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Why the CRCNA Should Consider Church Planting as Vital for its Strategic Development of Future Leaders
The “Greedy” Church Plant Complaints I am often surprised when I hear resentment expressed at church planting. The statements usually come in rather sheepish form as complaints: church plants steal bright, energetic young people from established churches that did all … Continue reading
Classis and Size
Best Size is a perpetual challenge for most classes. Part of the size dilemma is that there are many size aspect challenges all at once: Geographical size: how does travel time and cost impact frequency of physical meetings? Financial Resources: … Continue reading
The Ideal Classis Series
In pondering the Synodical level structure conversation I’ve been doing some thinking about Classis. This isn’t just blogging stuff for me, in Classis Central California we’ve been struggling to figure out how to do Classis nearly constantly ever since I’ve been … Continue reading
Option 4, Draft B for the TFRSC Due July 15
I won’t rewrite Draft A but just elaborate and expand a bit. I am assuming that the mandate of the TFRSC is both to propose next step changes and to suggest a direction for future changes. Usually the way … Continue reading
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Option 4, Draft A for the July 15 Deadline for TFRSC
The Task Force Reviewing Structure and Culture asked Synod for input by July 15. The due date is approaching. They gave an email address for Synodical delegates: TFRSC@crcna.org and one for non-synodical delegates: TFRSC2014@crcna.org. The writing I’ve been doing on the subject has … Continue reading
Why We Need To Figure Out What Pieces to Keep and What Pieces to Give Away
Fears Expressed About Releasing Centralized Ownership When I suggest that we should consider spinning off agencies and sending out organizations I people sometimes privately express to me their fears of why we should “keep” these agencies or schools. Calvin College … Continue reading
A Follow Up on Prioritizing the Sending of Agencies
I received some good feedback on my sending of agencies post. Wendy in the comments noted three agencies World Renew has launched. Communities First Partners Worldwide Food Resource Bank I was only familiar with the first. Another commenter in another … Continue reading
The Dog Named Classis
Why the Mid-Level Structural Conversation We’re Not Able to Sustain is More Important for Local Fruitfulness than the Bi-National One Viewing Structure From the Center When we come to the structure conversation I think there is an implicit bias that asks … Continue reading
What If The CRC Prioritized Becoming a Sender of Ministry Agencies?
It is more blessed to give than to receive What if the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) is approaching its structural questions all wrong from a motivational perspective? What if instead of trying to employ our board assets to rejuvenate the … Continue reading
Why the Church Must Have a Solid, Confessional Self to do Embody God’s Mission to the World
The Authenticity Demand In my previous post I outlined Tim Keller’s diagnosis of the emerging common culture firmware. No moral authority other or higher than the self. My personal happiness is the highest good. In the end the good of the … Continue reading
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