I grew up in the Christian Reformed Church, and I harbour no animosity toward that fine denomination or any of its local churches. That being said, I find it troubling that our General Secretary--the General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America--has chosen to make his home church a CRC church. It creates some dissonance within my mind and spirit. Now I admit that I am not privy to some of the personal reasons the General Secretary may have or some of the explanations given to the GSC for attending the CRC, but I have a hard time finding any plausible reasons or explanations that would be compelling enough. Its like Steve Jobs carrying around a Dell or the head of GM driving a Toyota--its just not done. It would be a betrayal. Perhaps that is what is happening here--a betrayal. I don't know. But it make me uneasy. Am I alone in this feeling?
Blessings,
David Vandervelde
PS - For those who are wondering, I'm getting my information from the most recent edition of the Church Herald (page 22).
PPS - If the General Secretary happens to read this post, I'd like to invite him to offer some public thoughts on his church choice here on these blogs.