The minutes from the Nov. 3 meeting of the Classis Ministry Board are available for viewing and printing here: CMB Minutes 09-11-03

Paper copies have been mailed to the churches.

The Minutes of the Oct. 6 meeting of Classis are available for viewing and printing here: Minutes Classis 09-10-06

Congratulations, you found it!

By publishing the agenda to this website rather than copying it and mailing it to all of the churches, the classis has saved a considerable amount of money.  Of course, that is a great blessing at this time.  Here is the agenda for the meeting:

09-10-06 Agenda

It is a rather large file, so please be patient as it may take a moment or two for the file to open.

Please print out all necessary copies for your delegates, or, copy it to the computer that you bring to the Classis meeting.

Location for this meeting is Escalon.  Coffee and socialization at 8:30, the meeting will begin at 9:00.

Credentials will come to the church through the mail.  Otherwise, you can always view them and print them from the CRC’s website:http://www.faithaliveresources.org/samples/Classical%20Credentials.pdf

Thank you for the additional work you have done to make this possible. 

We will see you all on Oct. 6

UPDATE:

At the release of the agenda, the Stated Clerk neglected to include a request for funds from the Bakersfield properties.  The report had been send to the NCD for advice, but since the discussion would be coming to the floor, the request would be good for all to have and see in order to prepare.  That request is attached here: Request for Funds Transcribed

UPDATE #2:

In response to the previous letter to Classis, the NCD has responded and has provided the Classis with the motion they will be bringing to the floor along with grounds.  That document is located here: NCD response to Hanford  It is another document that I commend to your attention.

Here are the minutes from the most recent CMB meeting.  A hard copy will be mailed out later today.

CMB Minutes 09-08-20

 Follow this link for a nice brochure that gives all the necesary information for this coming Classis meeting:  WitvlietPsalmsCircular_051609_v3[1]

Also, there is a version of that brochure with three images per sheet – it might be more pubishing friendly.  That can be found here: WitvlietPsalmsCircular_3 per sheet

Finally, any church that needs to send credentials but lost the mailing, those credentials can always be found here : http://www.faithaliveresources.org/samples/Classical%20Credentials.pdf.

Here is a link to the agenda for our March 10 meeting of Classis.  A hard copy will still be sent to all of the churches and is forthcoming

 09-03-10-agenda

At the January 8 meeting of the CMB we discussed the upcoming meetings of Classis.  Recently, we have decided to move to 3 meetings a year with one meeting focusing on education and encouragement.   We decided to pursue Prof. John Witvliet of Calvin Seminary (see below for information on Prof. Witvliet) as a speaker for that meeting.  However, Prof. Witvliet was unavailable until June 13.  Therefore, we have made some changes to the meeting dates for this year’s classis meeting.

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 10.   Kevin Adams is the scheduled chair and a hosting church will be found in the Ripon/ Modesto area.  This will be a normal business meeting.

The following meeting will be on Saturday,  June 13.  This will be our educational/ encouragement meeting with special guest Prof. John Witvliet.

The final meeting will be unchanged and will be held on Tuesday, October 6.

Please make the necessary updates to your calendar.

Thank you all.

John Witvliet Bio:

John D. Witvliet is director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and professor of music and worship at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary, respectively. He also teaches in the religion department at Calvin College. His responsibilities include oversight of the Institute’s practical and scholarly programs, and teaching courses in worship, theology, and music.
 His areas of interest include the history of Christian worship, worship practices in various denominations, biblical and systematic theology of worship, the role of music and the arts in worship, choral music and consulting with churches on worship renewal.
 A graduate of Calvin College, Dr. Witvliet holds graduate degrees in theology from Calvin Theological Seminary, in music from the University of Illinois, and the Ph.D. in liturgical studies and theology from the University of Notre Dame.
 He is the author of The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship: A Brief Introduction and Guide to Resources (Eerdmans, 2007), Worship Seeking
Understanding: Windows into Christian Practice (Baker Academic, 2003), co-author of Proclaiming the Christmas Gospel: Ancient Sermons and Hymns for Contemporary Christian Inspiration (Baker, 2004), and co-editor of The Worship Sourcebook (Faith Alive Christian Resources, Baker Books, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, 2004) and Worship in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Change and Continuity in Religious Practice (University of Notre Dame Press, 2004).

Here are the minutes from our recent meeting of the CMB on Jan 8 -  cmb-minutes-09-01-089

In our continued effort to save paper and make more resources available on the web, the assigned sermons for the upcoming examinations were not included in the agenda packets.  The full text of those sermons can be found below, simply click on the file name after the individual’s name.

Ministers of the Word

Erik D. – acts-8

Layne K. – 2 Cor. 5

Joyce S. – john-10

Nicholas VB. – luke-15

Ministry Associates

Onephanh V. – Matt 7

Helen C. -Matt-6

Back at our March 6 2007 meeting of Classis, we talked about making more information available via the web.  Well, this is our first attempt at this project, through a blog posting.  Look here for updated information on CMB activities, Classical communications, etc.