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Originally Posted by joshua  Thanks for the info.
So, there wouldn't be an equivalent to the Presbyterians' General Assembly, right?
Basically, if a member in a URC Church felt they were unfairly brought up for discipline, they can only appeal to the local Consistory (same as a Presbytery?)? |
Consistory = Session
Classis = Presbytery
Synod = GA
Similar appearance here, except things operate differently.
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NOTE: I don't know their polity thoroughly, so take what I say with a grain of salt and verify it! If anyone in the know sees that I am presenting erroneous info here, please let me know and I'll change my post. Thanks.)
As far as I understand, a member can only appeal a disciplinary action to the local Consistory who decides if it is to go to Classis or not. Which means, if the Consistory thinks it's right, then that's the end of it. This is a serious problem in their church polity, if I'm understanding it correctly.
Perhaps Pastors Hyde or RSC or other URC members can chime in on this. I'm OPC, but I've hung around a bunch of URCers at my school.
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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie I would suspect that in most Dutch Reformed churches they have term eldership rather than permanent elders...though I can't speak for this denomination in particular. |
I think they do almost always. But Presbyterian churches have them too sometimes.
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