The primary way the church speaks is through resolutions of Provincial Synod. By debating and passing resolutions, the Synod directs the church by specifying actions to be taken or by stating its belief or opinion about something. In the strictest sense, they are the report of a Synod committee, discussed and approved by a majority of the voting delegates.
Synod actions originate in a variety of ways.
Sometimes a single individual who feels strongly about an issue prepares a proposal for Synod consideration. Sometimes a congregational board or a district or provincial committee prepares a proposal or requests that Synod act. Sometimes a Synod committee itself, after discussing issues that members place on its agenda, proposes action for Synod to consider. The committee discusses the proposal, edits it to its liking, and votes on whether to submit it to the whole Synod as a committee report. The report is debated, perhaps amended, and ultimately approved or disapproved by a vote of the Synod.