We didn’t just go there to see what beauty these lands have to offer but to see what trials they both face for peace. (more…)
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It's 7:30 on a Thursday morning. The usual suspects are getting their coffee and a pastry and settling in around a table in a conference room at First Reformed Church…
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God doesn't just give a mission to the church, God calls the church to live their whole lives on mission. The Ridder process helps congregations to reorient themselves toward following…
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I’ve wondered what it looks like to equip leaders for the church. What does it take to develop leaders for today and for tomorrow? Does it require fancy programs? Are…
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Every time we gather, we realize that we in pastoral leadership truly need each other. We can’t do this ministry gig alone. (more…)
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Were you told, as I was, that there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? I once set out, as a little boy, trudging on my…
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Thirty churches will kick off the first three Transformed & Transforming leadership communities this fall. These pilot leadership communities will focus on one thing each: holistic discipleship, local missional engagement,…
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As he helps to shape a church leadership program, Mark Veldt keeps remembering a video he saw more than 10 years ago. “It showed an airplane being built around a…
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A dozen church leaders came together recently to share best practices. The topic? A pastor’s first call after graduating from seminary. They were laying the groundwork for a new Transformed…
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