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A Thought on the Age of Apostasy
While experiencing the crisis of COVID-19, I felt the preciousness and the necessity of true worship.
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June 11, 2020
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Scattered: Leveraging the Decentralization of the Moment
Jesus' kingdom is a decentralized kingdom. How might that shape church life through COVID-19 and beyond?
June 10, 2020
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Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity
David Swanson's book is a powerful statement on the central place of discipleship in reshaping the church.
June 3, 2020
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Don’t Miss Church Now Conversations
Church Now Conversations offer an opportunity to reflect on how to live in our present days and help the local church take fresh steps in ministry and mission in the midst of difficult times.
May 27, 2020
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The Healthy Church Discernment Process: A Journey to Congregational Vitality
God has a place for congregations in the kingdom that He is revealing. Here's how to gain clarity on how well your congregation is living into that mission.
October 26, 2019
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Ways for Churches to Build Relationships With People in Group Homes
Looking to grow your church? Likely, you have people living close by who would love to get involved.
August 29, 2019
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The Equipping Church: Recapturing God’s Vision for the Priesthood of All Believers
Many protestant versions of the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers are missionally inadequate: priestly functions are often monopolized by the ministerial priesthood.
August 13, 2019
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Council Devotions: Church Health
Want to lead your council into a meaningful conversation about the health of your congregation? Here is a series of council devotionals to help you do that.
July 23, 2019
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Instead of Church
What if we did church differently? As a searching CRC member, here are some ideas I want to throw out there.
July 9, 2019
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On the Journey of Belonging
This journey started over thirty years ago when we received a call from a mom who asked us if her son could come to our church. Today, twenty five percent of our congregation is persons with developmental disabilities.
May 2, 2019
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One Small Word: Changing the Missions Paradigm at Your Church
One small word can change the entire paradigm of missions at your church. Don’t believe me? Read on!
April 29, 2019
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Discussing Church Planting and Revitalization at Inspire 2019
What does it look like to strengthen our churches and bring a robust gospel to our communities? We'll be discussing this important topic at Inspire 2019 in August.
March 26, 2019
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How Can a Church Affiliate With the CRCNA?
Resources have recently been gathered for the process of affiliation of congregations. Please use and share!
February 7, 2019
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Apest: We Need It for Full-Orbed Jesus-Incarnating Ministry
Much has been written to praise and critique Alan Hirsch’s book 5Q; Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ. Despite what is being said, I find Hirsch to be particularly compelling on a couple points.
January 31, 2019
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Classis Renewal - Church Planting and Revitalization Need to Go Together
Church Planters tend to think church planting is the only way to go. Those in established churches tend to be more concerned about church renewal. Is there a middle ground between the two?
January 9, 2019
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Abraham Kuyper and the Power of the Church
What is the power of the Church in the world? This book explores Abraham Kuyper's understanding of this important question.
January 8, 2019
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Missional Steps for Churches
We may wish we could magically create a mission-shaped congregation with one event, one sermon, or one service-project. However, like our new year’s resolutions, becoming a mission-shaped congregation takes many small steps, all headed in the right direction.
September 19, 2018
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With Eyes That See and Hearts of Love: Wisdom on Sharing the Gospel
The second post in a series of three on Reformed evangelism, focusing on the teaching of J.H. Bavinck in his book, An Introduction to the Science of Missions.
September 10, 2018
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A Call To Reformed Evangelism
Evangelism serves the building of the Church, and the building of the Church provides the foundation for witnessing to the Kingdom of God in all of life, and such witness fulfills our created purpose as image-bearers of God in His world.
August 21, 2018
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Healthy Missional Leaders Will Change Your Church
I have conducted a number of job interviews in which I noticed that I could tell within ten minutes if the candidate has participated in FaithWalking. How? These candidates are well differentiated, they handle conflict in healthy ways, they listen carefully, and they know themselves well.
August 7, 2018
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Staying Connected With Sporadic Attenders
Self-identified North American church goers attend church, on average, just once per month. Providence CRC recognized this challenge and is choosing a proactive approach to keep people connected even when they not present on Sunday mornings.
July 30, 2018
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"Church Planting in the Secular West" by Stephan Paas
Paas’ book is a wonderful crossover volume that speaks about church planting but connects deeply with church renewal.
July 30, 2018
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Deacons and Church Renewal
Most churches experiencing church-wide renewal also experience renewal among their deacons. They move away from financial management, administration and governance and toward stewardship, mercy and the pursuit of justice.
July 3, 2018
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Maximizing Staff Impact
Often pastors are not optimizing this new staff potential because they are insufficiently coordinating and encouraging the new staff teams. Here are 5 supervisory investments that increase staff impact.
July 3, 2018
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Invite the CEO
If all agree that prayer is important and powerful, why doesn’t prayer hold a more prominent place in most council meetings?