– Bible versions recommended by synod for use in
worship services are listed online at www.crcna.org and include
the King James Version (KJV), the American Standard Version
(ASV), the Revised Standard Version (RSV), the New International
Version (NIV), the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), Today’s
New International Version (TNIV), the English Standard Version
(ESV), and the New Living Translation (NLT).
– Liturgical forms, songs, and elements of
worship approved by synod are contained in the latest
edition (currently 1987) of the denomination’s Psalter
Hymnal. Forms, subsequent revisions of forms that are
synodically approved, and other such resources are made available
on the denomination’s website (www.crcna.org) under “Synodical
Resources.”
– Synodical guidelines pertaining to the adaptation of
liturgical forms are found in the Acts of Synod 1994,
pages 493-94, and in the Manual of Christian Reformed Church
Government (2008 Revision), pages 224-25.
– Materials on the principles of, elements of, and
guidelines for worship and music are found in the
“Introduction to the Psalms, Bible Songs, and Hymns” contained in
the latest edition (currently 1987) of the denomination’s
Psalter Hymnal, pages 11-13; in the Acts of Synod
1997, pages 664-68; and in the 1997 Committee to Study
Worship Report available on the denomination’s website
(www.crcna.org) under “Synodical Resources.”