Classis Credentials - Classis British Columbia North-West

For ministers, elders, and deacons

Note: Classical Credentials are to be submitted at least three weeks before the meeting.
Classical Credentials are to be submitted using this form only.

To Classis British Columbia North-West

To convene: February 25 & 26, 2025
At: The Tapestry, Richmond

The council of

City of Church:

Name of Church:

Has appointed the following as delegates to the meeting of the classis referred above.
Note: If a church is without a minister or the minister is unable to attend, an elder shall be delegated in the place of the minister.

1. NAME:

Select one:

minister commissioned pastor elder deacon

Day attending (if only one day):

Tuesday Wednesday

Please check if a first-time delegate:

Yes

Email address (if first-time delegate):

2. NAME:

Select one:

minister commissioned pastor elder deacon

Day attending (if only one day):

Tuesday Wednesday

Please check if a first-time delegate:

Yes

Email Address (if first-time delegate):

The alternate delegates are:

1. NAME:

Select one:

minister commissioned pastor elder deacon

Day attending (if just one day):

Tuesday Wednesday

Please check if a first-time delegate:

Yes

Email address (if first-time delegate):

2. NAME:

Select one:

minister commissioned pastor elder deacon

Day attending (if only one day):

Tuesday Wednesday

Please check if a first-time delegate:

Yes

Email address (if first-time delegate):

The council also delegates to the meeting.*

Ordained Campus Minister:

Email address (if first-time delegate):

In addition, the following officebearers from the emerging church are delegated.*

Emerging Church Name:

Officebearer(s) names(s):

Email address(es) [if first-time delegate(s)]:

We instruct and authorize them to take part in all deliberations and transactions of classis regarding all matters legally coming before the assembly and transacted in agreement with the Word of God according to the conception of it embodied in the doctrinal standards of the Christian Reformed Church, as well as in harmony with our Church Order.

We testify that our council faithfully adheres to the doctrinal standards of the Christian Reformed Church and diligently and effectively attends to ministry within our congregation, community, classis, denomination, and the broader kingdom of God.

Questions Under Church Order Article 41

Church Order Article 41 calls classis to assist its member churches in the following way:

In order to assist the churches, the classis shall allocate sufficient time at its meetings to respond to requests for advice or help from the churches, and at a minimum of one meeting annually shall allocate sufficient time to discuss at least one ministry issue that the classis considers to be especially important.

1. In what aspect of ministry would you like the assistance of classis?

2. What aspect of ministry would you like to discuss at classis?

Items of information or requests for advice or help of classis.

We confirm the following council members to be nominees as delegates to Synod:

For October's meeting only: We have submitted our insurance and safe church training information to the stated clerk:

Yes No

By order of the council,

President/chair:

Clerk:

Date:

* Synod 2022 decided that councils may delegate campus ministers, who are ordained officebearers under their care, to the meetings of classis (cf. Church Order Supplement, Article 40-a, section d).

* Synod 2007 decided that a classis — a gathering of organized churches — may amend its own rules and invite emerging churches to delegate three officebearers with vote to the meetings of classis (cf. Church Order Supplement, Article 40-a, section c)

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