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… close, let's take a moment to think deeply about how local churches and the global Church together can work to make everyone, including those … as by having a therapy financial support fund. Cultivate safe relationships. Encourage small groups, prayer partners, …
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… to the team as a ministry consultant with a focus on safe church work. She shares some of her story and hopes for the … After joining a CRC church and learning about the safer churches work a few years ago, I knew that I wanted to get …
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… these issues in the context of youth ministry. The church should be a place of refuge and support. Churches have a unique opportunity to offer support and help … who are struggling with mental illness. It can provide a safe, confidential, non-judgmental environment in which young …
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… and the “outer” life of our neighbors, and that means our churches can engage holistically in health, justice, and … and local ministry travel together. Invitation: Could your church host a “creation-care Sunday” or neighborhood … say: “we will house people, we will build stability.” Safe homes promote health; unstable housing often precedes …
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… in both Canada and the United States. Yet for many churches in the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA), working in these areas is … prefer to stay in their home cultures if they could do so safely. The decision to leave is one of last resort, driven …
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… – my friends, cousins, and classmates – are leaving the church in record numbers. More of Gen Z don’t identify with … issues. As such, we look for Christian spaces that feel safe and that are willing to hold an awareness of the … the time and space to overcome negative experiences in the churches we grew up in. We have lots of questions. We really …