On Thursday evening. November 8. 1984 a capacity audience filled the large auditorium of the North Street Christian Reformed Church of Zeeland, Michigan. The large assemblage had gathered to hear an address by the Reverend Henry Vander Kam, Professor Emeritus of Mid-Amenca Reformed Seminary, Orange City, Iowa. The title of the address was “An Analysis of Synod’s Decision on Women in Office: Where Do We Go From Here?”

This reporter was thrilled to notice that many young people were in attendance. The audience listened attentively and responded enthusiastically to the address, a summary of which appeared in the November issue of The Outlook in a report of a similar meeting which was held in Northwest Iowa. An offering of over $700 was received for the support of the Committee of Concerned Members of the Christian  Reformed Church in North America which had sponsored the meeting.

The Committee of Concerned Members was organ1zed early in 1984 in response to many requests for leadership and assistance in the face of the crisis which has arisen in the Christian Reformed Church because of the women in office issue. The appeals for help which came from throughout the denomination, both in the United States and in Canada, could not be ignored and so the committee came into existence.

In May of this year the committee sponsored a conference for office-bearers which was held in Berwyn, Illinois. Both the attendance at the conference and the response to it were very encouraging to the committee. The excellent address given at the conference by Dr. George Knight, Ill, .Professor of New Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary was entitled “The Biblical Requirement of Male Leadership in Marriage and the Church.” The address is available in booklet form for the price of$1.50 and may be ordered from the Sec.–Treas. of the committee, Rev. Harry Kwantes, 3138 Birchwood, S.W., Wyoming, MI. 49508.

The committee is grateful for the response to its activities. A newsletter is issued periodically by the committee. Individuals sharing a concern in common with the committee will upon request to the Secretary-Treasurer be placed on the mailing list for the newsletter.