Category: GS 2013

GS 2013 Article 19 – Église Réformée du Québec (ERQ) Committee 4 presented a report on the ERQ. A discussion followed and Committee 4 took the report back for further refinement.

GS 2013 Article 18 – Letter of Greeting from the Reformed Churches of New Zealand (RCNZ) Synod was reconvened and the chairman read a letter of greeting from the RCNZ. This was received with thankfulness.

GS 2013 Article 17 – Letters of Greeting from Various Churches The following letters were received and read aloud to the assembly: From the Gereja-Gereja Reformasi di Indonesia (GGRI-NTT), the Kosin Presbyterian Church in Korea (KPCK), Free Church of Scotland (FCS) and the Gereformeerde Kerken Nederland (GKN – Rev. Hoogendoorn). Synod adjourned for committee work.

GS 2013 Article 16 – Adoption of the Acts Articles 1-14 of the Acts of Synod were corrected and adopted.

Article 15 – Opening Devotions The chairman called the meeting to order and the assembly sang Psalm 71:9 followed by the reading of 2 Chronicles 10 and prayer. All members of synod were in attendance.

GS 2013 Article 14 – Closing Devotions and Adjournment Rev. Souman led in closing devotions. He read Revelation 3:7ff, spoke a few words about it, had the assembly sing from Hymn 52:1, 2 and 4 and led in prayer. Synod was adjourned.

GS 2013 Article 13 – CRTS: Appointment of a Professor of Ecclesiology Committee 5 presented the following proposal: 1.         Material: 1.1.      Letter from the Board of Governors dated April 26, 2013 (8.2.10.b) 1.2.      Report of the Board of Governors to Synod 2013 (8.2.10.a) 2.         Observations: 2.1.      In Recommendation 7 of its Report to Synod 2013,…

GS 2013 Article 12 – CRTS: Appointment of a Professor of Ecclesiology The assembly went into closed-restricted session and held a few rounds of discussion on the proposal put forward by the Board of Governors re: filling the vacancy of Professor of Ecclesiology. Committee 5 took the comments under advisement in order to prepare a…

GS 2013 Article 11 – CRTS: Board of Governors re: Appointing a Fifth Professor 1.         Material: 1.1.      Report from the Board of Governors (8.2.10.a) 1.2.      Supplementary Report from the BoG re: Fifth Professor (8.2.10b) 1.3.      Supplementary Report from the BoG re: Board appointments and accreditation update (8.2.10.c) 1.4.      Letters from the churches at Grand Valley…

GS 2013 Article 10 – Address of a Fraternal Delegate (ERQ) The chairman reconvened synod by having the assembly sing Psalm 5:8, 9 and leading in prayer. Rev. Moesker then introduced Rev. Bernard Westerveld of the ERQ who addressed the assembly as a fraternal delegate. The full text of his address can be found in…