NG Kerkorde 1998: Die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk eenstemmig oor Skrif en Belydenis? by Piet J. Strauss

“…Are the church order and decisions of the General Synod on the same page? It is clear that the General Synod through its church order and its statements supports itself. …”
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Die NG Kerk oor ‘Kerk en Samelewing’ voor en na 1994 – ’n Evaluering van drie dokumente by Piet J. Strauss

“…This movement led to the end of an effort in this regard on the level of the General Synod. Between their approach to apartheid and the new society, the reports before the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church did not maintain the same principles, nor did it maintain an ecclesiastical independence. …”
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Die Ned. Geref. Kerkorde 1962 en Sinodes: Die Dordtse Kerkorde aangepas by die eise van ons dag? by Piet J. Strauss

“…Apart from some issues on the agenda of the synods that constituted the general synod, as well as some points for the agenda of the general synod, the church order of the DRC took its own direction. …”
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Protestantism and public life: the Church of Ireland, disestablishment, and Home Rule, 1864-1874 by Golden, JJ

“…Structurally, the Church’s General Synod served as a model for an autonomous Irish parliament. …”

Eredienste vertoon die geestelike stand van die NG Kerk by Piet J. Strauss

“…From personal experiences during visits to congregations, the author came to the conclusion that there are tendencies in these church services that are no longer in accordance with its church order and the viewpoints of its General Synod, regarding church services. These tendencies lead to a derailing of the biblical lines of church services. …”
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J.D. Vorster en die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerkorde van 1962: Die Dordtse Kerkorde aangepas by die eise van ons dag? by Pieter J. Strauss

“…As a background for modern church orders in this church, it partly clears the positions taken up by present day general synods.…”
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Die Gereformeerde kerke in Suid-Afrika in ekumeniese konteks by J. M. Vorster

“…As a result of missionary work a General Synod consisting of four National Synods which were based on ethnicity was established in 1964. …”
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My Pilgrimage to the Missional in South Africa by Coenie Burger

“… The Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa at its 2013 General Synod made a bold resolution—to be a missional church. …”
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Johan Heyns en Beyers Naudé as profete teen die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk se steun aan apartheid: Heyns van binne, en Naudé van buite die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk by Piet J. Strauss

“…Heyns became the chairman of the General Synod which spoke out against apartheid in practice, but the church closed its ranks against the critique of Naudé. …”
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‘Protector of Thy Church and People’: Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Established Church of England by Nevsky EVERETT

“…From her Christmas addresses to her quinquennial inauguration of the Church of England’s governing body, the General Synod, Her Late Majesty was motivated by her deep faith and personal convictions.…”
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Church colleges research project: interim papers by Gay, J, Lazenby, D

“…</p> <ol> <li>A view from the General Synod, the Board of Education and the Diocesan Directors of Education</li> <li>A view from Church schools and theological colleges</li> <li>A preliminary theological critique</li> <li>The first year students</li> <li>The third year and PGCE students</li> <li>The college staff</li> <li>A view from the head teachers of teaching practice schools</li> </ol> <p>Each of the reports was used as promised feedback to the relevant group and also made available more widely to those who wished for copies. …”

The Ministry of the bishop Arthur Malmgren by Mikhail Vitalyevich Shkarovskii

“…Arthur Malmgren managed to do quite a lot: he held the General Synod in 1924, at that the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Soviet Union was established, then he founded the Leningrad Preachers Seminary, which functioned until 1934. …”
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Die reis met kerkeenwording tussen die Verenigende Gereformeerde Kerk in Suider-Afrika en die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Afrika by Mary Anne Plaatjies van Huffel, Johan M. van der Merwe

“…Secondly, the resolutions of the General Synod of the DRCA (1991), the judicial problems that surfaced shortly after the unification between the DRMC and the DRCA, the objections against the unification process and the lawsuit that followed, will be attended to. …”
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The palace and the parish: the Church of England's approach to interreligious relations with Muslims nationally and locally, 2005-2021 by Morry, LC

“…There are five core Presence and Engagement reports spanning 2005 to 2017 which are analysed alongside their concomitant General Synod debates. The Church of England’s approach to interreligious engagement with Islam on a national level is a process of inward-facing dialogue, wherein the Church of England’s chief concern is how its own identity qua national church is affected by the growth of Islam in England. …”

The future of the Anglican colleges: final report of the church colleges research project by Gay, J, Kay, B, Perry, G, Lazenby, D

“…The views of a wide constituency were canvassed including college staffs and students and, externally, heads of teaching practice and church schools, members of the Church’s General Synod and diocesan Directors of Education. Over 7,600 questionnaires were sent out and a response rate of 69% was achieved. …”

Kerklike tug: ’n ‘inhoudloze kerkordelijke aangelegentheid’ in ’n plurale kerk? by Piet J. Strauss

“…Against this line of thought, reformed churches like the Dutch Reformed Church in Southern Africa keep to reformed confessions like the Confessio Belgica and the Heidelberg Catechism. Through their General Synod they opt for these confessions as a biblically based norm for the church. …”
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