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 […]