Ep. 56 - CanRC and URC Relations - Rev. Steve Swets & Rev. Dick Wynia

Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian listeners. Today, we have a really exciting episode that has been a long time coming. For this conversation we're joined by Pastors, Steve Swets and Dick Wynia who are well versed in this topic as they both have been heavily involved in unity discussions. We cover the history of these denominations, especially how it relates the CRC churches. We also discuss what conversations are happening currently and how we can move forward.  00:00 - Intro 04:50 - Dividing vs. Leaving 06:40 - The History 18:00 - Current State of the CRC 22:50 - Why didn’t those leaving the CRC join the CanRC? 35:00 - How the denominations have changed 43:20 - What stalled these unity conversations? 50:00 - Synod Differences 1:04:00 - Where are we now? A BIG THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSOR, TRIVAN! WE APPRECIATE YOU HELPING US MAKE THIS CONVERSATION POSSIBLE. BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.TRIVAN.COM  To keep up with the podcast, check out our website: https://www.realtalkpodcast.ca/ Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, clips, and more!  Facebook:   / reformedrealtalk   Instagram:   / reformedrealtalk   We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your questions, comments, or other feedback at [email protected]. Thanks for listening! If you liked what you heard, please share this podcast with your family and friends! currently and how we can move forward.