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  • The Ecclesiastical Route 4

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    Roelf Janssen
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    4. The fix undone Adherence to the ecclesiastical route has proven confusing in our churches. The confusion may even be considered a “bureaucratic mess”, to quote one church. Thus far we have reviewed what the issue is about, how GS 2010 acknowledged and described the inconsistency of practice over the years and decided to a…

  • The Ecclesiastical Route 3

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    Roelf Janssen
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    3. A fix adopted GS 2010 admitted that, where the ecclesiastical route is concerned, there was a dilemma. There had been a “back-and-forth battle of opinions at subsequent general synods” which was “extremely unhelpful in establishing equity and fairness”. Decades earlier a church had predicted this “bureaucratic mess” could happen. (GS 2010 art. 62) Thus…

  • The Ecclesiastical Route 2

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    Roelf Janssen
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    2. Inconsistency Acknowledged In the previous article I noted that a church once predicted a “bureaucratic mess” would ensue in our churches. While “mess” is might seem too strong a term, confusion is certainly present. It relates to the so-called “ecclesiastical route”. Last time I described the factors somewhat, concluding that it all seems neat…

  • The Ecclesiastical Route 1

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    Roelf Janssen
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    Part of a series of articles on the origins and function of the ecclesiastical route in the Canadian Reformed Churches

  • GS 2019 art 111

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    Roy Janssen
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    GS 2019 Article 111 – PCA (Presbyterian Church in America) 1.   Material 1.1    Letter from the Flamborough-Redemption CanRC (8.3.2.9) 2.   Observations 2.1    Flamborough-Redemption requests Synod to establish contact and engage in dialogue with the Presbyterian Churches in America (PCA): 2.1.1    The CanRC currently have no official contact or dialogue with the PCA. 2.1.2    The CanRC…

  • GS 2019 art 64

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    Roy Janssen
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    GS 2019 Article 64 – Request of Hamilton-Blessings re: GS 1983 Art. 145 (expression “confessions” in liturgical forms) 1.   Material 1.1    The request of the Hamilton-Blessing CanRC to revise the decision of GS 1983 Art. 145 (8.6.7.1) 1.2    Letters from the following churches: Dunnville, Guelph-Emmanuel, and Grand Rapids (8.6.7.1.1–3) 2. Admissibility 2.1    Since the matter…