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… congregation can be isolating. A pastor’s position in the church limits his or her access to the social and spiritual … and disagreement,” says Kranenburg. “Doing this in a safe setting allowed for us to collectively work through … Church Leadership: Lonely Road or Shared Journey? …
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… Churches are systems made up of diverse and interdependent … on the functioning of the other to thrive. So it is with church systems. Understanding the church as system is not … to nurture openness and trust so that everyone can feel safe to contribute. “A healthy sense of trust in a church …
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… calendars crowded with hospital visits and meetings and church events, many pastors find themselves standing in a … there are a lot of demands on you, and you need places to safely say things. There are things you can’t share with your …
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… of every good or ill in the congregation. Talk about the church and its mission in terms of the body as a whole, not … Looking for solutions to problems is quite safe and easy. Adaptation involves changes not to things … good, or that change for change's sake is good. In fact, churches do well to remind themselves that people long for …
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… they still play a central—and highly—visible role in the church. That role, even today, comes fraught with … pastor’s spouse and family as well. The Christian Reformed Church’s Sustaining Pastoral Excellence (SPE) project … for her and the other spouses involved. “Our group is safe place where concerns, struggles, and joys can be shared …
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… many pastors does it take to change a Christian Reformed church? The best and right answer is probably “None.” That … Recently I asked colleagues about change in churches. These women and men, in Canada and the US, are … Groups sponsored by Sustaining Pastoral Excellence—fine, safe places of mutual discipline and spiritual sharpening. …
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… The Christian Reformed Church now has a $2 million program called “Sustaining … he was in favor of staying with the ninety-nine who were safely in the fold and I was following the Master in going …