Category: GS 2025

  • GS 2025 art 165

    GS 2025 Article 165 – Appeal against GS 2022 art. 155: Pulpit Access Committee 5 presented draft 1 of a report on an appeal by the Ottawa (Jubilee) CanRC against GS 2022 art. 155. The report was discussed. The committee took the report back for further consideration.

  • GS 2025 art 164

    GS 2025 Article 164 – Appeal against GS 2022 art. 155: Pulpit Access 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED J. Torenvliet, H. Jagersma, J. Jager, M. Jagt, G. Boot, and R. Bremer abstained as per CO art. 32.

  • GS 2025 art 163

    Article 163 – Appeal against GS 2019 art. 23 & GS 2022 art. 120 dec. 3.8.1: Lord’s Supper Forms 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4. Considerations 5. Recommendation That Synod decide: ADOPTED

  • GS 2025 art 162

    GS 2025 Article 162 – SCBP (Book of Praise) Report Section Two, Parts 13, 14 (Corrections) 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations: 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED

  • GS 2025 art 161

    GS 2025 Article 161 – SCBP (Book of Praise) Report Section One, Part 7 (“Principled View”) 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED

  • GS 2025 art 160

    GS 2025 Article 160 – SCBP (Book of Praise) Report Section One, Part 5 (Publishing and Funding) 1. Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations  4.  Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED

  • GS 2025 art 159

    GS 2025 Article 159 – SCBP (Book of Praise) Report Section One, Part 4 (Awareness) 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 3.1    GS 2022 (art. 120) mandated the SCBP to “To foster an increased awareness of the existence of the Book of Praise among others in the English-speaking world.” 3.2    The SCBP notes with gratitude…

  • GS 2025 art 158

    GS 2025 Article 158 – Appeals against GS 2022 art. 105: Hymn Cap 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED G. Boot and A. Jairam abstained as per CO art. 32.

  • GS 2025 art 157

    GS 2025 Article 157 – SCBP (Book of Praise) Report Section One, Parts 8-12 and Three, Parts 15, 16 (Administrative) 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED

  • GS 2025 art 156

    GS 2025 Article 156 – Reopening Synod reopened in plenary session. The Chairman had the meeting sing Hymn 52:1,2. He observed that all synod members were present.