Church and Order

Reflections on Protestant Church Polity

Social Distancing and Ordination

May 27, 2020

(see bottom for appendix) There are many challenges that this season has given us, and one of them is what do we do about ordinations in a time that we cannot be physically present, particularly with the laying on of hands? Can we do ordinations when we cannot perform that significant rite? And if we … More Social Distancing and Ordination

Special meetings of the General Synod

April 30, 2020

The second part of the synodical plan that the General Synod Council decided without ever consulting the church is to call a special session of the General Synod in October. The section in question is this: The president of the General Synod shall call a special session of the synod at a place determined by … More Special meetings of the General Synod