Tag: Proportionality

Of Classes and Congressional Districts

February 5, 2020

There has been a good deal of discussion lately in some segments of the Reformed Church in America over concerns about a supposed “disproportionate representation” stemming from the reality that classes are different sizes (in terms of both numbers of churches and size of churches) but they each register a single vote on constitutional amendments. … More Of Classes and Congressional Districts

Governance by Assembly and the Problem of Representation (Part II)

April 24, 2017

In Part I, we laid a foundation for what representation means in the church. In Part II, we are going to look at how this exists in practice, particularly regarding the General Synod. The General Synod apportions delegates proportionally. Every classis is able to send two ministers and two elders, and larger classes are able to send … More Governance by Assembly and the Problem of Representation (Part II)