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Collection Overview
Abstract
Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. Sermon files, with contextual notes and articles; addresses; minutes and reports of the Public Relations Committee of Classis Muskegon, 1967-1968; and an interview with Rev. H.J. Brink concerning Grundy Center and the Frederick H. Wezeman controversy.
Biographical Note
From his birth to his retirement, John F. Schuurmann's life was lived in parsonages. He was born in Campen, Germany, where his father was a minister in the Altgereformierte Kirche. Nine years later, in 1912, the family moved to Emden, Minnesota, where his father became the pastor of the Emden Christian Reformed Church.
John's education included studies in Grundy College, Grundy Center, Iowa; Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan; and a year of post-graduate work at Princeton Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
From parsonages of churches served by his father, John F. Schuurmann moved into parsonages where he served as pastor: Lincoln Center, Iowa (1931-1940); Wyoming Park, Michigan (1940-1944); Second Lynden, Washington (1944-1951); Fourteenth Street, Holland, Michigan (1951-1956); Moline, Michigan (1956-1964); and Ferrysburg, Michigan (1964-1969). When he retired, he served as Assistant Librarian in the Theological section of the Calvin College and Seminary Library. His interest in and knowledge of theological books served him well. After an illness of several months, he passed away on August 13, 1977. He was survived by his wife, Marguerite née Broersma, and 3 children.
John Schuurmann served the denomination in his writing for the meditation booklets of the Back to God Hour, in his activities at Synods, and in serving on denominational committees.
Our collection includes sermons which are in outline form. It will be observed that John read widely and well, for his sermon collection includes material from magazines and books used as background material and studies for preaching the Word of God. There are also notes on a variety of subjects with added pertinent material.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons: Introduction-Lord's Day 52],
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Series 2: Old Testament Sermons and Notes],
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Series 3: New Testament Sermons and Notes],
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Series 4: Old Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material],
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Series 5: New Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material],
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Series 6: Series of Sermons],
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Series 7: Special Day Sermons],
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Series 8: Education Material],
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Series 9: Church Activities],
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Series 10: Addresses],
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Series 11: Notes on Specific Subjects],
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Series 12: Papers, Articles, and Book Reviews],
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Series 13: Wedding Addresses],
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Series 14: Correspondence and Call Letters],
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Series 15: Meditations],
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Series 16: Radio Talks],
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Series 17: Illustrations],
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Series 18: Recordings],
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Series 19: Biographical Materials],
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All]
- Series 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons: Introduction-Lord's Day 52
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons, introductory sermons and notes
- Folder 2: Introductory material, copies of articles on the catechism
- Folder 3: Introductory material, copies of articles
- Folder 4: Lord's Day 1: Sermons outlined, notes and background items
- Folder 5: Lord's Day 2: Sermons outlined, notes and additional reading material
- Folder 6: Lord's Day 3: Sermons outlined, notes
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Lord's Day 3: Notes and articles used in sermon making
- Folder 2: Lord's Day 4: Sermons outlined, notes, copies of articles
- Folder 3: Lord's Day 5: Sermons, notes and materials
- Folder 4: Lord's Day 6: Sermons, notes and related material
- Folder 5: Lord's Day 7: Sermons, notes, sermonic material
- Folder 6: Lord's Day 7: Sermonic material, articles
- Folder 7: Lord's Day 7: Sermonic material on Faith
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Lord's Day 8: Sermons, notes, sermonic material
- Folder 2: Lord's Day 8: Sermonic material
- Folder 3: Lord's Day 9: Sermons outlined, articles
- Folder 4: Lord's Day 10: Sermons outlined, notes and articles
- Folder 5: Lord's Day 11: Sermons outlined, notes and articles
- Folder 6: Lord's Day 12: Sermons outlined, notes and selected articles
- Folder 7: Lord's Day 13: Sermons, notes and related material
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Lord's Day 14: Sermons outlined, notes and added articles
