BOT Report: By God’s Grace, We’ve Made Tremendous Progress

Rev. Scott Greenway, vice president of the Board of Trustees of the Christian Reformed Church, told delegates to Synod 2015 that, through five years of significant change, some of it painful, God has provided for his church in amazing ways.

Greenway told delegates that during the five years that he has been on the board, “I’ve served alongside three executive directors; there have been other changes in senior administration."

“When I started, there was no Strategic Planning and Adaptive Change Team, or a task force reviewing structure and culture.”

Greenway named a number of people who have been appointed to senior leadership positions in the the CRC in the past five years, including Calvin College president Michael Le Roy, executive director Steven Timmermans,  director of ministries and administration Colin Watson, Canadian ministries director Darren Roorda, as well as directors in three agencies.

“That’s a lot of change in a short period of time,” Greenway said. “By the grace of God we’ve made tremendous progress.”

Providence is a good Reformed word, Greenway noted. He told delegates that he has witnessed God’s hand providing again and again and that gives great hope for the future.

“We can move forward boldly with confidence,” he said. “We know God’s hand will provide. I’ve witnessed it. I’m grateful for it.”

The 30-member Board meets three times a year to do the work assigned to it by synod between the annual meetings of synod.

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