GS 2022 Article 9 – Advisory Committees

The following advisory committees were appointed:

Committee 1:

  • Members: James Slaa (convener), Clarence VanderVelde, Chris De Boer, Peter Engbers, James Jonker.
  • Materials: Standing Committee for the Book of Praise (8.2.2, 8.3.2), Overtures to remove the hymn cap (8.4.1, 8.4.3, 8.5.1, 8.5.3), Appeal against GS 2004 Art. 115 (8.6.1).

Committee 2:

  • Members: John VanWoudenberg (convener), Rodney Vermeulen, Harry Moes, Bert Vane, Cornell Feenstra.
  • Materials: Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad (8.2.1, 8.3.1), Committee for Contact with Churches in North America (8.2.11, 8.3.11), Study report on the execution of CO Art. 50 (8.2.12, 8.3.12).

Committee 3:

  • Members: Dick Wynia (convener), Jeff Temple, George Bartels, Carl Oosterhoff, Art Witten.
  • Materials: Matters relating to the CRTS (8.2.4, 8.3.4), Pastoral Training Program (8.2.5), Bible Translations (8.2.6), Website (8.2.7, 8.3.7), Needy Student Fund (8.2.8, 8.3.8), Overtures regarding Lord’s Supper forms (8.4.2, 8.4.5, 8.5.2, 8.5.5), Overture regarding Preparatory Examinations (8.4.4, 8.5.4), Appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 33 (8.6.6), Appeals against GS 2019 Art. 142 (8.6.8), Appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 9 (8.6.11).

Committee 4:

  • Members: Julius VanSpronsen (convener), Doug Vandeburgt, Lyndon Kok, Lawrence Toet, Harold Leyenhorst.
  • Material: Appeal against GS 2019 Art. 141 (8.6.2), Appeal against RSE Art. 9 (8.6.3), Appeal against RSE Art. 10 (8.6.4), Appeal against RSE Art. 11 (8.6.5), Appeal against GS 2019 Art. 98 (8.6.7), Appeal against RSE Art. 13 (8.6.9), Appeal against decisions of GS 1980 and GS 1983 on liturgical forms (8.6.10).

Committee 5 (executive):

  • Members: Eric Kampen (convener), John Ludwig, Karlo Janssen, Carl Van Dam.
  • Material: General matters (8.1), Archives (8.2.3, 8.3.3), Address Church (8.2.9), Days of Prayer (8.2.10, 8.3.10), General Fund (8.2.13), Convening Church last Synod (8.2.14), Letter re GS 2019 Art. 62 (8.7.1), Letter re GS 2019 Art. 145 (8.7.2)[1].


[1] 8.7.2 was subsequently passed on to Advisory Committee 1.