Category Archives: CRC

Another Banner Editor Questions the Present Confessional Infrastructure

Posted on April 6, 2012 by PaulVK

http://thebanner.org/departments/article/?id=4184 We have a lot of challenges in this discussion. It occurs to me that this is the third Banner editor that I can think of (after Andy Kuyvenhoven and John Suk) to advocate for taking a serious look at … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Information in Denominational Practice

Posted on March 15, 2012 by PaulVK

My publishing of the yearbook stats by classis prompted someone from another forum to ask me about aligning that with other data, like denominational ministry share contributions by classis. Rather than contact all of the stated clerks in the denom … Continue reading →

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CRC Statistics Links

Posted on March 14, 2012 by PaulVK

Here is a breakdown of CRC membership by classis from 2000 to 2011 http://bit.ly/crcmembership_by_classis_2000_to_2011 Here are some more CRC membership stats from yearbooks. http://crcna.org/site_uploads/uploads/resources/membershipstats.pdf

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Richard Mouw’s Address at the CRC’s 150th Anniversary

Posted on March 13, 2012 by PaulVK

I wanted to share this speech with someone but had trouble finding it online so I took my copy and posted it on the church server. I hope I don’t violate anyone’s sense of IP. It was a fine speech … Continue reading →

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CRC Leadership and the Future of the CRC

Posted on February 22, 2012 by PaulVK

This came out of a discussion on CRC Voices. Jason quipped that the descendants of Reformed Journal crowd is leading the CRC today. I’m not exactly sure who that would be? One of the most telling piece written about the … Continue reading →

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What can role should Established Churches Play?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by PaulVK

Dan, a pastor from Pella in Iowa on CRC-Voices then asked what role established churches can play if church plants are doing most of the evangelism. This was my answer to him. To answer Dan’s question about what the purpose … Continue reading →

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Why Clustering in the CRC

Posted on April 21, 2011 by PaulVK

In that CRC-Voices thread on CRC/RCA church planting plans David Snapper, church planter and pastor from the Washington State reminded us of the thorough research he did that showed that the greatest determiner of CRC church plants getting above 200 … Continue reading →

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My Story of Clustering in Sacramento

Posted on April 21, 2011 by PaulVK

This from a post I made on CRC-Voices in a discussion of the upcoming effort of CRC/RCA church planting that I will be involved in. The church I pastor was planted in the late 50s and organized in 63. When … Continue reading →

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How Pastors Struggle

Posted on November 19, 2010 by PaulVK

This is by a couple of psychologists that Calvin Seminary and the CRC Pastor-Church Relations office in Grand Rapids use to consult with pastors. The authors based their conclusions upon intensive work with scores of churches and pastors who have … Continue reading →

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Working the Mountain climber metaphor a bit more

Posted on October 27, 2010 by PaulVK

I said “initial” because truth is I’ve got plenty more and just usually lack the time to write them. I think a lot fast than I write. 🙂 There are mountain climbers, surveyors and engineers. The village can’t follow mountain … Continue reading →

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