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2016 Faith and Finances Training
Faith & Finances training equips church leaders with a practical next step for people seeking assistance from their benevolence ministries.
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Terry Woodnorth
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Member of Valley CRC in Binghamton, NY, where I am serving my fourth term as a deacon. Former CRWRC board member. Former trustee of the Center for Public Justice. Previous chair of Diakonia Remixed: Office of Deacon Task Force and the Task Force to Study the Offices of Elder and Deacon for the CRCNA. Employed by Columbian Financial Group in Binghamton, NY, as a software engineer. Attended Synod 2016 as a deacon delegate.
February 4, 2016
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Craig Greenfield's "Creative. World. Justice." Blog
Here are two articles that I especially appreciated and think that all CRC deacons would benefit from reading.
January 29, 2016
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Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
A working group in the Mennonite Church USA has created a 43-minute documentary entitled "The Doctrine of Discovery: In the Name of Christ" that is a good introduction to understanding the Doctrine of Discovery.
September 11, 2015
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Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence
The Chalmers Center is releasing Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence on Oct. 6. Learn how to effectively navigate the moment when someone asks the church for financial assistance.
July 17, 2015
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Predatory Lending Survey
We want to hear from you: how does predatory lending impact your community and individuals you have served? What would you like to know, and learn, about predatory lending?
October 8, 2014
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Faith & Finances: A Ministry Tool for Deacons
Faith & Finances is a biblically integrated financial education curriculum designed specifically for low-income people.
July 1, 2014
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For the Life of the World: Letters to the Exiles
Byron Borger of Hearts & Minds Books has given a rave review of the DVD series "For the Life of The World: Letters to the Exiles."
May 23, 2014
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From the Streets to the Pews: a Story of Holistic Healing
The Central Union Mission in Washington, DC, exemplifies the holistic approach of faith-based organizations to alleviating poverty.
February 14, 2014
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Disabled and Forgotten - Capital Commentary
See Disabled and Forgotten by Michael J. Gerson. http://www.capitalcommentary.com/human-dignity/disabled-and-forgotten Putting people with intellectual disabilities at the center of our concern affirms that every human community is a continuum of ability and disability.
January 24, 2014
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StoryCorp story - CHARGE syndrome
Here's a StoryCorp story about a family with a daughter who had CHARGE syndrome. Giving Thanks For Two Bonus Decades Of Life And Love http://www.npr.org/2014/01/24/265269189/giving-thanks-for-two-bonus-decades-of-life-and-love.
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From the Diakonia Remixed report:
"Another related principle is that the delegation of deacons to major assemblies is not about equal representation as such, as if there should be some...
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The Center for Public Justice in Washington, DC, has developed a new Political Discipleship curriculum that is currently being piloted. It is a curriculum for small groups that provides a...
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But then there is Jesus' response to "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth" and "Love your neighbor and hate your enemy" in Matthew 5:38-48. I would prefer to take my direction from Jesus who...
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I found Mark Roberts' devotional Loving the God Who Loves Justice to be helpful in the context of this discussion. The words “justice” and “equity” are frequently found in Scripture in...
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"Justice is what love looks like... in public." - Craig Greenfield
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Chapter 3 (Built for Transformation - Creating a Benevolence Philosophy and Policies) of Corbett and Fikkert's book Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence will give you great guidance in...
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Here's a resource I recently discovered - Halloween Brings the Mission to Your Doorstep.
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I wasn't able to attend the webinar. Was it recorded? I do have the documents that were distributed.
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You may want to use references to the 2016 version of the ordination form.
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I really appreciate these suggestions. Might a corollary to "refusing to compete" be to "partner or cooperate with other churches when appropriate" (which probably wouldn't apply to the grocery...