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Originally Posted by kvanlaan  Quote: |
One has to remember that the URCNA (like my former federation the OCRC) came out of a hierarchical and almost tyrannical situation where the church leadership ruled top -> down and imposed many decisions on consistories and congregations without proper procedure and due process being followed.
| Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the URC composed largely of CRC congregations that split after the WIO kerfuffle in the 90's? If so, the CRC, as I understand it, is likewise rather voluntary and the consistory carries the power, as classis is just a broader authority and not a hierarchical authority. But I may be wrong... |
Yes in principle this is true. In practice no.
Also if you compare the Church Orders of these denominations you will see that more influence or authority is given to the broader assemblies in the older version. This can even be seen by comparing the OCRC and URC Church Orders which are only separated by 15 or so years.