This year's Annual Meeting drew an excellent turnout of young and old readers and RFPA supporters. Many of the 181 active Association members attended with friends and family members to listen to high school teacher and long-time Association member Mr. Joel Minderhoud give a presentation titled "Is Your Brain Being Wired for Deeper Thinking? The Christian Calling and Incentive to Read."
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Have you ever wondered why the Reformed Free Publishing Association is the RFPA, and not just the RFP?
Our nonprofit has long published "Reformed" literature and authors, we're "Free" because we operate without a denominational affiliation, and "Publishing" is self-explanatory, but why are we an Association?
2019 RFPA Annual Meeting
"Training Our Children in the Discipline of Reading"Rev. Justin Smidstra
Date given: 09-26-2019
Location: Zion Protestant Reformed Church (Jenison, MI)
"I will be making the case that reading is a spiritual discipline, that teaching our children to read is a important part of covenant instruction, and that one of the crucial ways to teach our children this discipline is for parents regularly to read to their children and also to be readers themselves."—Rev. Smidstra Location details:Zion Protestant Reformed Church7551 12th AveJenison MI 49428 (This meeting provides the only opportunity for men to join the Association.) A nursery will also...
"I will be making the case that reading is a spiritual discipline, that teaching our children to read is a important part of covenant instruction, and that one of the crucial ways to teach our children this discipline is for parents regularly to read to their children and also to be readers themselves."—Rev. Smidstra
Location details:Zion Protestant Reformed Church7551 12th AveJenison MI 49428
(This meeting provides the only opportunity for men to join the Association.)
2018 RFPA Annual Meeting
"The RFPA, the CPRC, and the Spread of the Truth"Rev. Angus Stewart
Date given: 09-27-2018
Location: Grace Protestant Reformed Church (Grand Rapids, MI)
The RFPA Annual Meeting is TONIGHT at Grace PR Church starting at 7:30pm! Rev. Stewart, pastor of Covenant PR Church of Northern Ireland, will speak on “The RFPA, the CPRC*, and the Spread of the Truth.” All cordially invited to attend the meeting. For those who live out of state, the event will be livestreamed through Grace PR Church's website.
*Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
The RFPA Annual Meeting is THIS WEEK Thursday, September 27, at 7:30 pm at Grace PR Church. Rev. Stewart, pastor of Covenant PR Church of Northern Ireland, will speak on “The RFPA, the CPRC*, and the Spread of the Truth.” All cordially invited to attend the meeting. For those who live out of state, the event will be livestreamed through Grace PR Church's website.
*Covenant Protestant Reformed Church
IN THIS ISSUE:
Getting books into eager hands
Color House Graphics Tour
Upcoming children's books
A book contest
Author videos
New publications
Reader feedback
RFPA Annual Meeting
Reader feedback on T is for Tree
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This speech will address the role of RFPA literature from the perspective of a PR sister church running a bookstore and doing missionary work in another country, showing how these Reformed materials help regarding members and contacts.
Location details:
Grace Protestant Reformed Church
11225 8th Ave
Grand Rapids MI 49534
2017 RFPA Annual Meeting
"After 500 Years: What about James on Justification?"Prof. David J. Engelsma
Date given: 09-28-2017
Location: Southwest Protestant Reformed Church (Wyoming, MI)
NOTE: The audio recording ends after the secretary report. However, the video is a recording of the entire meeting.
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TONIGHT is the RFPA annual meeting! The lecture given by Prof. David J. Engelsma will develop the truth of justification set forth in the speaker’s recent book commemorating and defending the Reformation of the church in this, the 500th anniversary of that glorious event, 'Gospel Truth of Justification: Proclaimed, Defended, Developed' (Reformed Free Publishing Association, 2017). We hope to see you there for this timely speech! Location details:Southwest Protestant Reformed Church4875 Ivanrest Ave SWWyoming MI 49418 The RFPA annual meeting tonight...
Plan to attend the RFPA annual meeting THIS WEEK! At the annual meeting of the Reformed Free Publishing Association this coming Thursday, September 28 at 7:30 pm, Prof. David J. Engelsma will speak on "After 500 Years: What about James on Justification?" He will not only show the harmony of James 2 on the one hand and of Romans 3-5 and Galatians on the other hand, but he will also demonstrate that James 2 itself convincingly proves that it does not...
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Some of the Articles in this issue:
Justification by Faith Alone: The Heart of the Reformation
RFPA Annual Meeting
Book Review: Christianizing the World
New RPFA Staff member
