Category Archives: CRC

Initial thoughts on the Calvin College/ Adam and Eve discussion

Posted on October 27, 2010 by PaulVK

Some observations and suggestions: 1. This is a conflict so it is helpful to recognize some dynamics of conflict. Our goal should be to have helpful conversations where both sides can feel heard. One thing to recognize is how anger … Continue reading →

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Self-sufficiency in church work and church planting

Posted on August 30, 2010 by PaulVK

This is an area that I’ve wrestled with for a long time with populations far poorer (in one sense) than any we find in North America. My definition of “self-sustaining” is rather nuanced for this reason. The difficulty I tend … Continue reading →

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The American Political Left’s ambiguous relationship with Pacifism

Posted on August 13, 2010 by PaulVK

http://www.cpjustice.org/files/lovingourenemies.pdf From the Center for Public Justice. When I read this I thought of this group (Calvinincommon.org). When I listen to the American political left I hear a deep ambiguity about the use of violence. On one hand I hear … Continue reading →

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More network/family, less warehouse/dispensary

Posted on August 12, 2010 by PaulVK

At our last cluster meeting before the summer break it was my turn to present and so I facilitated a discussion in our cluster about what they want from CRHM and the denomination. What would be helpful? What would the … Continue reading →

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WCRMT_SFSD

Posted on August 12, 2010 by PaulVK

Some in house work here in the CRC West Coast Regional Ministry Team Self-Funding, Self-Directing document Ministry Share analysis of WCRMT My open response to the SDSF document

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Shall we relish reprobation?

Posted on August 10, 2010 by PaulVK

The Punt business and the Monkey Town book are very relevant issues and are very relevant due with resurgent Calvinism. Rachel Held Evans who wrote the Monkey Town book bristles when “Calvinism” gets mentioned because she quickly associates it with … Continue reading →

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CRC and RCA get together on Doctrinal Translations

Posted on April 7, 2010 by PaulVK

From the CRCNA Agenda for Synod 2010 D. Committee to Propose a Combined RCA/CRC Translation of the Three Reformed Standards As part of the planning for the bi-denominational hymnal, it was noted that the RCA and CRC have differing versions … Continue reading →

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Church as institution losing focus

Posted on March 19, 2010 by PaulVK

I wrote this for CRC-Voices Over the last couple of days we’ve been talking about the CRC denominational offices losing focus (along with a lot of other churches) and wandering into the work of a lot of other things. Should … Continue reading →

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RCA Implosion and the CRC

Posted on November 9, 2009 by PaulVK

Got this link via Twitter: http://www.rca.org/Page.aspx?pid=6127 A very good piece of analysis on what the RCA is currently facing. There are clearly differences between the CRC and the RCA but there is more in common than that which separates. I think … Continue reading →

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The Care and Feeding of a Congregation

Posted on October 26, 2009 by PaulVK

I wrote this on CRC-Voices in a thread where someone was telling about why they left their CRC church for an OPC church which unlike their former CRC preached serially through books in the Bible. There are levels to this … Continue reading →

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