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Men and Women in the Church — Sermon on 1 Timothy 2:8-15

Beloved congregation of Christ, Recently, at Synod Meppel, our sister churches in the Netherlands decided to admit women to all […]

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10 July 2017

1 Timothy 2:8-15 Women in office women's ordination

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A Supervised Lord’s Supper?

Historically, Reformed and Presbyterian churches have practiced elder supervision over admission to the Lord’s Supper.  This historic practice has unfortunately […]

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16 May 2017

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The Reformation and Psalm-Singing

Worship was one of the key issues that led to the break with Rome we call the Reformation.  The Reformation […]

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2 May 2017

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New Resource on Women in Office

When I teach the Belgic Confession to my catechism students, I now spend a lesson on the topic of women […]

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13 March 2017

Women in office women's ordination

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Women in Office = False Church?

It could happen later this year that the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands decide at their synod to officially allow […]

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9 March 2017

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Stop Caring So Much?

It’s synod year for the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands.  Synod Meppel 2017 is underway and it will prove to […]

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2 March 2017

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Critical Articles About Women in Office in the GKV

As regular readers of this blog know, the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands are currently wrestling with the issue of […]

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23 January 2017

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Admitting Guests to the Lord’s Supper

In the broader Reformed/Presbyterian context, it is common to fence the Lord’s Supper with a verbal warning only.  Typically that […]

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15 December 2016

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RCN Report: Open All Offices to Women

This past Tuesday, the deputies appointed to study women in office in the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands (RCN) released […]

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3 November 2016

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Ichabod?

No, the title is not referring to Ichabod Crane, he of headless horseman fame.  Rather, it refers to what Scripture […]

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23 September 2016

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New FRC Launceston Website!

The church that I serve, the Free Reformed Church of Launceston, has just rolled out a new website.  You can […]

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2 August 2016

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Ten Ways to a More Welcoming Church

Reformed churches who hold to the Heidelberg Catechism understand that, when Christ taught us to pray “Your kingdom come,” part […]

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4 July 2016

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Photo credit: Randy Mulder (via Facebook).
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URCNA/CanRC Relations — Status Quo (for now)

The United Reformed Churches of North America are currently holding their synod in Wyoming, Michigan.  I’m not going to comment […]

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16 June 2016

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Synod Dunnville 2016 (7)

Today I’m going to review some of the highlights from Day 7 of Synod Dunnville, the proceedings of Wednesday May […]

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25 May 2016

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Rev. Wes Bredenhof (B.A., M.Div., Th.D.) is pastor of the Free Reformed Church in Launceston, Tasmania. Read More
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Books by Wes Bredenhof

Get to Know the Holy Spirit

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Aiming to Please

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