“I offer to you my hope and prayer that if we seek with all our heart, he will speak and he will transform us.” —Phil Assink, in his remarks upon being…
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General Synod delegates elected Phil Assink as vice president of General Synod 2020. He will serve alongside president EJ de Waard. Assink is strategic interim pastor of East Valley Reformed…
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A roundup of the top news stories from General Synod 2019 Delegates learn to listen, recognize loss as they dive into Vision 2020 scenarios “God gives us the capacity to…
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Where do you go from here? Take the Vision 2020 conversation to your church or classis with this Vision 2020 discussion toolkit. The process used by delegates at synod has been…
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General Synod delegates have voted EJ de Waard as president of General Synod 2020. He is pastor emeritus of Owasco Reformed Church in Owasco, New York. “In and only through…
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The Classis of the Americas was formed by the Far West region on November 4, 2017. On Monday, June 10, General Synod 2019 voted to approve a recommendation brought by…
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Delegates nominated four candidates for the office of General Synod vice president for 2020. On Monday evening, each candidate spoke briefly to the synod. Delegates will vote on Tuesday morning.…
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“I promise to serve you, I promise to listen, I promise to speak in truth, obviously in the command of love.” —EJ de Waard, upon being voted president of General Synod 2020…
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On Monday morning, June 10, delegates voted to add language to the Book of Church Order (BCO) that clarifies how churches may affiliate with both the RCA and another denomination. The recommendation…
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On Monday evening, delegates passed a motion to amend the RCA’s Book of Church Order so that only a simple majority of classes—rather than the current two-thirds majority required—would need to approve…
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