As delegates gathered for the 1984 RES meeting in Chicago it was generally recognized that the future of this organization was problematic. Despite faithful efforts by some member churches, it is our view that the future of the RES is still very much in doubt. We say this because the decisions taken in Chicago were […]

At the invitation of the Committee on Arrangements for “The Fifth Reformed Ecumenical Synod,” which met in Grand Rapids, August 7 to 16, it was my privilege to attend most of its sessions. It is not my intention to give a full report in this article of all occurrences at the BES. That would require […]

It is, of course, generally known that the Fifth Reformed Ecumenical Synod (the RES) is scheduled to meet in Grand Rapids, Mich.. on August 7 of this year. The Agenda bas been published and distributed. It is a booklet of 128 pages and contains eight Reports as well as Correspondence of three affiliated Churches. The “Rules […]

In a recent issue of this magazine, the editor pointed out that our major assemblies (classis & synod) are often not representative of the local churches. And yet the representational character of these assemblies lies at the heart of Reformed church policy. Well, there is yet another body where we have a similar problem. The […]