In 1555, as English refugees fled to the continent where they sought refuge from Roman Catholic Queen Mary Tudor (“Bloody Mary”), many arrived at Frankfort to a French-speaking Protestant church waiting with open arms. Over time, however, those arms turned cold as differences over aspects of worship sparked sharp discussion and disunity. Calvin wrote “To [...]
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Calvin’s Sacred Bond of Unity
Posted: May 10, 2011 by J.Beaird in Dead RED, Ecclesiology, NAPARC, RED Cred, RED Identity, UncategorizedTags: discord, Disunity, English Refugees, John Calvin, Unity
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Marching Orders For a Healthy Church: The Great Commission
Posted: April 1, 2011 by J.Beaird in EcclesiologyTags: church plant, Church planting conferance, Great Commission, United Reformed Churches in North America
The first ever URCNA church planting colloquium was an instant success that I hope has lasting results. As a RED member, I salute Rev. Paul Murphy, who gave the opening salvo on the URCNA and the Great Commission, the dominant theme of the colloquium. He argued that a healthy classis is one that seeks to [...]
Seeing RED!
Posted: February 28, 2011 by J.Beaird in RED IdentityTags: Church History, DEAD REDS, John Calvin, Reformation
I would like to propose that John Calvin served as our example of the kind of passion demonstrated by RED members. The Republic of Letters from the sixteenth through the seventeenth centuries, written by scholars across both continents, contains a wealth of wisdom and knowledge we need today. Calvin’s matchless desire for church unity contributes [...]
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