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… Mich. – The Board of Trustees of the Christian Reformed Church in North America met on May 3 and 4, 2012 at the … to the Model Articles of Incorporation and Bylaw for Churches within Canada. These documents are included in the … report from Ms. Bonnie Nicholas, director of the Office of Safe Church Ministry, regarding the initiatives and …
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… elders. (You can check out the resources of the Pastor Church Resources Office and Walt Brouwer’s Mutual … they like or dislike – especially if they felt it was a safe environment. But in council they recognize that they …
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… or something… They think I can snap my fingers, and the church will jump and pour money or other resources in their … of any of the epistles (the letters to the newly minted churches in the New Testament era). They are all the “how-to” …
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… out in the gospel story, and how might it play out in our churches? There are tie-ins for Safe Church issues, and tie-ins to our core identity as body …
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… Brownson’s book Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church's Debate on Same-Sex Relationships . I did so because … Peace of Conscience and Unity in the Church: Why I Did What I Did As a Delegate to Synod 2022 …
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… was prompting some to distance themselves from the church, creating a vicious circle where those feeling … only disconnect more. The pastor’s group was a safe place to name this frustration and the grief beneath it. … don’t resolve all the challenges these pastors and their churches are facing. One pastor wondered if, instead of …
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… congregation, you have seen elders and deacons serving the church. Maybe you have also seen elders and deacons come to … else seemed so sure of themselves. Silence was simply the safe play. During Jason’s second year as a deacon he finally …
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… about the previous resignation of the director of our Safe Church Ministry. Both the Board of Trustees and synod are … to remember that BOT members are volunteers, ministers and church members just like the rest of us, and are attempting …
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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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… understanding of his will for the Christian Reformed Church? Even for me, a pathological optimist, it seems … Come, Lord Jesus! Come move upon the Christian Reformed Church in such a way that brings us to our knees before You. … down the weapons of worldly warfare, resting fully in Your safe protection, oh Mighty Deliverer and Great Defender. …
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… the past employees have come who cannot attend their local church due to their work schedule. We are planning on … you. Do you have any more suggestions? Please share your churches or institutions safe practices for Ash Wednesday in the comments below! …
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… called upon to resolve uncomfortable problems that local churches are unable to resolve. While I can very much … the potential for being the ecclesiastical location where church renewal, evangelism, church multiplication and … relational support, sharing ideas, resource gathering, and safe community for ministry leaders is the next level out and …