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VIEW IN YOUR BROWSER | FORWARD TO FRIEND Network Newsletter 3.10.20 What Is Your Church Doing for Racial Reconciliation? In 2010, Viviana asked her Network peers: What is your church doing for racial reconciliation? Now we are in the year 2020 and she wonders: Is the question still relevant? Respond here. Featured Posts Pastors When Preachers Talk, It's God Who Speaks by Louis Lotz The gospel is treasure, but the agents who preach the gospel are distressingly human. Worship, Special Topics, Transitions Worship Resources for Churches in Transition by Worship Ministries Worship resources for churches undergoing a major change in the life of their body: either closing their doors, combining with another fellowship, or a major change in direction. Faith Nurture, Family Ministry God's Big Easter Story: A Holy Week Journey for Families by Faith Formation Ministries This free downloadable Holy Week devotional helps families travel with Jesus on the journey from Palm Sunday to Easter morning. Racial Reconciliation Hello, I Am a Racist by Joshua Benton To tell the truth, I'm not "woke." Honestly, I don't even know what that means half the time. What I do know is that I grapple with my own white identity and what it means to be a racist when I don't intend to be. Worship, Training and Education New Webinar! Planning Lent Worship With Lift Up Your Hearts by Worship Ministries A free webinar full of Lent worship planning ideas using the Lift Up Your Hearts Hymnal. Disability Concerns, Advocacy What It Means to Say "Everybody Belongs" by Disability Concerns Pastor Ken Vander Horst of Smithers CRC speaks to the importance of the concept of "Everybody Belongs" and what that looks like in a practical way within your church. Children's Ministry, Dwell Curriculum, Disability Concerns, Children and Youth Welcoming Children of All Abilities by Barbara Newman With universal design as our model, what preparation steps and options can we plant within our children's ministries, recognizing that God creates children with great variation? Here are some ideas. Global Mission, Prayer Why Your Prayer Life Is Important by Brian Na I'm learning that when I'm worried, I need to turn to the Lord in prayer. Out of everything I need to do as a church planter, my prayer life needs to be the most important thing. Disability Concerns, Breaking Barriers, English, Vision A Picture of Contentment and Grace by Disability Concerns Kent became blind at age 13 when surgery to remove benign brain tumors severed the optic nerve. This article reflects how a church community can play a key role in supporting one another. Chaplaincy, Community Engagement Epidemic Preparedness and Guidance for Churches by Sarah Roelofs Rev. Kristen Peachey, Director of Faith and Health Partnerships, shares wonderful resources in response to the Coronavirus. Church Admin & Finance, Finance, Pastors, Financial Shalom New! Financial Counseling Service for Pastors and Seminarians by Holly Small Financial Shalom is partnering with LSS Financial Services to provide up to 6 financial counseling sessions to ordained CRCNA pastors and seminarians. Children's Ministry, Dwell Curriculum, Faith Nurture I Love This Holy Week Resource for Families (and It's Free!) by Karen Deboer Bible stories that feature anger, betrayal, pain, and grief aren't easy to tell. Encourage and equip the families in your church by sharing God's Big Easter Story with them this year.   Ministry Q&As Check out the latest ministry questions posted on The Network: COVID-19 Guidance? by John VanderBilt Church Positions Check out the latest church and ministry openings on The Network: Full Time Missions Director at Calvary Church (CRC) - Holland, MI by Matthew Hochhalter Children's Ministry Director at inSpirit Church in Cutlerville/Byron Center, MI by Lisa Ledeboer Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at Ebenezer CRC in Jarvis, ON by Adelle Nykamp Senior Pastor at First Byron CRC in Byron Center, MI by Kraig Keegstra Full-Time Lead Pastor at Bellevue CRC (Bellevue, WA) by Diane Apol More Posts Check out the latest Resources, Discussion Topics and other posts on The Network:  Ann Arbor CRC Lent Video: Kingdom and Cross by Noah Livingston Top Tax Mistakes Pastors Make by Phillip Leo Need Ministry Help? 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