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Children's Ministry, Church Coaching  Clarity, Not Certainty by Trudy Ash Here are stories of how two churches prioritized the goal of including children in Sunday morning worship and got creative in this uncertain time. Church Admin & Finance, Finance, Contributions, Pastors, Financial Shalom, Stewardship  5 Leadership Qualities For A Financially Healthy Church by Phillip Leo Watch as Phil Leo director of Church Communications at Barnabas Foundation hosts John Bolt, director of finances and operations for CRCNA, in a discussion about the difference leaders make when it comes to the financially healthy church. Safe Church, Policy & Prevention, Sexual Abuse  August Safe Church Webinar: Boz Tchividjian by Safe Church Ministry Enjoy the recording of the webinar, resources Boz noted, and a recap of the event. Safe Church, About Safe Church Ministry  Abuse Awareness Sunday - Sept. 27, 2020 by Safe Church Ministry Abuse Awareness Sunday provides an opportunity for churches to bring abuse, which affects so many of us directly or indirectly, into the light. Faith Practices  Introducing the Faith Practices Project by Faith Formation Ministries Faith Formation Ministries announces the Faith Practices Project—a journey into twelve spiritual disciplines. Faith Nurture, Family Ministry  New Video: God Will Cover You by Ron VandenBurg In this Kids in Action video, seven-year-old Olivia hands out protective masks to people who experience homelessness. Disability Concerns, Accessibility, Advocacy  Disability Concerns Leadership Training Event 2020 Recap by Disability Concerns Disability Concerns Ministry hosted their first fully online Leadership Training Event this year! It was a very successful event that focused on the theme of agility. Faith Practices, Family Ministry  5 Ways to Practice Sabbath With Kids by Faith Formation Ministries Here are five great ways families can practice sabbath together, brought to you from the Dwell at Home series of resources for families and the Faith Practices Project. Biblical Justice, Racial Reconciliation  The NBA Is Better at Lament Than We in the CRC Are by Eric Nykamp This morning I saw how the NBA is handling the shooting of Jacob Blake by refusing to play and go on as if all is normal. I thought, "The NBA is better at lament than we are." Church Renewal, Best Practices, Pastors  The History of the Crossroads Discernment Toolkit by Pastor Church Resources Designed to equip churches for Spirit-led, group-engaged, mission-oriented discernment, the Crossroads Discernment Toolkit was birthed out of a unique collaboration between Resonate Global Mission and the CRCNA's Pastor Church Resources. Children's Ministry, Dwell Curriculum, Faith Nurture  A Leader's Guide to DWELL Flex: Everything You Need to Prepare and Lead a Session by Jill Benson Dwell Flex is a new multi-age, multi-setting version of Dwell. This post includes some important details leaders will want to keep in mind as they begin using this resource. Children's Ministry, Dwell Curriculum, Faith Nurture  A Coordinator's Guide to DWELL Flex: Everything You Need to Know to Equip Your Leaders by Jill Benson Dwell Flex is a new multi-age, multi-setting version of Dwell. This post includes important details Dwell coordinators will want to keep in mind as they equip their leaders to use this resource. Faith Nurture, Worship, Special Topics, Justice  Is Your Liturgy Political? by Larry Doornbos Kaitlyn Scheiss' book, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of our Neighbor, helps us think through how to be formed for living well in the political sphere. | Ministry Q&As Check out the latest ministry questions posted on The Network: Church Positions Check out the latest church and ministry openings on The Network: More Posts Check out the latest Resources, Discussion Topics and other posts on The Network:
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| Messi gives Barcelona 1 unbelievable condition that will make him sign new deal with them Posted: 01 Sep 2020 10:38 AM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| In video: Nigerian masquerade speaks with curvy lady, requests for WhatsApp number as he's hypnotised by her beauty Posted: 01 Sep 2020 10:26 AM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| Heart-wrenching video shows lady narrating how man she met online forcibly slept with her after she was robbed by him Posted: 01 Sep 2020 10:10 AM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| Lionel Messi's final decision on his Barcelona future revealed Posted: 01 Sep 2020 08:31 AM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| New president shares his vision + values for Foursquare {Incluye versión en español} Posted: 01 Sep 2020 07:03 AM PDT | Randy Remington shares his four priorities for The Foursquare Church + outlines his vision for a prayerful movement focused on making disciples I am writing to you on my first official day as president of The Foursquare Church and asking that you read this communication thoroughly and prayerfully, as I share more about my personal commitments and my circles of relationships.
