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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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Synod Dunnville 2016 (6)

We spent the weekend (and a bit more) without Internet.  As of last night, it’s back up and running and […]

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24 May 2016

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Synod Dunnville 2016 (5)

I’ve now had the opportunity to take a closer look at the most recent batch of Acts (which you can […]

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19 May 2016

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Synod Dunnville 2016 (3)

I’ll make two remarks about the latest set of Provisional Acts (which you can find here). The other day I […]

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17 May 2016

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Synod Dunnville 2016 (2)

Synod Dunnville continues today over in Canada.  We’ve seen the publication of a few sets of Provisional Acts.  Unfortunately, it’s […]

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16 May 2016

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Synod Dunnville 2016 (1)

The Canadian Reformed synod is now underway in Dunnville, Ontario.  As I understand it, the provisional Acts will be published […]

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12 May 2016

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CanRC Synod Dunnville 2016

It begins next week.  Every three years the Canadian Reformed Churches hold a synod, their broadest assembly.  This year’s synod […]

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4 May 2016

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A New Sister for the FRCA!

Our consistory here in Launceston received word the other day that the First Evangelical Reformed Church of Singapore has accepted […]

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4 November 2015

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CanRC Committee Recommends “Restriction” on Relationship with Netherlands

Though I’m no longer a CanRC minister, I’m still going to take an active interest in developments back in Canada.  […]

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26 October 2015

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CanRC vs. FRCA

In this post, I’d like to explore some of the differences between the Canadian Reformed Churches and Free Reformed Churches […]

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6 October 2015

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FRCA Synod 2015 (7)

The Synod concluded on Wednesday evening.  Wednesday’s Acts are filled mostly with discussions and decisions regarding various foreign churches.  The […]

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2 July 2015

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FRCA Synod 2015 (6)

The Synod finished up on Wednesday evening and all the draft Acts are now available.  For today, we’ll just have […]

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1 July 2015

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FRCA Synod 2015 (4)

By now, many readers are already aware of what took place at Synod Baldivis last Friday.  After all, there was […]

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29 June 2015

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FRCA Synod 2015 (3)

Today let’s briefly survey what happened at the Synod of Free Reformed Churches on Thursday.  I’m drawing on the approved […]

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26 June 2015

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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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