Archive for the 'Synod 2006' Category
Closing Synod Remarks
I’m afraid I haven’t been particularly faithful over the past couple of days keeping you updated on synod; perhaps I can give a quick update on some of the highlights.
-The Belhar Confession Study Guide is now available. I have not looked through it myself but have heard wonderful things. If it’s possible to […]
Sunday Business
Ann asked about the issue of doing business on Sunday - I think it’s an important issue. I was somewhat ambivilent about it originally but now that it’s been tried, I am more and more certain that it’s a bad move.
1) Obviously there are the biblical and theological questions about work on Sunday. […]
Brian McLaren
Last night, Brian McLaren spoke to the entire synod (and quite a large number of community visitors). Of course, it wasn’t a surprise that there was a large group there - Brian McLaren is a world-famous speaker, author and post-modern guru.
A year ago I read his book entitled: A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I Am […]
Not much to say
The majority of today’s business took place in Advisory Committees. Both Tom and Ron attended them, but I did not. Although I have little information to share about them, perhaps its worth a moment to explain the process.
Business comes to General Synod in a number of ways:
1) As recommendations from the […]
Moving Synod
I have a few minutes, so I thought I’d post a comment about a topic that’s been grating me since I first heard about it. Wes mentioned it in his report last night (albeit, he glossed over it so quickly most people probably didn’t notice it), but there’s a fair amount of talk, just […]
Read More..>>California
Some of you may have heard that the Classis of California has withheld some of its assessments to use according to its own priorities (and therefore prevent the General Synod from using.) According to the Book of Church Order (3.I.1, available at here) delegates will not be seated if their classis isn’t current with […]
Read More..>>UGH!
I just had a long (and, if I say so myself, exceptional!) overview of today’s business at synod and accidentally deleted the whole thing (UGH!) Anyhow…I’m not re-writing it. Here’s the highlights.
Changes this year:
- Delegates are seated at round tables. The idea behind this is, I presume, to foster better small-group discussion. […]
Called to Order
Well, it’s official. The 200th General Synod of the Reformed Church in America was officially called to order this evening following five verses and preceding one of The Church’s One Foundation inspiringly accompanied (or shall I say “led”) by an admirable organist (whose name I don’t know).
The service was held at the historic First […]
Synod Schedule
If you’re attending Synod, like I am, with a less-than-official status and wondered what happens when, you may have noticed that the workbook doesn’t include a schedule. Ron (one of my Elders) to the rescue!
I’ve scanned it; the thumbnail below goes to a link with a full-size, printable version (it’s .jpg format, if you […]
Maybe a little Strange
You may consider this strange, but I LOVE General Synod.
This year, since my wife used up much of her vacation time with maternity leave, our vacation amounts don’t match up, so I’m taking a week of vacation and heading down to Synod — for the fun of it. Yes, “the fun” of it. […]
