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… and the confusing world in which we live. The Christian Church celebrates Advent this month remembering the coming of … word need not be a weapon to bludgeon others. It can be a safe place between you and the Creator to deal with the stuff …
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… ongoing challenge of settlement and integration that many church folks involved in sponsorship are well aware of this … witness using our action alert calling for review of the Safe Third Country Agreement . There are no stunning …
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… Cancel culture decided who and what we could remember. Churches closed for a time. Small businesses were shuttered … be afraid to take hold of life’s possibilities and stay safe, sheltered by the familiar. Or we can move forward …
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… Such attitudes and environments exclude people from church. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity … for the common good…” (Corinthians 12:7). In healthy churches, everybody belongs . “Above all, love each other … Healthy boundaries involve: keeping vulnerable people safe being realistic about my own abilities and limits so …
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… died and rose again, his, John’s Richard’s, life was safe, hid with Christ, forever secure, with a God who is … a blessing to Neland. He regularly played his trumpet in church, and he was a very strong trumpeter. Also, for …
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… or your husband or wife or some proud people in your church or circle of friends. I’m talking to you. And if you … affair with another woman was a sin. He believed that the church’s judgement was out of line with what Jesus says here: … make judgements about all kinds of things… Like if it is safe to cross the street, or what time is a good time to get …
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… many pastors does it take to change a Christian Reformed church? The best and right answer is probably “None.” But … and phone--women and men, in Canada and the USA, from churches large and small, some recent church plants, others … Peer Learning Groups sponsored by the Christian Reformed Church’s program of Sustaining Pastoral Excellence . Those …
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… 2-3 hours each week from youth group to Sunday after churches; a PI sees them 40-50 hours a week. Who better to … can't be changed positively. Excellent model for non-church kids . The best way to teach a youth is to model what … to share upcoming events and curriculum plans. It is a safe place for them to ask questions and for you to ask …
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… ask some of the following questions. Who worships at our church? Assess the current generational makeup of your … attempt to pull leaders from each age group. One way to safely introduce new participants into worship is to pair new … worship leadership. Lack of societal models or support. Churches who are committed to intergenerational worship are …
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… assault, Ravensbergen said she “could not worship in a church that had [the abuser’s] picture in the council room.” … Suffer Too Pastors aren’t the only ones who get punished. Churches who don’t respond appropriately to charges against …
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… towns.’ “The next servant said, ‘Master, here’s your money safe and sound. I kept it hidden in the cellar. To tell you … (7 or 8 years old) and had to read these Q & A’s in our church and one was all about sin in our lives and it was … going to do with that $50? Your life? I mean, that was the church’s money, just so you all know….which means that it was …
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… the door closed. We would stay inside where we would be safe from sin's effects. But sin is a sly creature that crouches at our door so that when we think it is safe to go outside it jumps up and catches us unaware. It … accountable so that people say, "Hey, I missed you in church last week." Or they say, "I saw where you were the …