https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Sat, 20 Apr 2024 03:51:48 +0000 Sat, 09 May 2015 16:58:39 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/church-coaching/what-causes-friction-between-combustibles As I sift through the proverbial ashes after a church "fire" I find evidence that "friction between combustibles" is another major causal contributor. Pete VanderBeek https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/church-coaching/what-causes-friction-between-combustibles Sat, 09 May 2015 16:58:39 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/church-coaching/detecting-smoke-indicator-potential-internal One possible preliminary indicator of a "fire" about to break out in a church is smoke. (This is a secondary level, explanatory article in a series in which I am reflecting on building an imaginary "fire" detector for congregations. Pete VanderBeek https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/church-coaching/detecting-smoke-indicator-potential-internal Mon, 04 May 2015 16:44:28 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/church-coaching/difficult-pastor-church-partings-and-fire-alarms "Hard" or "conflicted" partings of ways between pastors and congregations have been steeply on the rise. Statistics from a Christian Reformed Church (CRC) database tracking ministers bear this out. Pete VanderBeek https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/church-coaching/difficult-pastor-church-partings-and-fire-alarms Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:09:31 +0000