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Church Order
Draft report
Deputies for Church Order
Synod 2006, in its Article 25, mandated deputies:
To continue the work of Rev G VanRongen in collating the decisions of
Synod as they relate to articles of the Church Order:
- To publish updated versions in the best format (eg, binder style and on the official web page of the FRCA) to allow more additions from future Synods.
- To have the Synodical Treasurer pay the initial cost of publication.
- To authorise the selling of these books, at a normal cost, to the churches and to its members.
Deputies concluded that in this technological age the best format for publishing the updated
versions was to place them in pdf format on the official web pages of the FRCA.
This has now been done, allowing the Church Order articles and relevant standing decisions by
synods to be readily accessible for anyone with a computer.
Moreover, it allows subsequent versions to be easily updated.
Deputies decided against publishing hard copies. Common sense dictated, and a survey of a number of
potential users found, that church members likely to make use of the document would not buy a copy because:
- the information in now easily and quickly available on the website;
- website access is free;
- a hard copy would become outdated after each new synod.
However, should there be Church members wanting a hard copy of the current document, they can either:
- download and print it themselves if they have a computer and printer and place it in a binder;
- ask someone with this technology to do so;
- ask their consistory to make it available to them.
Deputies appreciate the help given by Rev R Eikelboom in identifying relevant decisions made by Synod 2006 and relating them to the CO articles.
J Numan (convener)
W vanderVen
last updated 22 Jan 2009
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