Proposals to Change the Church Order

General Synod 2025 of the Canadian Reformed Churches has received several proposals for changes to the Church Order. The Report of the Committee on Ecumenical Relations (CER) is proposing a revision of CO article 50 (on churches abroad). Further, several overtures are proposing changes to CO article 30 (on the ecclesiastical route), CO article 49 (on the operations of general synod), and CO article 55 (on approved songs for worship).

The Reformed Bible College has found several individuals closely involved with these proposals to present on them at the next leadership conference. They are Br. Otto Bouwman, who will present on the CO 50 proposal, Rev. Rob Schouten, who will present on the CO 55 proposal, and Rev. Karlo Janssen, who will present on the CO 30 and CO 49 proposals. While this session is aimed at current and prospective office bearers in the Canadian Reformed Churches, all are welcome. A book table and refreshments will be available after the session.

Date: Friday, February 21, 2025

Time: 8:00pm – 9:30-ish

Location: Abbotsford Canadian Reformed Church (33947 King Road, Abbotsford)

This event will be livestreamed. To access, click here.

Legal Risks and Obligations for Churches

A second office bearers’ conference evening is still being planned for this spring. The topic of this evening will be legal risks and obligations for churches.