Consistory

Office Hours: Calvin And Reformed Ministry In Geneva

by R. Scott Clark on August 25, 2014
Office Hours

Few figures haunt the history and imagination of the West like John Calvin. In 2009 Geneva celebrated the 500th anniversary of his birth and yet late modern Europeans were clearly uncomfortable celebrating a figure whom they regarded as backward and unenlightened. Yet, . . . Continue reading →

Should Laity Attend Elders’ Meetings?

by R. Scott Clark on January 23, 2018 | 15 Comments

As I ran errands yesterday I listened to a recent Presbycast episode from which I learned that there are NAPARC congregations in which laity (non-ordained members of the congregation) regularly attend elders meetings and participate in the decision making process. In Presbyterian . . . Continue reading →