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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.
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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.
November 17, 2020
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Why Your Pastor Hates Pandemics (Are You Really Leaving the Church Over Masks?)
Making a difference in people’s lives is a big part of what motivates CRC pastors. What happens when a pandemic strikes and you begin to suspect you haven’t made much of a difference after all?
November 17, 2020
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What a ‘Church’ of 15,000 YouTubers Can Teach Us about God’s Mission
How do I build relationships with non-Christians during a global lockdown? Maybe YouTube has something to teach us.
November 17, 2020
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4 Ways To Care for Your Neighbor Who Has COVID
Here are four ways that we as Christians can care for our neighbor who has COVID.
November 17, 2020
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Christmas Giving
A little girl wanted to give her father a pair of slippers for Christmas. A friend asked, "Where will you get the money from?" Her reply: "Why, Daddy will give me the money!"
November 17, 2020
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What's God up To in Your Neighbourhood?
God’s mission isn’t just across an ocean—it’s right outside your door. Here's a look at an opportunity to explore what it looks like to be a witness for Christ in your neighbourhood.
November 16, 2020
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Maybe It's Ok if Advent Looks Different This Year
Even if your Advent and Christmas celebrations look different this year, one thing is for sure: God is in control and he wants us to grow through the waiting.
November 16, 2020
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Thoughts on Attributing Genuine Spiritual Experiences to Demons
As I read through the book Finding Jesus in the Storm, I come across parts that are emotionally difficult to deal with. They’re difficult because they make me angry.