Belhar in your congregation?

[Kate Kooyman]

Curious which congregations are engaging with the Belhar confession, as Synod encouraged, and in what way. Sermon series? Sunday school classes? Guest speakers? What's happening that you're aware of in the CRCNA to wrestle with this important confession?

[Derek Atkins]

Several of us are writing our last papers on the strengths/weaknesses of the Belhar and offering our opinions on the adoption of the confession for Bierma's Reformed Confessions class. It would be interesting to pool some quotes from all the various papers and get a feel for how our seminary community is reacting to the confession. We are due to discuss the Belhar the last week of the semester.

[Kate Kooyman]

Micah-- who's teaching that course?

[Micah Schuurman]

My seminary class on Reformed Confessions and Worldview will be studying it soon...
We are starting by watching a documentary on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission tomorrow.

[Catherine Cooper]

Eastern Ave CRC in Grand Rapids, MI is currently having a four-week sermon series on the Belhar.

[Pam DeWilde]

The staff at DMC (Diaconal Ministries Canada) took some time at their last staff meeting to read and reflect on the Belhar. Haven't heard of any congregations studying it, though.