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… Like so many churches across the world, my congregation has begun to … are learning with their own life. Some ideas: Using their “safe search” feature, access and share free images from … Kids with Online Worship from the First Presbyterian Church of Aurora and Worship at Home with Children from First …
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… come together. It breaks; it decays; it perishes. But the church lives in Christ. That death and resurrection of long … without holding fast to Christ the head of the body the church, who is source of all life and safety. When we turn to … handles! Our life is over there with God — imperishable, safe. But that does not mean we need no warnings. Col.2:8 …
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… When the Christian Reformed Church North America (CRCNA) was awarded a Lilly Endowment … for an initiative with the potential to transform local churches and their pastors through “Sustaining Pastoral … can help the pastor and his or her spouse keep the home “a safe haven” says Moon Bae Kim. The home should be a place for …
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… for Protestant Christians of which the Christian Reformed Church members are. In the Protestant Reformation of the … to today and among the children of the reformation, churches like the Christian Reformed Church whose spiritual …
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… After a lively debate in June, 2004 the Christian Reformed Church Synod approved a denominational priority for the next … suffering sexual abuse. Her honest story delivered in a safe public forum, encouraged several others to disclose …
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… job as growing as much food as possible and storing it safely, you would likely have a degree of satisfaction. You … Nobody gets saved, the people don’t grow in godliness, the church culture doesn’t get any better, and maybe it even gets … of a pastor I know, “it’s like it never happened.” Many churches today are in this exact situation—no growth, lots of …
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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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… Nothing probably creates more division and derision among church members than a throw down between those who want a … vision that he has seen. We need to know that God is not safe, but God is good. Contrary to what some people might …
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… are different. Fairness, participation, human dignity and safe places (security) become more important. But here too, … a gift and not a hazard. Unfortunately many have found church to be a hazard. Instead of a place to mature, it is … we demand conformity to our vision and control of lives in church. Freedom is lost in the new order of our making. This …
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… story of a man who drove his team and wagon swiftly and safely on a road through a dark forest. Afterward he was … and knew that if I followed the light above I could be safe." And that is how we find our way on our spiritual … us to other individuals who believe;we become part of the church. We don’t stand alone to face the world. When we stand …
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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 …
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… “Leadership: A Working Definition,” the Christian Reformed Church’s Leadership Development Team calls its fourth … pastorates for almost all that time. Although neighbouring churches suffered some of the CRCNA’s most bruising … by scouting ahead, anticipating dangers, looking for safe, fast water–praying a lot before shooting rapids, …