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Church Now Conversation With David Fitch (March 11)
This conversation will be helpful to pastors and leaders who want to engage a world that doesn't want to engage the church.
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September 28, 2020
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A Prayer for Love
This prayer can help us keep our focus on our neighbor.
September 23, 2020
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Your Church Council: The Nucleus of Renewal?
In Charles Olson's book, Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders, he asks: what if there is another way of looking at the work of the church council?
September 20, 2020
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What Divides Us - The Bible and Providence?
Mark Noll’s powerful and insightful book The Civil War as a Theological Crisis resonates with struggles of our day.
September 15, 2020
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Unity Is Beyond Us...but God Does What Is Beyond Us
A Prayer for God's work in us to make us one, as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one.
August 23, 2020
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Have We Been White Too Long?
Taking words from James Baldwin, Robert P. Jones' new book holds that white Christians have been white too long.
July 31, 2020
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Ready for Winter, A Mini Ice Age?
At the beginning of COVID-19, Andy Crouch wrote about churches preparing for a blizzard, winter, and a mini ice age. Here's a tool to help churches be ready.
July 31, 2020
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Gauging Your Congregation's Health: The Healthy Church Executive Survey
In the conversation about the church health, 22 key questions can provide lots of good information.
July 29, 2020
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A Real Man, A Real Woman
Aimee Byrd's recent book on recovering from Biblical manhood and womanhood takes on gender stereotypes in the church.
July 27, 2020
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Jesus, John Wayne and a View from the Balcony
Kristin Kobes Du Mez's book Jesus and John Wayne helps evangelicals to see their family story.
July 6, 2020
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Review: N.T. Wright “God and the Pandemic”
N.T. Wright is less concerned about the "why" of the Pandemic and more concerned about the "what" of the Christian response.
July 1, 2020
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Church Now Conversation With Ed Stetzer
In the first of the Church Now conversations, Ed Stetzer spoke about the church’s response to COVID-19 and the killing of George Floyd.
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.
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!
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 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.
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 3, 2018
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Growing the Church in the Power of the Holy Spirit
In the book Growing the Church in the Power of the Holy Spirit, Brad Long, Paul Stokes, and Cindy Strickler share their experiences and learnings to help lead other people into a meaningful dance with the Holy Spirit.