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Briefly noted

The Christian Reformed Church will continue to be governed by men only—for now. At its annual policymaking meeting, held in Palos Heights, Illinois, the all-male CRC Synod on June 15 backed away from a proposal to allow female delegates. When a majority of regional governing groups allows female ministers, then allowing women delegates should be considered, delegates decided. Twenty-two of 47 of the church’s governing bodies, called classes, allow female ministers. The vote came shortly after one woman urged delegates to have the “courage” to allow female delegates.