I lay out four priorities for our movement that our team is committed to and in which I ask you to join us. I’m committed to starting well, setting our trajectory for the days ahead, and running the race with you one day at a time. Randy Remington comparte sus cuatro prioridades para La Iglesia Cuadrangular y delinea su visión para un movimiento de oración enfocado en hacer discípulos Estoy escribiéndole en mi primer día oficial como presidente de La Iglesia Cuadrangular y pidiéndole leer esta comunicación cuidadosamente y en oración, mientras comparto más sobre mis compromisos personales y mis círculos de relaciones. En esta carta presento cuatro prioridades para nuestro movimiento con las que nuestro equipo está comprometido, y a las que le pido que se nos una. Estoy comprometido a comenzar bien, establecer nuestra trayectoria para los días por venir, y correr la carrera con usted, un día a la vez. |
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| Perfect solution to Lagos traffic? Japan builds flying car, this is when it will start selling it (video) Posted: 01 Sep 2020 04:40 AM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| Video captures tragic moment popular Catholic priest slumps and dies during church service Posted: 01 Sep 2020 03:39 AM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| Breaking: Osun announces date for reopening of schools Posted: 01 Sep 2020 02:27 AM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| My Oluchi is super special - Actor Emeka Ike says as daughter walks at 8 months (video) Posted: 31 Aug 2020 11:51 PM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| BBNaija's Lucy tells housemates what she saw when she walked in on Kiddwaya and Erica (video) Posted: 31 Aug 2020 10:22 PM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| To know you is to truly love you, happy birthday to us - Tonto Dikeh celebrates Bobrisky Posted: 31 Aug 2020 09:14 PM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| Here are 17 other Barcelona players who failed to show up at Barcelona training along with Messi Posted: 31 Aug 2020 09:02 PM PDT | | |  |  | | | | | | | Legit.ng - Submit your news
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| Actress Iyabo Ojo tensions social media with gorgeous photos of her family Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:46 PM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| School resumption: Confusion as Lagos ministry disowns new calendar Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:15 PM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| Tragedy averted as security operatives foil attack on Obaseki’s convoy Posted: 31 Aug 2020 03:29 PM PDT | | | | | | | | Legit.ng - a brand of NAIJ.com Media Ltd | | 2018 All rights reserved | | |   |
| August 31, 2020 - Meet Alex! A new tool for congregations Posted: 31 Aug 2020 02:01 PM PDT Alex: Data for Disciples debuts in September | | Meet Alex! This new tool for congregations will replace the tedious process of filling out your yearbook form this winter. You can update your contact information and staff names in real-time as well as keep your attendance totals and weekly offerings with an easy-to-use interface accessed by desktop, tablet, or mobile devices. You can spot trends and patterns over time to make informed decisions about your congregation's future.
Regions have been, and are still, collecting contact information for congregations to get you the initial login information. The invitation e-mails will roll out to a few regions each week over the course of September.
This is just the first step in building out a robust database for use by the Church. General Minister and President Terri Hord Owens set this as an objective early in her tenure, knowing from her earlier experience in corporate settings that business intelligence (data) is key to making informed decisions. Alex will position Disciples to finally have a real-time directory and picture of churchwide trends that has been impossible with the current yearbook system.
Your congregation’s data will be rolled up into region-wide totals that your regional staff will be able to see for a real-time picture of activity. As your data accumulates, you will be able to easily see trends and patterns in the previous months and, eventually, for several years. The data will automatically be presented in graphs. Other congregations will not have access to your data until the year book “snapshot” but congregations and regional ministers will be able to download individual congregations’ data for study, profiles, and more. | | Tentative schedule for regions | | Week 1
Indiana Kentucky Michigan MidAmerica Virginia | | Week 2
Alabama/NW Florida Arizona Canada Capital Area Central Rocky Mountain Florioda Georgia Great River Illinois/Wisconsin Northern California/Nevada Ohio | | Week 3
Greater Kansas City Kansas Nebraska North Carolina Northern Lights South Carolina Tennessee Northeastern Pennsylvania West Virginia
(Remaining regions in Week 4) | | Other learning opportunities and resources | | Explore the Enneagram
The Enneagram, a theory that argues nine different personality types exist, has experienced a surge in popularity among Christians. It’s time to discover why the Enneagram is an effective tool to implement within organizations, ministries, and workplaces, and why using it within your church can improve the quality of communication among your team members.
- Apply the principles to your personal and spiritual growth
- Strengthen successful relationships at home, at church, and in the community
- Develop leaders, build teams, and enhance communication skills
- Integrate into your Bible studies, therapy sessions, retreats, and individual spiritual practice
| | National Benevolent Association offers online SENT seminar in September
NBA invites social entrepreneurs and Disciples who want to learn more about the world of Social Enterprise to our virtual SENT Seminar. Participants will experience online education on the importance of impactful work in our communities and lessons on how to plant and grow new faith-rooted social enterprises. Join us online for the Virtual SENT Seminar, Sept. 16–18, 2020. | | Church the new way
Leadership Academy gathers Disciples every fall to share experiences, wisdom, and training.
This year, they can still expect to learn together and for the first time, register core teams of up to five people for USD $500. (We encourage the lead pastor to register for every member of the team. Additionally, if the pastor is unable to attend, others can attend.)
From Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 (11AM to 6PM EST), New Church Ministry will host a virtual Academy featuring Start and Sustain Tracks to empower leaders, DOCTalks to address missional transformation at every stage of leadership and congregational vitality, and LEADLabs to help leaders with missional concepts.
Speakers include: - Terri Hord Owens, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Terri is the first woman of color to head a mainline Christian denomination in North America. She is widely sought after as a preacher, speaker, and workshop facilitator.
- Lorenzo Lebrija, Founding Director of TryTank, a laboratory for church growth and innovation. In addition to designing and implementing experiments for the church, he speaks to groups about development, community involvement, the arts, business strategy, and marketing.
- Christiana Rice, Director of The Parish Collective. She is a trainer, writer and convener, helping to reorganize the church around God’s dreams in the neighborhood. Christiana is co-author of To Alter Your World: Partnering with God to Rebirth Our Communities with Michael Frost, and lives in San Diego with her husband Derek, their two daughters, and their neighborhood church community.
- Tim Soerens, pastor, social entrepreneur, and co-founding director of the Parish Collective. He is the author of Everywhere You Look: Discovering the Church, Right Where You Are, and the co-author of The New Parish. He lives in Seattle with his wife Maria-Jose and their two boys.
| | Advocacy toolkit from Disciples Justice Ministries
You've heard the call to contact your legislators but were never quite sure how to have an effective visit. COVID-19 makes this even more complicated since legislators are both campaigning and canceling town hall opportunities. Time for a virtual visit!
| | | | TurnOut Sunday: get out the vote!
On Aug. 13, the National African American Clergy Network in partnership with Lawyers and Collars presented a webinar especially for Disciples. You can find the link to the recording as well other resources to help you get out the vote. | | House Divided: Preaching a Politics of Compassion
Polls consistently show that we have far more in common than we’ve been led to believe by the media, which are driven by profit, and our political institutions, which are motivated by power. The result is that we have never before been so divided as a country and never more isolated, socially disconnected and lonely as individuals. The antidote to this politics of contempt is not a politics of compromise which seeks to end disagreement. These hyper-polarized times call us to transcend a politics of compromise in favor of a politics of compassion, which fosters a way of relating to others and responding to today’s issues with universal care, concern, and commitment for the sake of the flourishing of all human and non-human forms of life. By doing so, I believe we can re-order our everyday conversations and renew our commitment by practicing a kind of politics that embodies grace, reason, and humility, for our sake and the sake of the common good. | | Racism town halls continue
Reconciliation Ministry and the Office of General Minister and President are cooperating to present a series of town halls via Zoom (registration required). The Love is an Action Word series is continuing and are archived on the Disciples YouTube channel in a playlist.
These sessions could be good conversation starters for a meeting of your own members (virtual or in person) where you could process together what you heard.
Every two weeks from now until November, additional episodes will take place on Thursdays at 7 pm ET/6 pm CT and 4 pm PT. (schedule subject to change)
- Sept. 10 - Love is an Action Word: Latinx, Obra Hispana, and Just Borders - Disciples reflect on the policies, practices, and theology that shape our relations with the Latinx community, and their call to action.
- Sept. 24 - Love is an Action Word: National Convocation, the Black Lives Matter Movement - Disciples reflect on the policies, practices, and theology that shape our relations with National Convocation and the BLM movement, and their call to action.
- Oct. 8 - Love is an Action Word: Race, Gender, and Sexual Identity - Melissa Guthrie Loy, Luther Young
- Oct. 22 - Love is an Action Word: Puerto Rico, Imperialist ideology, and mission - Disciples reflect on the policies, practices, and theology that shape our relations with Puerto Rico, and their call to action.
- Nov. 5 - Love is an Action Word: Identity, Theology, and Faithful care for the community - A multi-racial, multi-cultural panel of Disciples talk about identity, theology, and how they live out the call to faithful care for the community.
(And don't forget the Reconciliation Ministry offering is received in most congregations Sept. 27 and Oct. 4.)
| | Rev. Terri Hord Owens will continue her Wednesday Facebook Live prayers @terrihordowens and the Friday prayers with pastors and chaplains via Zoom through the summer. Pastors and chaplains, please register for the Friday prayers by clicking below. | | Reflection on LGBTQ+ issues Rev. Terri Hord Owens and Rev. Melissa Guthrie Loy offer their reflections on the care we must take to exclude no one whether we agree or disagree.
Generosity resources
Sermon ideas Have you done a series on Disciples identity? If you're interested, there are sample sermons and worship resources available on disciples.org.
Disciples Mission Fund You can find resources for explaining the fund, special offerings, treasurers' work and more on disciplesmissionfund.org. | | Webinars are offered by:
Other resources:
- Disciples Alliance Q offers "Being an Inclusive Church" toolkit
| | General ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the US and Canada:
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