Jump to navigation

Home

Christian Library

Main menu

  • Browse
  • Log in
  • OTP

Search

You are here

  1. Library > 
  2. Church Government > 
  3. Church Order
Subscribe to RSS - Oversight of doctrine and worship

Oversight of doctrine and worship

Why are Ecclesiastical Feast Days in our Church Order?

  • Semi-Technical
  • R. Dean Anderson

Why does our church order contain a call to commemorate ecclesiastical feast days? This article discusses the historical development of this call, concluding that this should be left up to the discretion of each church council.

  • Read more about Why are Ecclesiastical Feast Days in our Church Order?
  • Share
  • Add new comment

Christian Education and the Task of the Officebearer

  • Popular
  • Clarence Bouwman

Officebearers have the responsibility to ensure that parents, in accordance with their baptismal promise, seek as much as possible to pursue Christian education for their children. This duty is supported by Article 53 of the Church Order of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia.

  • Read more about Christian Education and the Task of the Officebearer
  • Share
  • Add new comment

To Be or Not to Be Reformed (4): Upholding the Formula of Subscription

  • Popular
  • Russell J. Dykstra

It is a common practice in many Reformed Churches that elders and deacons sign the Formula of Subscription. Why practice this tradition? Two reasons: the adoption of and adherence to Reformed confessions, and to maintain and promote Reformed church government. If this is so, then the confessions must be binding, and discipline must be exercised on those who depart from them.

  • Read more about To Be or Not to Be Reformed (4): Upholding the Formula of Subscription
  • Share
  • Add new comment

To Be or Not to Be Reformed (3): Upholding the Formula of Subscription

  • Popular
  • Russell J. Dykstra

It is a common practice in many Reformed Churches that elders and deacons sign the Formula of Subscription. Why practice this tradition? Two reasons: the adoption of and adherence to Reformed confessions, and to maintain and promote Reformed church government. This article focuses on what the Form of Subscription requires from individuals.

  • Read more about To Be or Not to Be Reformed (3): Upholding the Formula of Subscription
  • Share
  • Add new comment

To Be or Not to Be Reformed (2): Upholding the Formula of Subscription

  • Popular
  • Russell J. Dykstra

It is a common practice in many Reformed Churches that elders and deacons sign the Formula of Subscription. Why practice this tradition? Two reasons: the adoption of and adherence to Reformed confessions, and to maintain and promote Reformed church government. This article focuses on the history behind the Form of Subscription.

  • Read more about To Be or Not to Be Reformed (2): Upholding the Formula of Subscription
  • Share
  • Add new comment

To Be or Not to Be Reformed (1): Upholding the Formula of Subscription

  • Popular
  • Russell J. Dykstra

It is a common practice in many Reformed Churches that elders and deacons sign the Formula of Subscription. Why practice this tradition? Two reasons: the adoption of and adherence to Reformed confessions, and to maintain and promote Reformed church government. This article focuses on the importance of adhering to the Reformed confessions.

  • Read more about To Be or Not to Be Reformed (1): Upholding the Formula of Subscription
  • Share
  • Add new comment

Not Sustained

  • Popular
  • Klaas Stam

This article is about the examination of the theological student by the churches, and the function of these exams. 

  • Read more about Not Sustained
  • Share
  • Add new comment

Special Days of Prayer

  • Popular
  • Ronald L. Cammenga

This article is about special days of prayer and fasting when the church is in affliction or adversity.

  • Read more about Special Days of Prayer
  • Share
  • Add new comment

What Does It Mean to Subscribe to the Westminster Standards?

  • Semi-Technical
  • G. I. Williamson

This article is about the binding to the confessions and the subscription of the officers to the confessions.

  • Read more about What Does It Mean to Subscribe to the Westminster Standards?
  • Share
  • Add new comment

The Counsellor

  • Popular
  • D. Quant

In times when a church is without a pastor, it can be useful for them to have a counsellor. This article looks at the function of such a counsellor.

  • Read more about The Counsellor
  • Share
  • Add new comment

"Catechism Preaching" – According to Church Order

  • Popular
  • G. VanDooren

This article considers the practice of Catechism preaching, as it is called for in the Church Order of Dort. It draws some conclusions regarding the special character of a Catechism sermon.

  • Read more about "Catechism Preaching" – According to Church Order
  • Share
  • Add new comment

Church Visitation

  • Popular
  • Clarence Bouwman

Church visitation serves the purpose of finding out how various congregations are doing in regard to their faith, and is a response to the desire to live in unity as God's people.

  • Read more about Church Visitation
  • Share
  • Add new comment

Christian Education and the Church Order: A History

  • Popular
  • Clarence Bouwman

This article outlines the historical development of Article 53 of the Church Order of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia. Working from this history, the author shows that Christian education is the responsibility of both parents and consistory, and is in line with the promises made at baptism.

  • Read more about Christian Education and the Church Order: A History
  • Share
  • Add new comment

The Reformed Pastor and His Vows

  • Popular
  • Leonard T. van Horn

This article is about the ordination vows, and the author urges ministers to show integrity regarding their vows.

  • Read more about The Reformed Pastor and His Vows
  • Share
  • Add new comment

The Background of the Holy Days

  • Popular
  • Karel Deddens

This article is about the festivals and holy days in the early church. The author calls for soberness in our celebration of Christian festivals.

  • Read more about The Background of the Holy Days
  • Share
  • Add new comment

Church Boundaries: Keeping Christ Whole!

  • Popular
  • R. Dean Anderson

Regardless of the size of the church, every church within the church federation forms the body of Christ. Therefore, no church should accept members from another church without the consent of the church where the members are coming from. In this way the boundaries of churches in the federation are respected.

  • Read more about Church Boundaries: Keeping Christ Whole!
  • Share
  • Add new comment

Church Boundaries: Keeping Christ Whole!

  • Popular
  • R. Dean Anderson

Regardless of the size of the church, every church within the church federation forms the body of Christ. Therefore, no church should accept members from another church without the consent of the church where the members are coming from. In this way the boundaries of churches in the federation are respected.

  • Read more about Church Boundaries: Keeping Christ Whole!
  • Share
  • Add new comment

Baptism – As Soon As Feasible

  • Popular
  • P. Niemeijer

How soon should infants be baptized? This article explains the obligation parents have to get their children baptized as soon as possible. It lays the biblical ground for infant baptism and its relation to church membership.

  • Read more about Baptism – As Soon As Feasible
  • Share
  • Add new comment

The Churches’ Care for the Schools: The Relation Between Church and School in Historical Perspective

  • Semi-Technical
  • Riemer A. Faber

This article is about the relation between church and school in historical perspective.

  • Read more about The Churches’ Care for the Schools: The Relation Between Church and School in Historical Perspective
  • Share
  • Add new comment

Those Ordination Vows

  • Semi-Technical
  • Iain D. Campbell

This article is about the ordination vows of the office-bearer and the character of the binding to these vows. The author discusses this as officer of the Free Church of Scotland.

  • Read more about Those Ordination Vows
  • Share
  • Add new comment

Right sidebar

Featured content

Loading ...

Left sidebar

Library

Loading ...
Assurance enables a child of God to feel that the great business of life is a settled business, the great debt a paid debt, the great disease a healed disease and the great work a finished work. J. C. Ryle
  • Share