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Miriam: New to Disability Concerns and Safe Church!
Miriam Spies just started serving as Volunteer and Communications Specialist for Disability Concerns (20 hrs) and Safe Church (10 hrs).
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August 3, 2018
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Shifting to Indirect Success
Crabtree argues that denominational and regional association leaders must derive success through others.
August 2, 2018
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But Is It Safe?
It’s natural for missionaries, sending organizations, and supporters to think about safety. The question of safety is answered differently by each of us, and in the midst of diverse responses to the current crisis, it’s clear that God makes people differently.
July 31, 2018
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Developed as a Leader: Three Testimonies
All three of these women have significant ministry roles and all three say they developed leadership skills in Coffee Break. I asked them to share a few things they learned about leadership from Coffee Break.
July 30, 2018
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Growing Up: Continuing Education and Sabbatical Leave
What I want to underline, however, is the need for everyone to advocate and act for the well-being of the pastor. Failure to take this seriously can result in spiritually unhealthy pastors AND spiritually unhealthy congregations.
July 30, 2018
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Each One Reach One
Prayer was the starting place for this Coffee Break group to reach others for Jesus.
July 30, 2018
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Toy Story: How We Used Lego in Summer Children’s Ministry
Read about one church's experience incorporating Lego™ into children's Bible storytime!
July 30, 2018
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Deacons and Church Renewal
Most churches experiencing church-wide renewal also experience renewal among their deacons. They move away from financial management, administration and governance and toward stewardship, mercy and the pursuit of justice.
July 30, 2018
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Paying for Church Ministry…Who Decides? Me or My Millennial Friend?
Lecturing my millennial friend on the priorities of giving won't accomplish much. Truth is, he has a lot more to say about how and when church ministry will be paid for than I do.
July 27, 2018
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Lord's Supper: Its Life, Its Power
We celebrate Lord's Supper more often than in years past.. We are thankful for it and likely we are very calm about it. This piece is asking: What is the life, what is the power of Lord's Supper?
July 25, 2018
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Coaching Corner: Parenting Workshops at VBS
As Pastor Jun Kim from the New Westminster (BC) CRC was planning the annual VBS program, he approached Faith Formation Ministries’s regional catalyzer Liz Tolkamp and invited her to help him put together parenting workshops that would take place while the children were in VBS.
July 24, 2018
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Manitoba Church on Mission to Bless its Community
Mission statements are wonderful, aren’t they? They tell us exactly what an organization is all about. For First CRC in Brandon, Manitoba, they’ve been discovering that one way practical way for them to fulfill their mission is to partner with a community ministry where one of their members is already serving!
July 24, 2018
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The Circle is Being Completed
Women gathered at Synod 2018 to celebrate their opportunities to lead in the past, present, and future. God has been faithful to all who have participated in this journey.
July 23, 2018
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Church Libraries: Mini-labs for Adaptive Change
I wonder if rethinking the church library might be a way to tackle a manageable adaptive change for congregations being faced with even larger adaptive challenges. Let's discover new ways for church libraries to resource and bless congregations.
July 20, 2018
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4 Ways to Ward Off Ministry Myopia
When change is needed, evaluating our own ministries can be difficult. Here are four ways to ward off ministry myopia and set your congregation up for success.
July 19, 2018
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A Deacon's Work is Never Done!
Since a deacon's mandate is to “lead and equip the church to minister to its members and the world in a rich diversity of ministries, awaken compassion, demonstrate mercy, seek justice, and collaborate with God’s Spirit for the transformation of persons and communities,” can they ever really ‘take a break’??
July 19, 2018
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Why SERVE?
A SERVE host team member describes why they are involved in SERVE.
July 19, 2018
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Trinity or Tawhid? The difference between Christianity and Islam to a 'T'
Two words, no longer than seven letters long, tell all about Christianity and Islam. Keith Small and Andy Bannister in lectures at BeThinking.org help their audience to see the practical consequences of either the doctrine of Tawhid or the Trinity.
July 18, 2018
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How One Church’s Idea for Including Children is Forming Faith Across Generations
My heart skipped a beat when I learned how this church encourages children to use their gifts.
July 17, 2018
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Why Use Youth Unlimited?
There are lots of missions organizations out there? Why would you sign up for a Youth Unlimited SERVE?
July 17, 2018
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SERVE | The Highlight Of Every Summer
After a SERVE trip, all you want to do is continue serving your community back home. That joy of serving has had a huge impact on my life.
July 17, 2018
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Safe Church Conference: What Could it Mean for Your Classis, Your Church, and You?
Listen to two stories of how attending the Safe Church conference ignited fruitful safe church ministry in central Montana and in western Michigan. Consider what it could mean where you live and worship.
July 17, 2018
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Leaders: Top Priority
When Jeanne Hagenberg of Calvary Reformed Church in Orland Park, IL, agreed to be the director of Coffee Break, she knew it would be a shorter term commitment. As a result, she made leadership development a top priority.
July 16, 2018
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The Power of Facebook Events
Facebook events are a cheap and easy way to get your church’s event in front of your entire community.
July 12, 2018
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Mission Control at Your Church
Church ministry can feel like a revolving door. Does it ever end…really? Do we ever get to say, 'Mission accomplished'?