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… can register here for the event. To help your church promote and engage with the campaign, we have created: … ( Canada // United States ) A Worship Guide for your church to use for a service during the 16 Days of Activism … advocate for communities of hope where women and girls are safe, valued, and free to thrive. …
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… of love and loyalty in us, including attachment to our church leaders, who are a vital part of the community. When a … study of abuse within our own denomination. Now named the Safe Church Ministry, the office helps congregations develop …
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… label. Perhaps "Resonate" seemed generic enough and safe enough to appeal to a broader non-Reformed audience. … so that we become more appealing to our secularized world. Churches increasingly call themselves community churches …
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… share stories. When these people discover that there is a Safe Church Ministry, naturally the stories turn to incidents of … middle of. Common phrases like "betrayal of trust" and "church became polarized" are repeated as if somehow we are …
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… Break and Crossroads share the same heart for creating safe relationships where people can explore and discover for … understand and relate to people who were far from the church. One leader outlined several ways that she developed … an awesome God we have on a piece of paper (so nice and safe!) It is hard for me to just walk up to someone and …
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… Dear Pastors, Deacons, Elders and Other Church Leaders: Since March, you have had a hand in leading … will not gather in groups. When the quarantine began, many churches became more intentional than ever in how they … 8 Things for Church Leaders to Consider as Things Re-open …
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… the night anxiously waiting for your teenager to get home safely. It doesn’t matter if the harsh words said about you … during the Covid 19 pandemic. Some are serving in churches where there is a great deal of conflict and ongoing … is being done about what it means to be a “trauma-informed church” or lead “trauma-informed worship.” These are …
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… Last week I attended the annual conference of the CRC’s Safe Church Ministry . I attended a number of workshops and … of the presenters. Pornography affects individuals in our churches in the same way it affects the broader society. But …
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… So what can we do -- as families, churches and the Christian community -- to prevent … It's one place we can start. "Parents and kids can explore safe ways to use technology," explains this website. Tips … information and photos. Remind them to keep passwords safe and not share them. Sharing passwords allows others to …
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… In April, Bill Hybels resigned from Willow Creek and the church promised investigation into the new allegations … it continues to unfold, there are some lessons that we in Safe Church Ministry should consider. First, ministers carry … available including “ Responding to Abuse: A Toolkit for Churches ” as well as classis coordinators and staff who you …
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… still in my late teens or early twenties, one son of my church’s pastor at the time asked me why I didn’t “just” get … as friends—usually as both. Whenever I think I might feel safe enough to want to get involved in a romantic …
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… and lead us to worship. But, in my experience very few CRC churches include testimonies as a part of worship on a … in praise and thanksgiving. For those of you in churches where testimonies are shared regularly how are they done? How did you create a safe place for faith stories to be shared? On what occasions …