MID-AMERICA REFORMED SEMINARY With much interest and respect I reflect on the thoughts of Dr. James A. DeJong, President of Calvin Theological Seminary, when in the Banner of January 25, 1988, he speaks out his convictions pertaining to the thoroughness, firmness and soundness of Calvin Theological Seminary. But when called upon to give his estimate […]

Any acceptable method of giving should preserve and promote the stewardship rights of the individual believer and member of the Church. Read II Corinthians 8 and 9 and ask yourself if the Quota System as it is understood and practiced in the Christian Reformed Church acknowledges or violates the stewardship rights of the believer outlined […]

News report and observations of the International Council On Biblical Inerrancy’s Congress On the Bible II held in Washington, DC September 23–27, 1987. “It was a breath of fresh air.” That was my personal response to those who asked me what I thought of this year’s ICBI’s Congress On The Bible. Not only was the […]

It seems almost unnecessary to speak on the topic, “The Duty of Being Concerned.” Both the history of the Church, of Old and New Testaments, as well as the continuing history of the Church since the time of the New Testament, seem to demonstrate the need for God’s people to be vigilant in their care […]

If we are convinced that we must train officebearers, what method should we adopt and how do we implement the training procedure? Committing yourself to Training Before we implement any training procedure, we must decide whether or not we are truly committed to training for effectiveness. We must count the cost. We either adopt a […]

To train, or not to train. That is the question. Last month we pointed out the need for qualified office-bearers, stating that office-bearers must be selected and nominated based upon their possession of certain spiritual, Scriptural, and personal qualifications. It is my conviction that qualifications and training are needed to produce effective office-bearers. After all, […]

Do you agree with the following statement? “The future of the Reformed churches and of the Reformed faith is in the hands of the office-bearers of Christ’s Church!” If so, how does the future look in your Church? What steps must be taken to insure that the Reformed faith and true Reformed Church government is […]

I. The Reported Facts The Christian Renewal, in its December 16, 1985 issue, published a portion of a preaching evaluation form usually distributed, collected, and processed by the Field Office of Calvin Theological Seminary. This evaluation form revealed that a female Calvin Theological Seminary student preached in the morning worship service at the Ann Arbor […]