{"id":821,"date":"2023-07-18T12:03:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T12:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/?page_id=821"},"modified":"2025-12-10T10:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:15:24","slug":"unity-of-reformed-confessors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/en\/binnen-de-kerk\/deputaatschappen\/eenheid-gereformeerde-belijders\/","title":{"rendered":"Unity Reformed confessors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Of course, unity cannot be made by humans. It is given from God. It is important that we recognise this and also recognise and be in touch with our brothers and sisters in other church communities.<\/p>\n<h3>national<\/h3>\n<p>At the national level, the deputation is holding discussions with representatives of other churches such as <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">GKv<\/span>, NGK, VGKN, HHK, GerGem, PKN\/Reformed Union. The aim of these talks is to achieve mutual understanding and faith unity and to explore what stands in the way of this. In addition, the deputation participates in the National Synod, COGG and the so-called 5-church consultations.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies Unity are in contact with the following churches:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkv.nl\/deputaatschappen\/kerkelijke-eenheid\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">GKV<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/ngk.nl\/kerkverband\/landelijk\/ccs\/\">NGK<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/vgkn.nl\/\">VGKN<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/protestantsekerk.nl\/\">PKN<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gergeminfo.nl\/alle-deputaatschappen\/deputaatschap-kerkelijke-eenheid\">Reformed congregations<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hersteldhervormdekerk.nl\/\">HHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, deputies participate in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cogg.nl\/\">COGG<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalesynode.nl\/\">National synod<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raadvankerken.nl\/\">Council of Churches<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>classic<\/h3>\n<p>Contacts at the classic level have been limited in recent years. In 2016, the deputation initiated the so-called convention model. This means that in addition to the church-related classes, the aim is to hold a meeting once a year for all ministers from the aforementioned churches in a classic region. The convention is intended as a platform in which churches can meet regionally.<\/p>\n<h3>local<\/h3>\n<p>The local situation is quite distinct. Many congregations have intensive contacts with sister churches. In some cases, this leads to cooperative congregations.<\/p>\n<p>The deputation seeks to encourage local contact and also advises cooperating congregations through <a href=\"http:\/\/kerkelijkeenheid.nl\/\">DOE<\/a>, the deputation consultation unity of the CGK<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">, GKv<\/span> and NGK.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uiteraard kan eenheid niet door mensen gemaakt worden. Zij wordt van God gegeven. Het is belangrijk dat we dit erkennen en dat we ook onze broeders en zusters in andere kerkgemeenschappen herkennen en met hen in contact zijn. landelijk Op landelijk niveau voert het deputaatschap gesprekken met vertegenwoordigers van andere kerken zoals GKv, NGK, VGKN, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":600,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-page-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[392],"class_list":["post-821","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Eenheid gereformeerde belijders - Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken: CGK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/en\/inside-the-church\/deputies\/unity-of-reformed-confessors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eenheid gereformeerde belijders - Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken: CGK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Uiteraard kan eenheid niet door mensen gemaakt worden. 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