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A speaker once asked his audience to raise their hands high above their heads. Everyone complied.

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Q Why doesn’t Synod (or classis or ministers) do something about Sunday-nigh

The Belhar

Confessions arise, as the Belhar surely has, out of the urgent need to express the gospel in very particular contexts

When sending missionaries to another country, Christian Reformed World Missions gives them instructions about that country so their prese

As I write there is a weeklong event taking place in England called “Slow Down London.” It is a protest of sorts against that

May summer grant you a warm, sunny day to grab a lemonade, put your feet up, and do some serious daydreaming.

What do you get John Calvin for his 500th birthday?

For probably the first time ever, Calvin College’s student-chosen Professor of the Year award is going to a professor named after t

Two simultaneous Coffee Break conferences in the U.S.

In the early morning, as I look across the quiet stillness of the lake, I see reflections of the trees, the clouds, the sky, the sunrise&

“Be careful what you pray for,” cautions Eli Toribio. “You just might get it.” 

Watching Synod 2009 live via the Internet was popular again this year.

The Banner’s coverage of Synod 2009 was provided by Editor Rev.

Back to God Ministries International, the broadcast media ministry of the Christian Reformed Church, is making plans to broadcast the gos

This year’s Multiethnic Conference participants met with the theme “Embracing the Discomfort of Diversity,” and attende

TCelebratory events are occurring throughout the year and around the world in honor of the 500th birthday of John Calvin on July 10.

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Oldest delegate: 82

Youngest delegate: 25

Average age of minister delegates: 51

Synod debates can be long and intense, so it’s important for synod’s president to occasionally inject some humor and break th

Synod 2009’s sergeant at arms was Rev. Archie L. Vander Hart from Classis Lake Superior.

At age 82, Frank De Boer was Synod’s oldest delegate, for the second year in a row.

Shashi DeHaan (left) and Rev. Andrew Woja Henry served Synod 2009 as ethnic advisers.

When Synod 2009 elected its officers, it covered just about all the bases.