https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Sat, 11 May 2024 03:00:53 +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/leadership/pastors/specialized-transitional-minister/found-ashes Last week I mused here on the Network about whether a relational "fire" warning detector could be created for churches. You can read that post here. Pete VanderBeek https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/specialized-transitional-minister/found-ashes Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:15:53 +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 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/specialized-transitional-minister/expressed-values-lacking-integrity-lived A need I see frequently as I follow my calling in the work of a Specialized Transitional Minister involves a lack of tools for a particular kind of values inventory and assessment. This is not just a listing of self-declared values, but something that can assess values from actions. Pete VanderBeek https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/specialized-transitional-minister/expressed-values-lacking-integrity-lived Thu, 01 May 2014 15:47:10 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/stopped-and-stranded-border Being blocked on the way to living out a plan you are excited about and are convinced God is part of can knock one's spiritual equilibrium for a good spin. Pete VanderBeek https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/stopped-and-stranded-border Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:17:22 +0000