Syd Hielema
Syd Hielema serves as the Team Leader for Faith Formation Ministries. His passion is to serve congregations in their calling to provide a sturdy spiritual home for believers and searchers of all ages. Before taking on this role in 2014, he served as a youth pastor, youth ministry professor and university chaplain. Syd married Evelyn in 1977, and they have three children and two grandchildren. They worship at Meadowlands Fellowship CRC in Ancaster, ON, where Syd serves as a youth leader, pianist, and occasional preacher.
Posted in: This Thanksgiving, Read the New Testament With First Nations Eyes
We also purchased it and have used it for devotions at home and in public settings. We find the language very refreshing, and it deepens our reverence for biblical teachings and narratives. I hope the FNV will continue to translate more sections of the Scriptures.
Posted in: Grandparents Discipling Grandchildren
Thanks, Charles,for clarifying something I unintentionally seem to have left ambiguous. I agree: such discipling must occur with the parents' approval. I know that Carson's parents (not,of course, his real name) do approve of Jeannette's discipling relationship with him, and many other grandparents in this situation have similarly received permission. The article is not intended in any way to encourage manipulation and deception. I apologize if it appeared to condone such practices.