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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.
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November 27, 2017
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Advent Calendars and Gift Catalogues
In a society that puts huge value on Black Friday and Christmas as times of money and goods, Christians have to double down on our focus of deeper meaning and values being shown through our actions.
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 14, 2017
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Activities for Seniors Christmas Dinner?
Our deacons are planning our annual seniors Christmas dinner and we are looking for a simple and interactive activity. Any ideas?
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?
November 2, 2017
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A Deacon's Experience
As part of our mission to inspire deacons in the work that they do, we want to share various deacons' experiences. Today we'd like you to meet Mrs. Rene Wall from John Calvin CRC in Truro, Nova Scotia.
October 31, 2017
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Ten Ways to Be a Caring Deacon
This two-page resource from Faith Formation Ministries offers ten tips to help deacons care for others, as well as themselves, as they live out their calling and serve their congregation and community through their diaconal ministry.
October 12, 2017
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On the Paradoxes of Poverty
As I lay in bed, I thought about a discussion I had with a sister in the faith that highlighted just one of many paradoxes of poverty.
September 26, 2017
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Philadelphia Area Diaconal Ministry Training
Westminster Seminary in Glenside, PA, is the site of the 2017 Deacon and Mercy Training, Saturdays, November 18, December 2, and 16 from 9:00-12:00.
September 13, 2017
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Before You Fire Your Pastor
In light of the recent spate of Article 17 terminations, this is an article worth wide dissemination. I see far too many pastors being pushed out far too quickly for often ill-defined reasons.
July 27, 2017
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CFGB Sunday Offering Materials
World Renew invites you to join us in ending hunger by holding a special service in your church. Check out these Canadian Foodgrains Bank resources.
July 26, 2017
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Hospitality as a Gift
Imagine approaching a church as a total stranger and asking permission to use the facility for a memorial service and luncheon, within the next 48 hours. Two weeks ago, I was the stranger.
June 7, 2017
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I am a New Deacon
Last night was my first meeting as a deacon and I was extremely impressed with how the Lord has placed these men in this precious role in the church. I'm excited and ask for prayer as I trust the Lord in this new role.
May 1, 2017
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Job Descriptions for Elders and Deacons
View sample job descriptions for elders and deacons that can be modified to suit the specific needs, priorities and circumstances within your congregation.
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.
April 13, 2017
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No Holding Back
Oftentimes what we are passionate about spills over in our conversations. Are we so passionate about our faith that we simply can’t help but share it?
March 27, 2017
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Visitation Brings Hope and Life
I remember the turning point for Larry’s new faith journey. He had witnessed a model of service that was new to him—a church that showed it cared about those who are afflicted.
February 6, 2017
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Who Are the Deacons?
While the church has “capital D” elected Deacons and Deaconesses, it also has “small d” deacons—you. Together we possess a dynamic energy as the people of God.
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?
January 30, 2017
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Simple and Confidential Database for Tracking Congregational Visits?
Does anyone have a good suggestion for a simple and confidential database to track visits with members of their congregation?
January 12, 2017
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New Resource for Deacons and More!
Neighborology provides a blueprint for how churches and servant leaders of every ministry can be neighborly helpers.
January 1, 2017
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One Model for Recruiting Elders and Deacons
Here is the process of recruiting, nominating and selecting elders and deacons used by one particular congregation. Hope this is useful for your congregation!
December 6, 2016
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Church Year Resources
Planning offerings for the coming year? Use this online (or printable) calendar to help plan the offering schedule for your church.
October 26, 2016
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2016 Deacon and Mercy Training at Westminster Seminary
Topics of the 2016 Deacon and Mercy Training (Saturdays Nov. 5, 19, and Dec. 3) include The Role of the Deacon, Setting Boundaries, Dealing with Con Artists, Listening, and Visitation.
September 14, 2016
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The Empathy of Christ
We’ve all had moments where we’ve empathetically suffered with others to the point where it really did feel like we’d suffered the loss ourselves. What if Jesus empathized like this all the time?