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What are the "licensed to exhort" boundaries?
in Church Order
 1 day 12 hours ago
by Jonathan Wilson 		1
Does anyone have quality art work and a church pew?
in Worship
 1 week 14 hours ago
by Rodney Betten 		2
How can we, as African Americans, support Pastor Sheila Holmes of Northside Comm Church, Paterson, NJ?
in Black & Reformed Churches
 1 week 2 days ago
by Denise Posie 		2
What to do when you have been abused by a pastor?
in Church Order
 1 week 2 days ago
by Jonathan Wilson 		1
Who can attend council meetings?
in Church Administration
 2 weeks 9 hours ago
by Daniel Bud 		2
Should ministers (who are essentially "paid employees" of the church) chair council meetings or be members of the council?
in Church Order
 2 weeks 1 day ago
by Jonathan Wilson 		7
Does anyone have advice on purchasing a church defibrillator?
in Church Administration
 2 weeks 2 days ago
by Anko Buwalda 		4
What is proper for a classis to declare when a minister resigns?
in Church Order
 3 weeks 1 day ago
by Jonathan Wilson 		1
What can be done about the high turnover rate for elders and deacons?
in Church Order
 4 weeks 1 day ago
by Jonathan Wilson 		2
Does anyone have a pastoral declaration about marriage that I can use in our revised building rental policy?
in Church Administration
 5 weeks 9 hours ago
by Greg B 		2
Do you have any good ideas for a meaningful and better-attended second service?
in Church Order
 5 weeks 1 day ago
by Jonathan Wilson 		1
Has anyone used the small group study on prayer from Faith Alive?
in Prayer Ministry
 6 weeks 1 day ago
by Angela Elliott 		2
Is the favourite sport of the CRC shoving all important issues into study committees?
in Church Order
 6 weeks 1 day ago
by Jonathan Wilson 		1
Has anyone out there used clips from The Bible TV show (History Channel) for Adult Ed?
in Sunday School
 7 weeks 9 hours ago
by Jolanda Howe 		3
What is the Relationsip between secular knowledge, morality, and eschatology or purpose in the context of the CRCNA?
in Social Justice Advocates
 7 weeks 1 day ago
by Matthew F. 		3