen will also deliver the message at the synodical Service of Prayer and Praise that will be held Sunday, June 12, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Madison Square CRC, 1434 Madison Square Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan. All delegates and advisers to synod are encouraged to take time to listen to the audio orientation for synod, accessed on the synod website at www.crcna.org/synod. There will be a reception for first-time delegates and advisers on Thursday, June 9, at 7:00 p.m. Opportunity will be given to be introduced to denominational staff, agency and ministry directors, college presidents, and seminary faculty advisers during the reception. The congregations of the Christian Reformed Church in North America are requested to remember the synodical assembly in intercessory prayers on Sundays, June 5 and 12. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will equip the synodical delegates to serve in faith and obedience and will lead the Chris- tian Reformed Church into new and challenging areas of ministry. May we together experience “the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Eph. 4:3) as we strive to know and to do the will of the Lord. Gerard L. Dykstra Executive Director of the CRCNA AGENDA FOR SYNOD 2011 Preface 7 ANNOUNCEMENTS I. Welcome Thank you for serving as a delegate to Synod 2011. Whether you are a returning delegate or you are coming for the first time, we sincerely hope and pray that you will find synod to be a pleasant and blessed experience. You come together as disciples of Jesus Christ, as members of the CRC, and as representatives of the classes that delegated and appointed you to serve. Synod is more than just a gathering of church leaders or a governing body. It is a reflection of the church and a time for reflection and celebration of what God is doing in and through the Christian Reformed
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