- Folder 2: Lord's Day 15: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 3: Lord's Day 16: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 5: Lord's Day 17: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 6: Lord's Day 18: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 7: Lord's Day 19: Sermons outlined, notes and articles
- Folder 8: Lord's Day 20: Sermons outlined and articles
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Lord's Day 21: Sermons outlined and notes
- Folder 2-3: Lord's Day 21: Sermonic material
- Folder 4: Lord's Day 22: Sermons outlined
- Folder 5: Lord's Day 22: Sermonic material, articles, brochures
- Folder 6: Lord's Day 23: Sermons outlined, notes, articles
- Folder 7: Lord's Day 24: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Lord's Day 25: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 2: Lord's Day 26: Sermons outlined, articles and brochures with sermonic material
- Folder 3: Lord's Day 27: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 4: Lord's Day 28: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 5: Lord's Day 29: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 6: Lord's Day 30: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 7: Lord's Day 31: Sermons outlined and notes
- Folder 8: Lord's Day 31: Sermonic material on Church and Kingdom
- Box 7
- Folder 1: Lord's Day 32: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 2: Lord's Day 33: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures
- Folder 3: Lord's Day 34: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 4: Lord's Day 34: Sermonic material in articles and brochures
- Folder 5: Lord's Day 35: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures
- Folder 6: Lord's Day 36: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures
- Folder 7: Lord's Day 37: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 8: Lord's Day 38: Sermons outlined and notes
- Box 8
- Folder 1: Lord's Day 38: Sermonic material on Sunday and Lord's Day
- Folder 2: Lord's Day 38: Sermonic material in articles and brochures
- Folder 3: Lord's Day 39: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 4: Lord's Day 40: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 6th Commandment
- Folder 5: Lord's Day 40: Sermons outlines and sermonic material on the 6th Commandment.
- Folder 6: Lord's Day 41: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 7th Commandment
- Box 9
- Folder 1: Lord's Day 41: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 7th Commandment
- Folder 2: Lord's Day 41: Additional sermonic material on the 7th Commandment
- Folder 3: Lord's Day 42: Sermons outlined, notes
- Folder 4: Lord's Day 42: Sermonic material on the 8th Commandment
- Folder 5: Lord's Day 42: Sermonic material in articles on the 8th Commandment
- Folder 6: Lord's Day 43: Sermons outlined and material on the 9th Commandment
- Folder 7: Lord's Day 44: Sermons outlined and notes on the 10th Commandment
- Box 10
- Folder 1: Lord's Day 44: Sermonic material on the 10th Commandment
- Folder 2: Lord's Day 45: Sermons outlined and notes on prayer
- Folder 3-4: Lord's Day 45: Sermonic material in articles and brochures on prayer
- Folder 5: Lord's Day 46: Sermons outlined and notes
- Folder 6: Lord's Day 47: Sermons outlined and notes
- Folder 7: Lord's Day 48: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles
- Box 11
- Folder 1: Lord's Day 49: Sermons outlined, notes and articles for sermonic material
- Folder 2: Lord's Day 50: Sermons outlined and sermonic material
- Folder 3: Lord's Day 51: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles
- Folder 4: Lord's Day 52: Sermons outlined, notes and sermonic material in articles
- Folder 5: New Year's Day sermons, notes and other sermonic material
- Folder 6: New Year's Day sermonic materials in various articles
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons: Introduction-Lord's Day 52],
[
Series 2: Old Testament Sermons and Notes],
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Series 3: New Testament Sermons and Notes],
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Series 4: Old Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material],
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Series 5: New Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material],
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Series 6: Series of Sermons],
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Series 7: Special Day Sermons],
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Series 8: Education Material],
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Series 9: Church Activities],
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Series 10: Addresses],
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Series 11: Notes on Specific Subjects],
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Series 12: Papers, Articles, and Book Reviews],
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Series 13: Wedding Addresses],
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Series 14: Correspondence and Call Letters],
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Series 15: Meditations],
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Series 16: Radio Talks],
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Series 17: Illustrations],
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Series 18: Recordings],
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Series 19: Biographical Materials],
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All]
