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… never met: a regional pastor in Classis Yellowstone, a Safe Church representative in Classis Rocky Mountain, a Resonate … the Lord when you are able to share his blessings with churches. I will love you as my neighbor by serving as your …
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… Love is authentic: who is better to love than the church that has been loved by God? Love listens without … acutely aware of hypocrisy. Millennials see hypocrisy in churches and in their communities. They value community and … based on Emily’s tips. Our desire is to create a safe space for vulnerability, acceptance, sharing, and …
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… step with the Spirit, and what the Spirit is saying to the churches. 150 people learned and sang and prayed and … The stories are out there. In the Christian Reformed Church the Holy Spirit is unfreezing our rigorous rational … to criticize those who push the edges. We haven’t built a safe learning community for change agents among us. We …
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… to learn about and understand the issue. In a lot of our churches, that learning happens through preaching, teaching, … human sexuality issues for instance, we’ll often ask a church to convene groups that read one chapter at a time of … have? The goal with the listening circle is to create a safe yet constructive environment where folks can stop …
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… to the Biblical requirements of an Elder let alone the church standards. The Bible also says we shall not gossip. I … have moved away now and he is some 5 hours from me so I am safe from the harm he has caused me. But he has indeed caused …
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… have splendid times of worship with Christian Reformed Churches. We will drop in at ministries of (or involving) CRC … the summer of 2013! And may all your rides be joyful and safe. Is this the kind of ride you’d like to do? And what …
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… a conversation with a friend who is a pastor in the United Church of Canada. The conversation drifted towards preaching … in a classical sermon, but does the church really need safe but boring preaching? Should classis look for …
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… learned that bravery is developed and strengthened in safe, authentic spaces of true community. Women leaders from … have to end! Peer group learning is a mainstay of Pastor Church Resources. Since 2003, PCR has distributed over 1.5 … spiritual growth, Sabbath, developing leadership within churches, contemporary culture, pastoral health, family …
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… dual relationships. When a pastor develops friends in his church because she needs friends and some of her parishioners … with children, must keep the “church as mistress” at a safe distance in order to preserve marital faithfulness and … to aid them in the potentially perilous journey of leading churches? I suggest a formal process of pastoral-clinical …
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… the language from the role of deacon from the respective church orders in both the Christian Reformed Church and … and care for members policies Disability Concerns and Safe Church Policies Key community partnerships Key global …
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… some books I have found helpful: The Emotionally Healthy Church – Peter Scazzero The Family – John Bradshaw Cloud/ … subject of Boundaries. Here are some additional resources: Safe Church Network Church Resources from Safe Church Ministries …
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… communal discernment were scare in my growing up. The church needs leaders with many different gifts, and God knows … and decision. I even wonder about a community that is so safe and so mature and so knitted together that there is room … mixed up into what we think the Spirit is saying to the church? Surely. That’s why the whole body is necessary to …