We live in a time when Christian networks are all the rage. Various conferences, coalitions, and associations are forming in order to encourage it amongst like-minded pastors and laity from various Christian traditions. Unlike those networks, RED works intra-church to promote unity within existing ecclesiastical structures. We are convinced that the visible Church ought to [...]
Archive for March, 2011
Bridges Are Not Networks
Posted: March 30, 2011 by Zac Wyse in Ecclesiology, NAPARC, RED Identity, UncategorizedTags: Denominationalism, Ecclesiology, Networks, RED
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Update on URC Church Planting Colloquium: 11 Theses
Posted: March 29, 2011 by Dan Borvan in EcclesiologyTags: brian cochran, church planting, shane lems
Rev. Shane Lems, pastor of the United Reformed Church of Sunnyside, delivered a lecture this morning on 11 Theses of Church Planting at the colloquium. Rev. Brian Cochran, pastor of Redeemer Reformation Church in Regina, Saskatchewan, outlines the lecture here.
URCNA Church Planting Colloquium
Posted: March 28, 2011 by Dan Borvan in EcclesiologyTags: church planting, ecumenism, naparc, RED, URC
March 28-30, 2011. Ministers, elders, and laymen in the URCNA, including several RED members, are currently meeting in Denver for a conference on church planting. Please pray for the conference and the synodical study committee on missions which are meeting simultaneously this week in different locations. May God grant a clear vision in how to spread [...]
REDevelopment: Group Meeting 4-9
Posted: March 28, 2011 by Dan Borvan in RED MeetingsTags: estelle, keele, naparc, OPC, RED, vandrunen
Next RED meeting: Saturday, 4-9-11, 5-7pm Location: Westminster Seminary California – Student Lounge Focus: Promoting ecclesiastical fellowship within the Orthodox Presbyterian Church Special Guests: Rev. Dr. David VanDrunen, Rev. Dr. Bryan Estelle, Rev. Zach Keele All are welcome to attend. All members of NAPARC churches are welcome to participate. For more information, e-mail us: redchurches@gmail.com [...]
This is the first installment of many on Luther and the Church: “The church is misery on earth, first, that we may keep in mind we are banished servants, and exiled out of Paradise for Adam’s sake. Secondly, that we may always remember the misery of the Son of God, who, for our sake, was [...]
RED-Style Fellowship activities taking place at the end of March 2011. On March 19 & 20 Rev. Michael Brown of Christ URC (Santee, CA) was in Douglasville, GA teaching and preaching at Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA). Mike was speaking about the church planting work in Milan, Italy (http://www.reformationitaly.org/) as part of their annual mission emphasis [...]
The RED Minutes from 3.20.11
Posted: March 22, 2011 by Aaron L. Perry - RED Party Chairman in RED MinutesTags: arp, julius kim, naparc, OPC, pca, rcus, RED, rpcna, URC
Disclaimer: All meeting minutes published by redchurches.com are for the sole use of its members and those of you out there who hold the same ecclesiastical sentiments and desire a united confessionally reformed church i.e. embody the intra-church ethos of RED. The minutes published on redchurches.com are only a concise summary or synopsis of [...]
gatherRED: Group Meeting 3-20
Posted: March 18, 2011 by Dan Borvan in EcclesiologyTags: ecumenism, fellowship, pca, presbyterian
RED Members (REDS) will gather together on 3-20 to discuss how to implement RED’s goal of ecclesiastical fellowship within the Presbyterian Church in America. Do not worry, RED does not compete with the means of grace. All REDS are expected to attend their church’s service(s). The RED meeting begins well after evening services conclude. REDS [...]
RED Bond
Posted: March 16, 2011 by Dan Borvan in EcclesiologyTags: carl trueman, confessionalism, heidelberg
Dr. Carl Trueman delivers an outstanding lecture on the history of the Heidelberg Catechism. This is a perfect example of RED’s goal of confessional cross-pollination. As an OPC minister, Trueman subscribes the Westminster Standards, yet expresses great appreciation for the Heidelberg and the Three Forms of Unity.
Ecclesiastical Fellowship in Action
Posted: March 15, 2011 by Dan Borvan in EcclesiologyTags: japan, japan earthquake, naparc, opc donations, opc missions
The catastrophic earthquake in Japan and the ongoing calamity has presented the body of Christ an opportunity to care for one another. The Diaconal Committee of the OPC has set up a disaster response fund to aid those in need. Multiple NAPARC churches are contributing. This is an occasion for all NAPARC churches to unite in [...]
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