Category Archives: Institutional Church

God’s Own Fool

Posted on December 17, 2013 by PaulVK

Weary Pastors I’ve know a lot of pastors. I’ve seen them happy and sad, fresh and broken. I’ve seen a good number of them towards the end of their ministries quietly happy to be done with leading churches and caring … Continue reading →

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Guidelines for Leading Meeting from Alban Institute

Posted on November 20, 2013 by PaulVK

Leading Meetings How we view ourselves as group leaders matters. People enter the group with 2 questions: Why are we here? how may I participate? Groups need balance of task-work and teamwork Groups need leaders who are flexible and adaptable … Continue reading →

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Addressing our Angst

Posted on November 14, 2013 by PaulVK

I wrote a piece on the CRC Network on the CRC and Angst. It came out of a far longer discussion on CRC-Voices.  We get ourselves into a tizzy or we fall into despair. I wrote this to afford a bit … Continue reading →

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Does the term “complementarianism” work?

Posted on October 22, 2013 by PaulVK

From Experimental Theology Richard Beck notes the two aspects: Male and Female bring different things to the table and in a heterosexual union there is a “greater than” accomplished by the union. only the male is given the gift of … Continue reading →

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The Worldly Church

Posted on August 23, 2013 by PaulVK

If you ask an evangelical what it means to be “worldly” you will probably hear a lot about sex, substances or other vices. You probably won’t hear a lot about love. This is currently a source of great disconnect for … Continue reading →

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Redeemer Pres. and Gender Roles Pt 4

Posted on July 12, 2013 by PaulVK

Why Four Posts on This? I really didn’t expect to do four posts on this little series but I have found it fascinating. Why do I find it fascinating when I’m not really debating the question for myself? Redeemer wants … Continue reading →

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Redeemer Pres and Gender Roles

Posted on July 9, 2013 by PaulVK

Last week when I was catching up on my Tim Keller sermon downloads I noticed a section of talks on Gender Roles.  When I visited Redeemer in 2006 I remember being impressed at all of the female leadership of staff especially … Continue reading →

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The Executive Director Position and Adaptive Change

Posted on May 7, 2013 by PaulVK

The withdrawal of the candidate for the Executive Director position in the CRC has prompted various discussions about the structure, purpose and meaning of the denomination. This is a good discussion to have. For this discussion I want to distinguish … Continue reading →

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A Quick and Dirty History of the CRC Denominational Story

Posted on May 5, 2013 by PaulVK

It’s easy when we lift our heads up from our local and classical ministries, when viewing this thing way off in GR to ask “how did that happen?” The ED position, together with the BOT emerged and was shaped by … Continue reading →

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Moving Beyond Attracting the Dormant Zombies of Christendom

Posted on April 3, 2013 by PaulVK

What does Madison Avenue Have to Do with Jerusalem? In the late 90’s I was a pastor reading business books with my missional cohort in our Sacramento mission field. We were attending conferences at Willow Creek and Saddleback trying to … Continue reading →

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