Category Archives: CRC

How the “Christians United” Statement by post-evangelicals furthers the Confessional Conversation we need to have

Posted on September 28, 2017 by PaulVK

Last month the Nashville statement was released causing a flurry of mostly the same conversation about the church and LGBTQ issues. A few statements arose from it but probably the most important one that I’ve seen so far is the … Continue reading →

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I’d love to see complementarian CRC churches figure out the challenge of authority in women’s ministry in and beyond our walls

Posted on August 17, 2017 by PaulVK

Necessity is the Mother of Invention I teach in a little classical program called “Sierra Leadership Network” which usually attracts gifted and interested individuals who either aren’t quite ready for formal ministry training through a seminary or for one reason … Continue reading →

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CRC write-up on Inspire2017

Posted on August 11, 2017 by PaulVK

https://www.crcna.org/news-and-views/inspiring-body-christ#.WY2cVsH-E0Y.twitter

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“Why couldn’t you just have a nice breakfast chat about LGBTQ at Inspire2017?”

Posted on August 9, 2017 by PaulVK

I got this question in response to my last blog post on Inspire2017. It is an excellent question. The answer reveals many of the layers which are in fact shaping the experience and practices we are having as a community. … Continue reading →

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At breakfast a woman expressed her disappointment to me at Inspire2017 about there not being an LGBT Breakout. How and where can the CRC facilitate difficult yet consequential conversations?

Posted on August 8, 2017 by PaulVK

Breakfast conversation For me the most important part of almost any gathering are the unplanned conversations. Conversations like these are an invaluable way to get a sense of what is afoot in the church and what people are thinking. So … Continue reading →

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How I went from cynical-skeptic to enthusiast about #CRCInspire2017

Posted on August 7, 2017 by PaulVK

Chris Meeham the CRC communications writer after reading this posting wanted a few quotes. Coming up with quotes is hard so I wrote a narrative from which he could quote. Here’s the note I wrote to him. I was skeptical … Continue reading →

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What was Inspire2017 for? We’ll only figure it out after we go there. 

Posted on August 5, 2017 by PaulVK

  Surviving Massive Change In 1893 Hartog put his fourth son Sake, age 19 on a ship out of Rotterdam to New York City. He would make his way through immigration at Ellis Island and travel to West Michigan to … Continue reading →

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Inspire 2017 Day 1

Posted on August 4, 2017 by PaulVK

“What is it about?” A few hours before I left for the Inspire2017 conference I chatted with my mother. She said “Oh you’re going. What’s it about? I’m not really sure.” I said I wasn’t either but I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Banner quick summary of Synod 2017

Posted on June 23, 2017 by PaulVK

https://thebanner.org/news/2017/06/do-justice-love-mercy-but-how-and-when

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What happened at Synod 2017

Posted on June 16, 2017 by PaulVK

Of those who joked that those watching Synod via Livestream could benefit from the kind of color commentary provided for football, baseball and hockey. In the spirit of that I offer a post-game show. 🙂

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