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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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… add your voice to call out violence Intervening: find a safe way to help when you see acts of gender-based violence … give your time to organizations working to end violence Safe Church Ministry works to equip our communities to recognize …
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… of Disability Concerns is from Paul’s letter from the church in Corinth. He reminds them that they all make up the … entire passage also applies to our ministry in Safe Church as we seek to ensure all who make up the Body are … as by-standers. He calls on leadership of organizations/churches/schools to not remain silent in the face of …
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… denominational National Day of Prayer, including churches, ministries, denominational agencies, and staff in … facilitators: Rev. Jon Hoekema, Pastor, Horizon Community Church, Downers Grove, IL Rev. Aris Sanchez, Pastor, … Rock of Life CRC, Willmar, MN Bonnie Nicholas, Director, Safe Church Ministry, Grand Rapids, MI Rev. Dan De Graff, …
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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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… next steps. She asked the Coffee Break leadership team and church council members to pray for 10 new people. They … suspected she was disappointed. I wanted this group to be safe so I waited. When it was Marge’s turn to share she began …
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… many questions. Who is caring for our elderly? What can churches do to better protect them? CRC Safe Church Ministry Director, Bonnie Nicholas, also adds, …
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… The day 5-year-old Axel brought his plastic blue guitar to church, he walked to the front of the sanctuary, wove in and … to the people where she is going. Please bring her back safely.” There are four decades between each Emily. Each has …
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… do go both ways. Recently, I had a conversation with a church member who asked, “How long have you suffered with … with their disability. Similarly, in our work with Safe Church Ministry, we are very clear in referring to …
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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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… approach assumes that and more. It assumes that the local church is the people of God, the body of Christ and temple of … we know about worship by Christian Reformed folk we can safely assume that the service lasted about sixty minutes and …