Discipline is often handled like a hot potato–something we’d rather not touch. Yet when Synod 2026 adopted recommendations on church discipline and accountability, it addressed questions that have existed in the Reformed tradition for centuries. Rev. Ken Benjamins joins the Banner Podcast to explain the theological vision behind the task force’s report, why covenant is central to the matter, and how discipline is about holiness, integrity, and gospel-formed restoration.
Hosts
Sarah Eekhof Zylstra, of New City Church (CRC) in Kansas City; senior writer and editor for the Gospel Coalition
Derek Buikema, pastor of Orland Park CRC in Orland Park, Ill.
Contributor
Ken Benjamins, pastor of Riverside CRC in Wellandport, ON.
Video editing - Noah Zylstra