Archive for May, 2009
Theolog on 'the idolatry of church-jumping'
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
From Theolog: Sometimes institutions are truly intractable, and exodus may be the only way to free their slaves. Still, there is something nefarious at work here. Eugene Peterson notes that when the heart’s proclivity to idol-making is combined with North American consumerism, the sad result is a soul-numbing, market-based smorgasbord that impels people to jump [...]
Tags: churches, congregations, culture
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CRCNA staff sings 'Contemporary Songs for Worship'
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
CRCNA.org on a sing-along session held for Contemporary Songs for Worship: About 50 Christian Reformed Church employees at the CRC’s Grand Rapids, Mich., office had the opportunity this week to sing some new songs that might one day be included in a joint CRC/Reformed Church in America hymnal. The employees gathered in a conference room [...]
Tags: CRCNA, music, News, publications
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Alban Weekly on 'Leading in a Culture of Change'
Monday, May 4th, 2009
From Alban Weekly: If this approach to change were taken in a congregation, there would be no formal engagement in a step-by-step change process. Instead, these various elements would be introduced over time: The church board would take time on a regular basis to consider the dynamics of change in a congregation and the forces [...]
Tags: albanweekly, change, communities, congregations, pastors
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CCEL Times – May newsletter (4.5)
Monday, May 4th, 2009
from the CCEL: (register to receive this newsletter) See especially the links to the Hymnary tutorial and Hymns of the Greek Church.
Tags: classics
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Web Highlighter – May 4, 2009
Monday, May 4th, 2009
What’s New Online at CICW? • Grant recipients announced • Worship and the Ascension • Worship Services • Pattern for Prayer • Recent Posts Though often overlooked, the ascension of Christ is filled with theological significance. Christ’s ascension means that in heaven there is one who, knowing firsthand the experience of suffering and temptation, prays [...]
Tags: links, wh090504
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Articles of interest from Twitter
Monday, May 4th, 2009
We use Twitter as a mini-blog for posting brief messages and links (more about this). (You don’t have to have a Twitter account to read our Twitter page; just go here or here.) Many of the links we post are “retweets,” or posts by other Twitter users that we want to pass along. For readers [...]
Tags: aboutcicwrt, articles, blogging, blogs, links, technology, twitter
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