Vision 2020 Team Presses on with Honesty and Hope Blog Post

As the Vision 2020 Team, we met September 19–20, 2019, at the Cenacle Retreat Center in Chicago, Illinois. We did so with the awareness that many people are praying for our work and for our beloved denomination. Our team was formed after General Synod 2018 approved a proposal to carefully consider the future of the denomination in light of deep…

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Help Whoever Is in Need Blog Post

…to help whoever is in need.” The Osan Migrant Mission Center helps migrants with labor counseling and mediation of wage claims and other benefits, health and medical assistance, domestic violence prevention and advocacy, education related to cultural awareness and integration, strengthening workers’ associations, and coordination of social activities. It also hosts Bible studies and worship services. According to Galang, nearly…

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Commission for Women Page

The Commission for Women provides opportunities and resources for developing awareness and raising consciousness concerning human liberation related to the role of women in church and society. It provides information for appointments to committees, commissions, agencies, and staff positions to insure partnership of men and women in the professional and decision-making leadership of the denomination. The commission assists the church…

Enneagram Made Simple Page

Enneagram Made Simple March 4, 2021 – April 8, 2021 3-4pm Eastern Time Meets every week Join this course! This 6-session-long course is for anyone who is ready to use the Enneagram not only as a tool to grow in your own self-awareness but also as a tool for your ministry leadership. Once you begin a journey of growth using…

The Belgic Confession Page

…put them to sleep but so that the awareness of this corruption might often make believers groan as they long to be set free from the “body of this death.”31 Therefore we reject the error of the Pelagians who say that this sin is nothing else than a matter of imitation. 30 Rom. 5:12-13 31 Rom. 7:24 Article 16: The…

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Vision 2020 Team Continues to Move Forward Blog Post

An update from the Vision 2020 Team’s November meeting. This team is tasked with exploring three different options for the RCA’s future. As the Vision 2020 Team, we met for a third time on November 15 and 16 at a retreat center in Chicago, Illinois. We did so with the awareness that, while many in the denomination are supporting and praying…

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It’s Never Okay Blog Post

…call them on the carpet.” The church plans to host two breakfasts for men and teenage boys to increase their awareness of bullying, sexual harassment, and domestic violence in an effort to help prevent it. Each year during vacation Bible school, a representative from Jenesse speaks about domestic violence to the older children, who then bring in loose change to…

African American Black Council Page

…policy changes, Sankofa learning experiences, and awareness of African American and Black history, culture, and current challenges. Membership The AABC has 24-28 members, all of whom are confessing members of an RCA church or church plant and are elected to serve by the region where the church is located, with representation of each geographical region. At least three of the…

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A Culture of Church Planting Blog Post

…start, if you will—is something that we’re trying to get into our culture, into our awareness.” Twin Lakes celebrated the completion of its ministry on Easter of this year, after which the new church plant assumed the facilities. A post from Twin Lakes Reformed Church on the Southwest Michigan Classis website reads, “For nearly a century and a half, this…