He further strengthen our faith by means of baptism and the Lord's supper. These leaders are selected by the local congregation. Two or more times per year, each congregation delegates a minister and an elder to a regional assembly called a classis. Once annually each classis in the United States and Canada delegates two ministers and two elders to the denomination's broadest assembly, the synod. Parents and Promises Children of believers are members of Christ's church and receive baptism as a sign of that membership.
Children become full-fledged members upon public profession of faith.
This profession is preceded by careful Christian training. Responsibility for such training begins with parents, who are to train their children by personal instruction and Christian example. The church takes part in the training of children and youth through careful instruction in the Bible and through clubs for various ages and interest groups. Parent-operated Christian schools and colleges supplement the Christian training of the home and the church in most communities served by Christian Reformed Church. All Christians take part in telling the good news about salvation in Jesus, in order that others presently outside the church may be welcomed into its fellowship.