Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1997 - Rparchives.org

72 MINUTES OF THE 1997 SYNOD OF THE
ministry of the church. The prayer time was concluded with th
Psalm 119R, stanza 3.
Following announcements. Synod took recess at 12:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1997, 1:30 P.M.
Synod reconvened at 1:30 p.m. being led in prayer by John McGrath.
The roll was passed
The minutes of the morning session were read, corrected and approved.
The order of the day, the discussion of health insurance plans was taken
up. Don McBurney, Director of Human Resource Management at Geneva
College and Richard P. Caputo, an insurance broker who has worked with
Geneva College on its health program and who is a professing Christian,
addressed the court regarding a proposal for self-insured health insurance
program. Members of Synod asked questions of these men about such a
program.
Synod thanked the men for their work and took a fifteen-minute recess
at 2:50 p.m.
Synod returned to business and sang Psalm 47A, stanza 1, then
practiced and sang the chant of 47B.
The order of the day, the report of the Home Mission Board, was taken
up. The report was discussed. It was moved, seconded and passed that
since Renwick Wright is not present to give a report of his work as the
pastor's pastor, that up to two minutes per work be given to hear about
each of the exploratory works now in progress. This replaced item 1 of
the report. The time of the afternoon session was extended ten minutes.
Items 2-5 were adopted. Items 6 and 7 were referred to the Committee
on Finance. Item 8 was adopted. Item 9 was referred to the Nominating
Committee. Item 10 was adopted and Keith Magill led in prayer to fulfill
its objective. The report as a whole was approved and is as follows:
REPORT OF THE HOME MISSION BOARD
Synod's Charge to the Home Mission Board
In order to contribute to the denominational priority of developing "healthy,
growing, multiplying congregations", the specific assignment given to the Board of
Home Missions by the Synod is:
to facilitate the establishment of new RPCNA congregations in
North America
by providing Counsel, Encouragement, Resources and Training
to its Presbyteries.
In addition, the Synod has charged the Home Mission Board with the
responsibility: