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… at home with my wife and daughter; on weekends, we go to church, run errands, visit with friends, take walks and … and thousands upon thousands of neighborhood and village churches, it often looks to me like people are running … of her Honduran heritage as her American heritage, and as safe from crime and violence in one country as the other. By …
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… of the trouble spots we have perceived in our work with churches. *** There’s a running joke amongst worship … lead musician steps down or takes a new job? Why would a church go through a lengthy hiring process when there are … to offend and displease? Who do they report to? Who is safe to talk to? What recourse does the church/council have …
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… been privileged to participate in the effectiveness of the Church’s diaconal calling at the international level. Working … , Office of Social Justice , Race Relations ,and Safe Church , the Mercy and Justice Ministries of the CRCNA …
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… violent religious and ethnic persecution that threatened churches, homes, and their very lives. They arrived in the US … it” (1 Cor. 12:26). This is the beauty and mystery of the Church. Confession time: I am not a pastor. Though I aspire …
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… regularly. For each of these sub-cultures within the church, that primary expectation is “normal’ to them. In … the congregation may well be “We like to keep this place safe for all of us of a particular sub-culture.” A pastor …
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… matters to Jesus and to the Body of Christ in the world. Safe Church Ministry seeks to walk in the way of Jesus, …
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… GDP to measuring what really matters – reducing death and safe-guarding life. Christians all over the world – including the Christian Reformed Church – endorsed these goals as “echoing the voice of the …
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… on lament, Soong-Chan Rah, writes that the North American Church has forgotten how to lament, and as a result, has also … devastated by the Babylonian army in 586 B .C. We can safely assert, knowing the behavior of male soldiers in such …
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… member with mental illness. Then parishioners can feel safe to acknowledge their needs and overcome their fears of … contributions people with mental illness can make to the church’s life. Then the ministry becomes mutual and we live …
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… I did a little research and found some guys connected to a church and inner-city ministry I know of saying that Floyd … singled out by police here. The other man told me he feels safe jogging the streets of Antwerp at night, something he … to its current political divide. I will say this, my churches in California were very small, but very diverse, and …
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… then keeps this precious population from feeling safe enough to access the social, health and housing services … How Should the Church Respond to the Tents That Line Our Urban Streets? …
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… It is kept in heaven for you. 5 Through faith you are kept safe by God's power. Your salvation is going to be completed. … the right of God the Father, because he is the head of his church, and the Father rules all things through him. … what you now see and hear. 2 – He defends us and keeps us safe from enemies. John 10:27-30 "My sheep listen to my …