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NOTE: The content below expresses the views of the individual named as the author and does not necessarily reflect the position of the WRF as a whole.
WRF International Director Dr. P. J. Buys Discusses the Importance of Martin Luther's Theology of the Cross

WRF International Director Dr. P. J. Buys Discusses the Importance of Martin Luther's Theology of the Cross

 MARTIN LUTHER AND ANTIDOTES FOR PROSPERITY GOSPEL THEOLOGY SICKNESS

by Dr.P. J. (Flip) Flip Buys. International Director of the World Reformed Fellowship

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WRF International Director Dr. P. J. Buys Responds to the PCA Report Concerning Women in Ministry

WRF International Director Dr. P. J. Buys Responds to the PCA Report Concerning Women in Ministry

 A SOUTH AFRICAN RESPONSE TO THE PCA REPORT ON WOMEN SERVING IN THE MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH

by Dr. P. J. (Flip) Buys, International Director of the World Reformed Fellowship

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WRF Member Rev. Mike Sharrett Responds to the PCA Study Committee Report

WRF Member Rev. Mike Sharrett Responds to the PCA Study Committee Report

 Wise and Charitable Complementarianism - A Response to the PCA Study Committee Report 

I am grateful for the edifying and judicious work of the PCA study committee on the role of women serving in ministry in the church. From where I sit it struck a wonderful balance, though I suspect- and understand- that folks at each end of the continuum on the issue will be left wanting more. 

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WRF Member Robert Heerdt Responds to the PCA Study Committee Report on Women in Ministry

WRF Member Robert Heerdt Responds to the PCA Study Committee Report on Women in Ministry

 Whence Comes Authority? A Response to the PCA Study Committee Report

 A few observations from the other side of the pulpit.  The Westminster Confession of Faith subscribed to by my church (PCA), states in Chapter 1, VII, “All things in scripture are not ...alike clear unto all.”

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WRF Board Member Dr. John McClean Offers an Australian Perspective on the PCA Study Committee Report

WRF Board Member Dr. John McClean Offers an Australian Perspective on the PCA Study Committee Report

 A Response to The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) Study Committee Report on Women Serving in the Ministry of the Church

by WRF Board Member Dr. John McClean, Vice Principal of Christ College in Sydney, Australia, and Convenor of the Gospel, Society and Culture Committee of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales

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WRF Member Dr. Clair Davis Responds to Report on Women in Church Ministry

WRF Member Dr. Clair Davis Responds to Report on Women in Church Ministry

 A Response to The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) Study Committee Report on Women Serving in the Ministry of the Church

by WRF Member Dr. D. Clair Davis, Teaching Elder of the Presbyterian Church in America

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WRF Member John Wilson Asks, "How Much Are You Spending in God's Beautiful Garden?"

WRF Member John Wilson Asks, "How Much Are You Spending in God's Beautiful Garden?"

I always thought it was a curious and lumbering name for a Christian organisation – but I never questioned it. It had always been there, or so it seemed to a six year old: the British and Foreign Bible Society. I knew for sure that I was British so, I wondered, who were the foreigners?

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WRF Members Thomas Schirrmacher and Thomas Johnson Urge That We "Let the Reformation Continue!"

WRF Members Thomas Schirrmacher and Thomas Johnson Urge That We "Let the Reformation Continue!"

 We respectfully believe that the statement “Is the Reformation Over? A Statement of Evangelical Convictions” [WRF Member Dr. Leonardo De Chirico Shares "Is the Reformation Over? - A Statement of Evangelical Convictions"] is not a sufficient description of our present theological situation.

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WRF Member Leah Farish Asks "Is 'The Benedict Option' Really an Option?"

WRF Member Leah Farish Asks "Is 'The Benedict Option' Really an Option?"

Orthodox (as in Russian Orthodox) author Rod Dreher’s new book, The Benedict Option, released on March 14, has rightly generated lots of discussion even among Reformed folks.  Based on the assumption that American culture is getting more hostile to the Body of Christ and to learning and civility, Dreher says that

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WRF Member Leah Farish Examines How American Christian Women Say They Grow Spiritually

WRF Member Leah Farish Examines How American Christian Women Say They Grow Spiritually

Virtually Alone? by WRF Member Leah Farish, MA, JD

Occasionally I have the privilege of surveying church congregations to find out how to improve ministry.  In surveying the women of a PCA church recently, I felt the most intriguing response was the answer to this question:

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WRF Board Member Dr. Fergus Macdonald Considers "Reformed Spirituality and Relationships"

WRF Board Member Dr. Fergus Macdonald Considers "Reformed Spirituality and Relationships"

In his book The Presbyterian Way of Life, published in 1960, John A Mackay described Presbyterians as ‘a theologically minded people’ (p 34).  For Presbyterians and all Reformed Christians, theology addresses the human mind.  But Calvin’s crest testifies that Reformed Christians also experience theology as energising the heart. 

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WRF Member Leah Farish Suggests Some Reformation Birthday Celebration Possibilities: "A Big Birthday"

WRF Member Leah Farish Suggests Some Reformation Birthday Celebration Possibilities: "A Big Birthday"

WRF members know why this is a special year: It’s the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of the 95 Theses to the Wittenberg church door.  This milestone offers Reformed congregations around the world a chance to shine a spotlight on the grace of God and the value of reading the Bible.  

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