December 5, 2020
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One Mom’s Perspective on “Real” vs “Home” Church
For my own sanity and in the effort to do what’s best for my kids, I need to get off this roller coaster of feelings about “real” vs “online” church.
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December 3, 2020
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Hands Up
It sounded like a "cop-out" when Moses told Joshua to go and do the fighting. He was going to leave the battle and let Joshua do the dangerous work! What kind of leader is that?
December 3, 2020
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Classis Meetings During COVID: Collected Learning
Collected experiences, learning, and advice for hosting classis meetings during COVID. . . and beyond.
December 3, 2020
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When the Passion for Christmas Is Missing
Advent is the perfect time to not feel like singing. Think about that first Christmas night. A pregnant virgin. Tired shepherds. God did not meet them in their passion, but in their emptiness.
December 3, 2020
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Comfort Food at the Lord’s Supper During COVID
As we opened Chinese takeout containers filled with saltine crackers and grape juice in a courtyard on Sunday, I couldn’t help but think about our uncomfortable times.
December 3, 2020
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How Resonate's Salaam Project is Changing
Resonate's Salaam Project was started to equip churches for ministry to Muslims in the post 9/11 context. Greg Sinclair, former missionary and program coordinator for Salaam, reflects on the project's history and its future.
December 2, 2020
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About Mental Illnesses and Moral Judgements
God has allowed people to develop mental illnesses for the same reason some people have heart disease or cerebral palsy; it’s a consequence of original sin, and nothing they did.
December 2, 2020
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World Renew Advent Experience
Join us in lighting the Advent candles as we discuss the mystery of Christ's birth into a world full of injustice.
December 1, 2020
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Loving Your Neighbors Whoever They Are
Not long after headstones in a Jewish cemetery were vandalized, two women who aren’t Jewish and live in the neighborhood showed up with buckets of water, soap, sponges and cleaned the graves.
November 30, 2020
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Sharing What Works
Learn why Phil and Sheri Hall are quick to tell others about the Stewards Fund through Barnabas Foundation.
November 30, 2020
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Loving on Our Ministry-Team Neighbors: Stories From the Field
Listen to six stories of what it’s like to love on and be loved by ministry-team neighbors from around the denomination.
November 30, 2020
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A Connections Mindset Kind of Love
Loving our colleagues that we work with each day can happen with little effort. But what about those we’ve never actually met? How do we love them?
November 29, 2020
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Reading Outside My Box
I like to think I read a wide variety of books. But is this true? My thinking was tested this past summer when my friend Heather invited me to participate in a reading challenge.
November 25, 2020
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Bearing One Another's Burdens
Feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges? During this time of global distress, Christians can practice Christ’s love by bearing one another’s burdens.
November 25, 2020
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Potluck
"I like TV dinners," he told me again, but I knew I had his heart wrenched. Coming to dinner with us meant departing from ritual, but the forbidden apple was dripping with sweetness.
November 23, 2020
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Practice Hospitality
So when Paul calls the early church in Rome to practice hospitality, the Spirit is teaching God’s people “to pursue loving strangers.”
November 23, 2020
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9 Rules for Building Authentic Friendships
The guidelines for building authentic friendships with people from a background different from your own are similar to all friendships, regardless of whether you are of the same race, culture, or faith.
November 23, 2020
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Safe Church Mini-Grants Available for 2021!
Safe Church offers mini-grants yearly to support the ongoing training and education for your safe church ministry. Applications are due by January 13 for 2021 mini-grants. Apply today!
November 19, 2020
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Support Safe Church Ministry in 2020: God’s Grace in the Midst of a Pandemic
God has blessed Safe Church Ministry, and Safe Church has blessed individuals, congregations, and classes, even during a pandemic. Join in the blessings, support Safe Church Ministry in 2020.
November 19, 2020
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Human Sexuality Report: Better Process for Better Conversations
When we have hard conversations, it's easy to get stuck. Good process can help keep groups focused on moving forward with the important stuff.
November 18, 2020
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A Preaching, Traveling Quadriplegic
Traveling when you depend on a ventilator to breath requires a great deal of planning. Caregivers are also a part of the travel plans.
November 18, 2020
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16 Days of Activism, Safe Church, and Gender-Based Violence
As a community we are marking the #16daysof activism against gender-based violence with in a series of events that have been planned by the CRCNA. Join us in this conversation.
November 18, 2020
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Meet John Bouwers From the Church Planting Institute
Church planting has proven to be the most effective means of bringing the gospel to Canadians.
November 18, 2020
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Community Christmas: Celebrating in 2020
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, there are still ways churches and ministries can connect with their community and share the hope of the gospel.
November 18, 2020
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Mentoring: The COVID Response Your Church Can’t Do Without
You may be thinking, “The pandemic hit us in the gut, and we just can’t address mentoring right now.” Forgive my bluntness, but that is absolutely WRONG.