Craig Van Hill

September 21, 2016

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Membership Transfer From Protestant Reformed Church?

From what I can tell we only accept straight transfers from RCA, EPC, and ECO. Does this mean that anyone coming from PRC, URC, PCA, etc. must profess their faith again in the CRC?

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June 26, 2013

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Small Group Multiplication?

I would like to hear the thoughts of those who are a part of small group ministry on what they think about multiplication. There seems to be this tension between staying in a group and multiplying them. I hear some say that they won't break up their group because they have grown a strong and deep friendship so they feel safe and can share more initimately. Then I hear about how multiplying can destroy the age-oldproblem of cliques, naturally invite new people into Bible study, and increase the number of those who are involved. I would like to hear thoughts from those who have been a part of...

Small Groups

February 22, 2013

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How have you combined profession of faith with baptism?

I have a joyful opportunity to celebrate a woman's public profession of faith and baptism. In the same service she, along with her husband, will be baptizing their children. I am looking for a way to combine these without repeating or making it awkward. Have you found a way to do this? How can I incorporate the profession of faith and baptisms. Since the questions are basically the same it should work right?

Pastors

February 22, 2012

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Don't Mention "it"

According to our Reformed theology pastors are most closely tied to the office of prophets. The more I study the prophets the more that I understand that and the more it scares me. On the one hand prophets are blessed because they weren't employed by a specific congregation who houses them, pays their wages, provides insurance, and helps with their retirement. On the other hand, when I hear how the prophets were treated I can't imagine that sort of life, especially while having a family. As I spend more years at the current church (which is my first as an ordained minister) I find more and...

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I have done this by simply asking the non-professing parent if they support this decision. I also explain that as parents both of them have a role in raising this child. Obviously, this is...
posted on: Suggestions Needed for a Baptism Service Where One Parent is Professing Member and One is Not
This topic has become a big discussion for our congregation. It seems that most people are unaware of what happens in our denomination and so they have a bad impression, since as we all know, bad...
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I'm sure that this will be included somewhere in this mix but it needs to be talked about specifically, that It's All About Relationships! We are so good at developing programs, ministries, and...
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What does it mean that we are a denomination in a time when we are becoming more separated. What does unity look like when we disagree about theological discussions? How do we grow relationships...
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I am so glad to see all of these projects or avenues. So much of this has been needed and so few have time to put towards them. Thank you especially for working on the profession of faith...
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I certainly am able to answer everything that you are talking about, partly because I'm not getting what your main idea is. I do have one question and one answer though.

My question is...
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Thanks to both of you. It seems that I didn't explain the situation well enough but you have helped me with your outlines. I was struggling because the mom wants to be baptized, which I think...
posted on: How have you combined profession of faith with baptism?
Hey Meg,

Good to see a familiar name here. I was wondering what book you are talking about for council health or leadership. I would love to read that and get some help from it.

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I can't decide so I'll say "Hi" and "Hello" lol

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The biggest problem here is one that many don't even mention. We don't have definitions or explanations for how to put our confessions into boxes. In essence we are each forming our own boxes...
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