For only then, our work can be to the glory of God s Name. Only then an ecclesiastical assembly can be a blessing. The promotion of the Kingdom of our glorious Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. This prayer is necessary all the time for we have to realise that a Synod is a meeting of people. Characters that now and then might clash.
Approaches can sometimes be so different that it causes tension.
That is the reality. And we would do well to be aware of that. That keeps us humble. Synod will have many open sessions where an audience is quite welcome to sit in and listen. Now and then Synod will have closed sessions.