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Addressing the “Other Pandemic”
It’s time for churches to step up and step into the growing opioid crisis.
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July 13, 2021
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Coordination or Isolation? Diakonia Between Churches
Are we working in isolation rather than in coordination?
July 8, 2021
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Diakonia and the Neighborhood
As a diakonia, do we have a responsibility to the neighborhood where the church is located?
June 29, 2021
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Deacons: Harbingers of the Kingdom
"Deacons, more than other church officers, stand on the cutting edge of the church in the world. They are the harbingers of the Kingdom."
June 23, 2021
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Diakonia: Serving or Sharing?
When we imagine serving, we often think of individual acts of charity, such as visiting the sick or distributing food to the hungry. While these are good things, is it enough?
March 17, 2020
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Community During COVID-19
We’ve been forced outside the church walls. How will we respond?
July 25, 2019
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What Do You Wish You Had Known When You Were First Installed?
I've been wanting elders and deacons to weigh in on this question: What do you wish you had known when you were first installed in office?
July 18, 2019
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Electronic Giving and YOUR Church
How can churches ensure that their members are given the opportunity to support the church's ministries in ways that are accessible and readily available?
July 15, 2019
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Reflecting on the Call to Deacons
In the context of today's world the mandate of mercy and justice that is at the heart of the call on the office of deacon is both profound and challenging. We need to keep the call in front of us as deacons to continue to live into it more fully
March 25, 2019
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How Have You Responded to the Mandate to 'Be Prophetic Critics Of Injustice'
One of the mandates for deacons is "Be prophetic critics of the waste, injustice, and selfishness in our society, and be sensitive counselors to the victims of such evils." How has your church or diaconate lived into this mandate?
January 24, 2019
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How Do Your Deacons Collaborate Locally or Regionally?
The CRCNA has a strong history of deacons working together at a classis or regional level. New models of cooperation continue to emerge. What does this look like at your church?
January 17, 2019
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When Members Face Employment Uncertainty
Right now, both Canada and the United States are facing employment challenges. How should the church respond?
January 3, 2019
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What Do You Call Your Benevolence Ministry?
What do you call your benevolence ministry? We want to rename benevolence ministry with more current, recognizable language.
December 4, 2018
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Does Your Church Hold a Blue Christmas Service?
We want to know: Does your church (or a church in your community) hold a Blue Christmas Service?
October 25, 2018
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Are CRC Members Seeking Help Outside the Church?
I'm curious how many CRC church members seek help outside of their Church community rather than contacting their own Deacons. What have you seen or found?
October 25, 2018
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Do You Know What You're Doing?
Elders and deacons sometimes enter their work with great eagerness but little awareness of what they are supposed to do. What comes next? Frustration.
October 10, 2018
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How Does Your Church Organize Diaconal Work?
The way churches organize the role of deacons varies dramatically. What is your experience?
August 25, 2018
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Homeless on the Church Campus
Homeless people are using our church campus as a place to sleep or stay. What should we do?
June 11, 2018
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Outreach: Whose Job Is It Anyway?
In your church, who equips, encourages and empowers your members to live on mission (aka "do outreach", community engagement, etc.)?
June 6, 2018
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Are You a Deacon Attending Synod this Year?
Are you a deacon attending Synod this year? We'd love to hear from you!
January 28, 2018
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Summer Workshop In Ministries - Kalamazoo, MI - Summer 1981
I'm looking for those I've worked with in Kalamazoo, MI, for Kalamazoo Diaconal. We've seem to have lost contact.
November 15, 2017
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Has Your Church Ever Helped Someone Who Needed to Find Paid Assistants?
With a booming economy in the U.S. and Canada, finding reliable and kind people to help with in home care is a huge challenge. Has you church stepped in the gap?
November 8, 2017
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How Does Your Church Handle Cold Calls?
During my time as deacon, one thing we have really struggled with is how to answer cold calls (people we don't know). How does your church handle cold calls?
April 13, 2017
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Grief This Easter: Remembering Loved Ones
How do you create space for remembering in your church or around your dinner table? If you'd like, please feel free to share the name of a loved one you are remembering this Easter.
February 2, 2017
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To Thank or Not to Thank
Some of our deacons would like to send notes of appreciation to those in our church who contributed generously to help us out of our budget shortfall. Any thoughts?