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The CRC’s Faith Formation Committee gave synod delegates a copy of its first draft document, titled “Affirming Baptism and Fo

In the past, when synod appointed a committee to study an issue, the committee would toil away in isolation for two to three years, then

In a “State of the Church” address to Synod 2009, CRC Executive Director Rev.

Delegates to Synod 2009 had a chance to hear about the CRC’s newest plan to better connect member churches with the denomination an

This year’s Synodical Service of Prayer and Praise was hosted by Elmhurst (Ill.) Christian Reformed Church, the convening church of

On the last day of Synod 2009, a request from a delegate resulted in the denomination’s executive director, Rev.

With the average age of synod delegates hovering around 55, synod has never been considered a young person’s activity.

To define a Reformed way to engage so-called “third wave Pentecostalism,” Synod 2009 recommended two reports to Christian Ref

Responding to a “strong message of concern and pain,” Synod 2009 instructed the denomination’s Board of Trustees to com

Unity, Reconciliation, and Justice is a study guide with nine study group lessons about the Belhar Confession, originally produced

The Christian Reformed Church is, for the first time in its history, proposing the adoption of a new confession: the Belhar Confession.

Synod 2009 was a real stretch.

Grace and Gratitude—Your Stories

The following is not a joke—we simply wanted to place it where we know you’d r

A former student wrote to me recently:

Q. What do you believe concerning the ‘holy catholic church’?

Relationships

Q  I have a friend who takes advantage of my willingness to help her o

Last week I unintentionally drove past Edmonton’s dump.

So it’s summertime, and school’s out.     Are you BORED yet?

Riding in the car with my mother, I learned at least one thing—she did not want me to die.

How do you picture God when you pray to him?

I remember being asked that question many years ago in a small group.

I muffle my cries in the pillow so my children will not hear me: “Jesus, Jesus, Lord, please help me!”

In these pages you will find the annual presentation of candidates for ministry in the Christian Reformed Church.

In this Banner you will read about Synod 2009, starting on page 30.