I believe that the practice of terms comes from the Continental tradition. All the CRC and RCA churches in our area do terms. Personally, it drives me crazy, because most of the time, the person who gets elected only does it "because it's his turn." They don't usually feel called, except in the ballot.

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Rev. Lane Keister
Teaching Elder, PCA, North Dakota (working out of bounds in a CRC and an RCA church)
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