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Church Life Relationships

Diversity and Belonging: A Revelation 7:9 Vision for Today and the Future

When we promote and celebrate diversity, we create a sense of belonging for all people.

Rev. Jeremy SimpsonMay 10, 2023

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Church Life

Two Churches, One Pastor: An Old Model for the Present and Future Church

We saw this as an opportunity for life and flourishing for both churches.

Matthew van MaastrichtApril 25, 2023

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Church Life Women in Ministry

How I’ve Experienced the Beauty of Being Reformed and Always Reforming

I believe that the Reformed faith tradition is robust, and it can handle today’s questions and concerns.

Rebecca KoerselmanApril 12, 2023

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Church Life Faith Formation

Three Ways Churches Can Be Hospitable in a Time of Deconstruction

Build a safe space that prioritizes relationships and connection and offers the hospitality of Jesus.

Annalise RadcliffeApril 4, 2023

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Church Life Relationships

How I’ve Come to See the Church as a Warm Nest of Community and Belonging

I was inherently home, and I automatically connected to this new, assorted, rag-tag bunch, like family.

Katy SundararajanMarch 27, 2023

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Christianity Church Life Mission

The Future of the Church in Europe and What the North American Church Can Learn from It

Religious "nones" now make up more than half the population in the Netherlands

Grace RuiterOctober 24, 2022

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Church Life Disability and Mental Health

Ableism and Pity From the Pulpit Reveals Much Work To Be Done

The church culture’s ableist expectations were that people with disabilities are all seen as “the least of these.”

Rev. Melinda BaberOctober 21, 2022

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Church Life Faith Formation

The Health of the Future Church Depends on Children’s Ministry Today

New research elevates the need for the church to change its approach to child discipleship.

Shelley HenningOctober 18, 2022

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Church Life Disability and Mental Health

How My Church Became Accessible and Welcoming—and Yours Can, Too

Our church’s new space allows us to be the kind of church community we want to be.

Jasmine DuckworthOctober 13, 2022

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Church Life Faith Practices Relationships

Low-Cost and No-Cost Ways to Show Hospitality in the Church

Simple ways to be more welcoming to everyone

Christina TazelaarJuly 5, 2022