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The Spiritual Side of Service & Learning Teams
Here are some specific ways in which you may want to help your team members individually and corporately nurture their faith.
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January 12, 2010
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Home Again!
Whether you went on a mission trip this summer or know someone who did, you might want to learn more about “re-entry”—what happens upon returning to a person’s home culture.
January 25, 2010
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Serving in Short-term Missions: Cross Cultural Outreach
Cross-cultural outreach does not mean you have to leave your country! Cross-cultural interaction happens everywhere and we can provide you with various suggestions for such placements.
January 1, 2010
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Keeping the Flame Alive
There are many things you can do to keep the flame alive and to continue to be a LIGHT in the world. Here are some practical steps you can take to stay on track spiritually and in ministry.
March 12, 2010
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Across the Street, Across the Sea
Faith CRC's experience in local and global missions.
May 6, 2010
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Witnessing Life in the Midst of Death
El Salvador is experiencing an average of thirteen homicides a day. These homicides are visible symptoms of a society and church deeply fractured along economic, political and religious lines. Yet it was not “death” but “life” that I will remember from my visit to El Salvador.
June 29, 2010
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A Scottish Perspective on the New World Communion of Reformed Churches Gathering
I came to Grand Rapids from Scotland to work as part of the co-opted staff with the news team here, to cover the unification of the two main ecumenical groups of Reformed churches throughout the world. And here's my story!
January 24, 2010
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Serving in Short-term Missions: Orientation
Along with booking flights and packing suitcases, it is vital that those who plan to serve with our ministries are as best prepared as possible.
January 12, 2010
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Prepare Yourself Spiritually for Your Mission Trip
Your experience and effectiveness will be greatly enriched if you are intentional about the spiritual dimensions of your journey, before, during, and after the trip.
July 23, 2010
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Expanding the Definition of Resources
What are your resources and what are the resources of those with whom you wish to partner? Use these questions to help recognize the varied diversity of resources which can be found in a person, a church, a group or a community.
August 6, 2010
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The Subtle Shift in the Posture of the Missional Church
As we begin to think of the heart and scope of the Gospel and embracing a missional understanding of the church, the ramifications for the local church will be subtle but significant.
January 12, 2010
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The Dimensions of Global Mission
This article gives a thumbnail sketch of the state of global mission and provides links to other resources that will enable you to dig deeper into those areas that are most interesting to you.
May 14, 2010
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Forming a Cluster
Many individuals and groups are asking how to get a ministry cluster going. This paper will offer a step-by-step approach.
May 24, 2010
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Local Ministry Clusters as Learning Organizations
Let's learn some of Peter Senge’s (an MIT professor) key ideas about learning organizations followed by a few ideas of how to deliver this within ministry clusters in the CRCNA.
August 27, 2010
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The End of Missions
Could this have been avoided? Could the committee or church council have made different choices, leading to a different result?
July 23, 2010
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Hospitality in the Missional Church
Can we be willing to be both a host for a stranger and guest in the home of a new acquaintance? Could our churches can be that place where people could go to belong?
July 15, 2010
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Double Vision
"Double vision” involves the ability to see the world from the perspective of another person or culture without losing the unique perspective of our own experience or culture. That means, even professing the same Lord and observing the same events, we as Christians can still view things from distinct angles.
July 20, 2010
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What is the Missional Church?
Before we ask what the church does or what programs a church implements, we first must recognize that the church is continuing God’s mission to bring redemption to every part of creation.
May 1, 2010
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Underlying Principles for Clusters/Ministry Multiplication Centers
The following six principles appear and reappear in Scripture, in the history of the church and pockets of current missional practices.
March 12, 2010
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Mission Monday
The mission of the gospel that we present and preach is not limited in direction to a place “over there” or in a world far away, but is also for our own backyard.
July 11, 2011
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Processing the Short Term Experience
I want to give you an idea of what to expect when your STM trip participant comes home. There is typically a four-stage process.
October 25, 2010
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Global Mission Webinars Archive
Here is a list of previous Global Mission webinars.
December 3, 2009
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Global Mission 101
If you are a first-time member of the group in your congregation that is responsible for global mission, you are trying to start such a group, or you are simply looking for ways to revitalize the global outreach of your church, this article is for you.
December 3, 2009
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Getting Involved in Global Missions
Whether you’re a carpenter or cattle rancher, pastor or plumber, bookkeeper or baker, typist or teacher…or just have a passion for missions, there’s a place for you in God’s mission.
December 3, 2009
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Advanced Global Partnerships
Ready to explore a global partnership? Check out these steps to help you prepare well so you won't cause harm along the way.