21 Jun GS 1998 art 105

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GS 1998 Article 105 – Theological College: Board of Governors

Committee IV presents Agenda items I.B.1, II.Z, IV.U

I. MATERIAL

  • A. Nominations for the Board of Governors from Regional Synod West, December 2, 1997 and Regional Synod East, November 12, 1997 .
  • B. Report of the Board of Governors to General Synod 1998
  • C. Letters from Ebenezer Canadian Reformed Church (Burlington-East)
  • D. Letter from the Canadian Reformed Church at Lincoln

II. OBSERVATIONS

  • A. With respect to the appointments to the Board of Governors, Synod observes:
    • 1. General Synod 1995 appointed brothers R. Aasman, M. Kampen and J. VanderWoude to the board;
    • 2. Brother A. VanEgmond, one of the governors of the college passed away, after having served on the board for eight years, and needs to be replaced;
    • 3. Brothers van Spronsen and Veldkamp have completed their terms as governors and need to be replaced;
    • 4. The Board of Governors recommends that Synod “appoint, elect, or re- appoint six active ministers to hold office until the next General Synod and to appoint at least three substitutes from each Regional Synod are.”
    • 5. Regional Synod West December 2, 1997 nominated the following ministers to serve as Governors of the Theological College: R. Aasman, J. Moesker , J. Visscher; alternates (in order): R. A. Schouten, W. B. Slomp, E. J. Tiggelaar.
    • 6. Regional Synod East November 12, 1997 nominated the following ministers to serve as Governors of the Theological College: D.G.J. Agema, W. den Hollander, P.G. Feenstra; alternates (in order): G. Nederveen, P. Aasman, C. Bosch.
    • 7. The Report of the Governors makes the following recommendations with regard to the Governors who will serve on the Finance and Property Committee:
      • a. to re-appoint brother H.J. Sloots as Governor for a term from the date of his re-appointment until the first General synod held after the date of his re-appointment;
      • b. to re-appoint the brothers M. Kampen and J. VanderWoude as Governors for a term from the date of their re-appointment until the second General Synod held after the date of their re- appointment;
      • c. to appoint the brothers W.Oostdyk and T. VanPopta for a term from the date of their appointments until the third General Synod held after the date of their reappointment (with as alternates the brothers H. van der Velde (for W. Oostdyk) and W. Smouter (for T. Van Popta).
  • B. With respect to the appointments to the Board of Governors, Ebenezer Canadian Reformed Church observes that all the ministers nominated by Regional Synod East are due to retire in 2001. They suggest that the Board would be able to perform its duties better if the retirement dates were staggered to ensure more continuity.
  • C. The church at Lincoln expresses support for all the appointments proposed by the board.

III. CONSIDERATIONS

  • A. In accordance with section 3.04(a) of By-Law Number 1 (as amended by By-Law number 3), General Synod shall appoint or re-appoint six active ministers to the Board of Governors.
  • B. In accordance with By-Law Number 1, section 3.04(b), General Synod shall appoint or re-appoint five brothers who are not ministers.
  • C. Because the Property and Finance Committee is involved in the general operation of the college, it is advantageous to have those governors live in the vicinity of the Theological College. The proposal to expand the college make this even more important.
  • D. Ebenezer Canadian Reformed Church (Burlington-E) is correct when they observe that all ministers nominated by Regional Synod East are due to retire in 2001. According to the by-laws of the College, the Board may “provide for the election and retirement of Governors in rotation, but no such by-law shall come into effect until it has been confirmed by synod.” This is a matter that Regional Synod could have addressed. The Board of Governors has not indicated that this is a concern.

IV. RECOMMENDATIONS

Synod decide:

  • A. Not to intervene in the matter raised by the Ebenezer Canadian Reformed Church (Burlington-East) with respect to the retirement schedule of ministers from the Board of Governors of the Theological College.
  • B. To acknowledge the expiration of the term of office of the brs. C. VanSpronsen and K. Veldkamp with grateful acknowledgement of their labours.
  • C. To acknowledge with thankfulness the work that brother A. Van Egmond did as Governor of the college.
  • D. To re-appoint as Governors of the Theological College the following active ministers and their alternates: From Eastern Canada: D.G.J. Agema, W. den Hollander, P.G. Feenstra; alternates (in order): G. Nederveen, P. Aasman and C. Bosch.
  • E. To re-appoint as Governors of the Theological College the following active ministers and their alternates: From Western Canada: R. Aasman, J. Visscher; and to appoint: J. Moesker. To appoint as alternates (in order): R.A. Schouten, W.B. Slomp, E.J. Tiggelaar.
  • F. To re-appoint br. H.J. Sloots as Governor for a term from the date of his re- appointment until the first General Synod held after the date of his re- appointment.
  • G. To re-appoint brs. M. Kampen and J. VanderWoude as governors for a term from the date of their re-appointment until the second General Synod held after the date of their re-appointment.
  • H. To appoint the brs. W. Oostdyk of Guelph and W. Smouter of Ancaster as Governors for a term from the date of their appointments until the third General Synod held after the date of their appointment (with as alternate for W. Oostdyk, br. H.T. VanderVelde of Attercliffe and as alternate for br. W. Smouter, br. T. VanPopta of Langley).

ADOPTED

It is noted that members of synod appointed to positions above abstained from voting. The discussion re IV H was done in closed session.

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