…This site has a long list of helpful resource websites dealing with all aspects of restorative justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics (www.bjs.gov): This site contains a wide variety of prison statistics. The Sentencing Project (www.sentencingproject.org): The Sentencing Project was founded in 1986 to provide defense lawyers with sentencing advocacy training and to reduce the reliance on incarceration. Since that time,…
…1660. She earned her M.Div. and D.Min. from New Brunswick Theological Seminary. She is the founder of the PUSH (Pray Until Something Happens) movement and is the founder of Harlem’s African Burial Ground Task Force, through whose work the City of New York is now planning to establish a memorial site, cultural museum, and affordable housing site in that area….
Members of Three Bridges Reformed got training so they can volunteer right after disaster strikes. Increasingly, churches are engaging in mission in both financial and tangible ways—often by sending teams of people to the site of a natural disaster. But very few churches have the training to send people immediately after the disaster. Most people are not equipped to help…
…of their community. “There is a great deal of excitement of the possibilities and freedom to be the church in Ada,” says Mara Joy Norden, The Community’s other copastor. Since 2009, The Community’s parking lot has been the site of the seasonal Ada Farmers Market, at no cost to the township. “The re-location of our farmers market to this location…
…networks in their native countries. For example, Classis de las Naciones recently organized their 16th congregation (their first “from scratch” plant) in Sarasota, Florida! This new congregation is part of Vida de Reino, a multi-site church planted by Rev. Fredy Guitierrez. Vida de Reino also has campuses in Colombia and Guatemala, with new campuses coming in Mexico and Venice, Florida….
On Friday afternoon, General Synod delegates celebrated the work of church multiplication within the RCA, including 16 multi-site plants that have been started over the last eight years. (A multi-site plant is started by a congregation that adds a new campus to expand its ministry.) RCA coordinator for Church Multiplication Tim Vink and church planters from several regional synods shared…
…Grace Ann Arbor celebrated five years since its rebirth. The church now has three full-time and four part-time staff. Approved last year, a merger with another RCA church—the former Cross Winds Community Church in nearby Canton, Michigan—gives Grace a second campus. It’s called Grace Canton, and Jon Beyer has transitioned from lead pastor to campus pastor. The Ann Arbor site…
…event to help get the word out to as many people as possible. If you live in the area of an event but don’t receive a direct invitation, please consider this your invitation! Registration is encouraged for each event to give the site hosts an approximate number of attendees for planning and set-up purposes, and to provide accommodations for people…
…congregations. They often function in a multi-site model. These classic church plants are the backbone of RCA church planting. They grow to be self-sustaining and independent churches that become sending churches themselves. Evaluate your church plant location: Request a free MissionInsite report to learn the demographics on your potential church’s neighborhood. Take assessments: Email equip@rca.org to take assessments that measure…
…tends to be slightly larger, sharing central services with the other sites/campuses Focuses on the needs of a people group or neighborhood Examples of a multiplication center plant might be a Spanish-speaking campus/site of an Anglo church, or a site in a different neighborhood of the city. Multiplication center plants can be digital, phygital (physical and digital), or in-person. Director…
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