Dear Reader,
This particular issue of the Reformed Herald generally contains the reports of our four classes, along with the reports of their presidents. As with everything printed in the Reformed Herald, the hope is that you will find them edifying. More specifically, they can certainly guide us in how to pray for the challenges our congregations in different regions face, as well as remind us that God is at work in ways we don’t always expect.
It should be noted that all the reports pass through our regular editorial process and are most often somewhat condensed from their original version. Anyone who desires to consult the full presidential reports, of course, can read them in the abstracts of the respective classes (all posted on the RCUS website).
The rationale for trimming the reports is twofold. From the general standpoint of design and visual appeal, too many walls of unmitigated text are challenging for readers. And as our readership online includes many who are not part of the RCUS, it’s desirable for their sake not to include too much “inside baseball.”
While I’m on the subject of the inner workings of the Reformed Herald, let me remind the churches that it’s a good idea to review your subscription list at least annually to make sure that you are receiving enough copies for your congregation and that they are going to the right places. Updates or corrections can be sent to: subscriptions@rcus.org.
I’ll also remind our readers that submissions are open! If you want to recommend a book you read, share an experience of God’s goodness in your life, or explain something that is clear to you, including a poem or a photo essay, we welcome your contributions. It’s quite all right to be creative. Submissions can be sent to: editor@rcus.org. Obviously, if something contradicts Scripture or the Reformed confessions, it will hopefully not make it into print. But writing could well be a way for you to encourage other members of
the church.
If you need an idea to get started, an easy one is any outreach or mission activities that your church conducts or activities that you might share with other congregations or Christian organizations. Any way that you serve the community or share the Gospel would be good to write about and take pictures of. Perhaps other churches have similar opportunities and aren’t aware of it yet. Spreading that kind of information is encouraging and helpful—exactly what we want for the Reformed Herald!
Rev. Ruben Zartman
Editor