Author: Roy Janssen

GS 2010 Article 73 – Committee for the Official Website 1.         Material Report from the Committee for the Official Website (8.2.i.i-ii). 2.         Observations 2.1       Synod Smithers 2007 (Article 74, Recommendation 4) gave the committee the following mandate: [4.1.1] To maintain existing website and associated technical functions. [4.1.2] To revise the content of the website…

GS 2010 Article 72 – Committee for Bible Translation 1.         Material 1.1       Report from the Committee for Bible Translation (CBT) (8.2.k). 1.2       Letters from Hamilton-Providence (8.3.K.1), Burlington-Fellowship (8.3.K.2), Glanbrook (8.3.K.3) and Winnipeg-Redeemer (8.3.K.4). 2.         Observations 2.1       Synod 2007 gave the CBT the following mandate (Acts, Article 134, Recommendation 4): [4.4.1]…

GS 2010 Article 71 – Report of the Joint Committee about Theological Education 1.         Material 1.1       Acts of General Synod Smithers 2007, Article 103. 1.2       Report of the Joint Committee of the Theological Education Committees of the URCNA and the CanRC (Reports to General Synod Burlington-Ebenezer 2010, vol. 3, pages 1-26). 1.3…

GS 2010 Article 70 – Adoption of Articles 54-67 of the Acts of Synod Articles 54-67 of the Acts were adopted.

GS 2010 Article 69 – Reopening Rev. Aasman opened the meeting, requesting all to sing Psalm 110:1-3. All members of Synod were present.

GS 2010 Article 68 – Opening and Roll Call Rev. Aasman opened the meeting by requesting all present to sing Psalm 142:1-6, after which he read Jonah 4 and gave a meditation. Following this, he announced that Dr. J. Smith accepted the appointment to become professor of Old Testament at the Theological College. Rev. Aasman…

GS 2010 Article 67 – Closing Devotions Rev.Holtvlüwer gave a meditation on Numbers 11, focussing especially on verses 16-17. All present then sang Psalm 133:1 and 2, after which the meeting was adjourned.

GS 2010 Article 65 – Correction Regarding Article 111 of the Acts of Synod Smithers 2007 1.         Material Letter from Winnipeg- Redeemer dated June 15, 2008, re: Acts of Synod Smithers 2007, Article 111, 2.6.2, error in wording (8.1.e). 2.         Observations 2.1       Winnipeg- Redeemer observes that an error occurs in Article 111, 2.6.2 of…

GS 2010 Article 64 – Access to Committee Reports on the Internet 1.         Material 1.1       A ppeals from the churches at Carman East (8.5.f) and Langley (8.5.u). 1.2       Letter from Winnipeg-Redeemer (8.1.s). 2.         Observations 2.1         Each committee appointed by Synod 2007 was given a mandate to “serve Synod 2010 with…

GS 2010 Article 63 – CCU: Main report 1.         Material 1.1       Main report of the Coordinators for Church Unity (8.2.a.i). 1.2       Supplementary Letter of the Coordinators for Church Unity (8.2.a.ii). 1.3       Overture from Regional Synod East (8.4.a). 1.4        Letters from the following churches: Hamilton-Providence (8.3.A.1), Toronto-Bethel (8.3.A.2), Burlington-Ebenezer (8.3.A.3), Edmonton-…