I would like to give a few personal impressions of the synod of 1982. Remember, these are personal impressions, and not a complete report or analysis. I must begin by saying that I was once again encouraged by the many good things in the CRC. There are a lot of things for which we can […]
The Synod was convened this year by the consistory of the Beckwith Hills Christian Reformed Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan, where on the evening preceeding the beginning of synod a service of prayer was held. The service was well attended and was marked by a spirit of reverence and adoration. The pastor of the […]
As members of the Christian Reformed Church we, the undersigned, wish to express our sincere concerns about what we see as wrong trends in teachings and practices among us. We list some of our concerns below with the hope that a greater awareness of wrong trends will encourage us to reverse our course and to […]
THE GREYING OF THE CRC. One of the improvements in the 1982 Year book of the CRC is listing the number of professing and non–professing members under the statistics of the individual churches. Perusing the new Yearbook I was struck by the fact that in many of the Canadian congregations these numbers are almost equal, […]
The published Agenda for the June synod is again being sent to all Christian Reformed Churches so that all of their officers may become acquainted with the matters to be taken up at the churches’ largest assembly. As usual, the OUTLOOK reviews the book for its readers. This year’s issue is shorter than many […]
“I feel wounded.” This statement was made by a member of the administration at Calvin Seminary in a speech given several weeks ago. I have been reflecting upon the statement. What has caused the speaker’s wound? It was the decision adopted by Classis Pella at its September 1981 session and reported in THE BANNER dated […]
Conservatives in the CRC To the editor of The Outlook: I would like to take up the challenge of Dr. Theodore Plantinga, and respond to “Conservatives in the CRC.” However I don’t know if I want to identify with the conservatives as Dr. Plantinga sees them. Maybe I am not a conservative. I consider myself […]
AN ECUMENICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL CREED Dear Rev. De Jong: At the risk of sounding defensive, which we are not, we must respond to Myron Rau’s “An Ecumenical Christian School Creed” (November 1981 Outlook). Christian Schools International (CSI; formerly called National Union of Christian Schools or NUCS) has indeed called together a task force to study […]
The fall public meeting sponsored by the Committee for Women in the Christian Reformed Church was held in the Calvin Seminary auditorium on October 26. This organization was established to get church offices opened to women and its meeting gave an interesting introduction to one of the most aggressive pressure groups operating in the denomination. […]
John Vander Ploeg, Jr., President of Ship-Pac Corporation of Kalamazoo, and former President of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, is the son of Rev. John Vander Ploeg, the former editor of THE OUTLOOK. This is his afternoon address at the Oct. 1, 1981, annual meeting of the Reformed Fellowship in the Kelloggsville Church. It […]