https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:08:18 +0000 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:22:38 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/caring-pastors/thoughtful-appreciation Our language contains some words that have a happy ring to them. Appreciation is one of them.  Appreciation…a rare word that envisions two parties: those who do something commendable and those who observe it with approval. Louis Tamminga https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/caring-pastors/thoughtful-appreciation Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:22:38 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/vietnamese-pastor-told-me Some years ago I talked with a Vietnamese pastor who commented on the ministry in a way that I will always remember. He told me that he had been the only pastor in a refugee camp. Louis Tamminga https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/vietnamese-pastor-told-me Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:47:45 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/preaching/if-only-people-would-me It's the same for all ages: we want to be liked. Well, most of us, know how to deal with those feelings, keep them in check... We are not proud of trying to look good. Still, the approval of people around us has its lure. Louis Tamminga https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/preaching/if-only-people-would-me Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:31:33 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/what-do-old-ministers-talk-about A thoughtful member of our church sent me the following quote of C. S. Lewis who wrote about being over-concerned about the past of others and of our own: Louis Tamminga https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/what-do-old-ministers-talk-about Fri, 24 Oct 2014 16:33:40 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/how-we-see-church Here is one way to look at the church: Step one: People hear the gospel. Step two: Some of them believe and accept the Lord. Step three: These believers decide to band together and form a congregation, a church. Louis Tamminga https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/how-we-see-church Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:29:43 +0000