Mining for Old Gold
Could we be refreshed by recovering a tired old practice, and injecting it with some new vision and vigor?
Here's the place to discuss all things classis - vision, ministries, meetings, retreats, reports, budget, staff - and more.
Could we be refreshed by recovering a tired old practice, and injecting it with some new vision and vigor?
I have only served as a church visitor once so I cannot claim any deep insight into the position. However, for most of my term I wondered whether classis really cared whether or not visits were made.
I can hardly remember seeing or hearing a church visit report that was anything less than glowing. Does this reflect the questions visitors ask? Do we only find what we are looking for?
Pages 242-248 of Henry DeMoor's Christian Reformed Church Order Commentary focus specifically on Church Visiting. You can order the complete commentary through Faith Alive Resources.
This guide emerges from a renewal-orientation for church visiting and features the executive version of the survey used in the Healthy Church Discernment Process. Discover this coaching and encouraging approach!
A guide for raising substantial concerns to your church's leadership.