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As in all other things, we need sanctification. To sanctify our spaces, our communications, and our attitudes, new ideas can help. Here are five ideas for belonging and an example for each.
For the duration of Synod 2019, The Network will be selecting a “Tweet of the Day” (as well as two honorable mentions) to be featured on the site. So without further ado, here are the top tweets from Friday, June 14.
I’ve learned through experience that feelings are important, but not always trustworthy. If I’d have let my feelings guide me, I’d never have gone to Africa.
Reflections on my ongoing conversations with my father about faith, sexuality, and the gospel.
When Sharon McQueary shared her journey with depression at a women’s conference, many of the women felt permission to share their own experiences with mental health challenges.
For the duration of Synod 2019, The Network will be selecting a “Tweet of the Day” (as well as two honorable mentions) to be featured on the site.
Deacons work to create community, encourage service and stewardship, and reach out to fill needs in people's lives. Find ideas and inspiration in these tasks at Inspire 2019.
This relatively recent book is officially about 225 pages but it reads like something half that long. I found it compelling and believe it may have real value for the ways in which Regional Pastors interact with other pastors.
Ministry can be lonely work. That’s why it is crucial to intentionally connect ourselves with a team of riders, heading in the same direction.
In 1994, Synod approved the formation of the abuse prevention ministry. Synod took a brave step because it could not have anticipated all that followed. In truth, no one knew what God had in store for the CRCNA.
What keeps many people with a disability from being considered for a leadership position? I've included a video that raises awareness about how pastoral search teams can discriminate against leaders with a disability.
We cannot be the hands and feet of Christ to the world without being connected to the body of Christ.
People expect a lot from their pastor. What we sometimes fail to remember is that they, like us, are human.
What does it mean for a classis to worship and pray as a community of churches?
Scripture and the church have always taken a dim view of flattery also because it perpetuates the deadliest of the Seven Deadly Sins: pride. Flattery, in short, is deadly for the giver and the receiver.
It is our Christian responsibility to care for God’s creation, which not only includes personally in our homes, but also corporately, in our churches. So whose job is it to lead the charge in our churches? It's YOURS, Deacons!
Introducing Resonate's diaspora ministry initiative and our Montreal consultation.
As of June 4, 2019 there are 192 congregations from 41 classes who will be represented at Inspire 2019. Is your church one of them?
Could the CRC be maneuvered, via our church order and procedural mechanisms, into affirming the LGBTQ agenda?
Faith Formation Ministries is excited to present a workshop at Inspire 2019 about faith formation for people age 60 and above.
Recently a church member asked, “How long have you suffered with your disability?” I immediately replied, “I have lived with my Cerebral Palsy since birth.”
We watched as the master glass-blower took a shapeless, ordinary-looking piece of glass, subjected it to the intense heat of a fiery furnace, and transformed it into a beautiful work of art.
Sound and light in worship services excite our God-created sensory systems. While some worshipers welcome them, they could make others uncomfortable. Barb Newman shares some ideas on “sensory friendly” worship environments.
A Day in the Life by Bev Roozeboom gives a glimpse into the chaos and hope of families with children living in the grip of chronic mental health disorders.
Overture 14 to Synod 2019 proposes a study committee regarding Ecclesiastic marriages not to be registered with governments. I urge all delegates to Synod 2019 to defeat this overture.