Additional Recommendations Coming to Synod
At its recent Spring meeting, the Christian Reformed Church’s Board of Trustees made a number of recommendations, contained in supplementary materials, that are being included as part of the Agenda for Synod 2013.
Synod 2013 opens this year on Friday, June 7 in the Covenant Fine Arts Center at Calvin College.
Included in these materials are BOT recommendations, asking:
- That synod adopt the revised proposal for the appointment of a director of diversity with a budget allocation of approximately $100,000 per year for two years to begin FY 2014.
- That synod instruct the executive director to develop a comprehensive strategy and organizational alignment that addresses all of the multicultural and ethnic-minority concerns that need to be considered, and that brings the CRC nearer to the goal of more closely reflecting the diverse “communities we inhabit and the visions expressed in the book of Revelation.”
- That synod take special note of the recommendation by the Task Force Reviewing Structure and Culture that gives the BOT authorization to approve forthcoming position descriptions and the search for, appointment of, and ratification of final candidates for senior leadership team positions.
- That Synod 2013 reserve approximately 45 minutes to hear a presentation on the results of the 2012 Denominational Survey.
- That synod take note of the BOT’s endorsement of the proposed direction of the Implementation Design Team report regarding the convergence of the critical functions of Faith Alive Christian Resources and the faith formation initiative.
The supplementary material, in addition, provides information on the process the church could undertake in finding a new director for Canadian ministries.
Prior to the opening of Synod, the congregations of the CRC are being asked to remember the synodical assembly in intercessory prayers on Sundays, June 2 and 9.
For complete coverage of Synod 2013, including live webcasts, news, photos, liveblog and more visit: crcna.org/synod
