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Monday Rewind: Best Practices–Church as a Gift for Neighborhood Transformation
Originally posted here in January 2012. Jay Van Groningen, CFA Executive Director Over the years, I have noticed that most Christians who get serious about Community Development – serious enough to w… more →
Communities First Association
How has New Venture Christian Church changed your life?
wrote 1 week ago: An exciting part of our capital campaign has been a series of small groups in which the details of t … more →
thumb licks [4.20.13]
wrote 1 month ago: My daughter’s Beauty. The Danger in Talking About Why We Should be Involved in a Church. Nebul … more →
Easy First Steps
wrote 1 month ago: Steve Kryger has written a short, thought provoking article for Tony Morgan Live called ‘Easy … more →
NT 7:1 Children in the Church
wrote 2 months ago: Week 7: The New Testament and Children Cont’d Day 1: Children in the Church – Acts 21:5 As we … more →
Lots of witnessing going on!
wrote 4 months ago: Jesus instructs His followers, at the very beginning of the Book of Acts in the New Testament, to be … more →
Pt. 2 - Valued or Just a Number
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wrote 7 months ago: The other day I had posted the question - do you feel valued by your church, or do you feel like jus … more →
You can't vote if you aren't registered.
wrote 7 months ago: A few days ago I sent out a communication inviting individuals, pastors and churches across the stat … more →
The Rays attendance and ministry in a tourist town
wrote 7 months ago: Tropicana Field on a weeknight No shock, no surprise here; I am a huge Tampa Bay Rays fan. I have be … more →
The New Word for "Legalism"
wrote 9 months ago: I wonder if Paul had a strategic plan for all of his church plants. Maybe he put together some pamph … more →
Monday Rewind: Best Practices--Church as a Gift for Neighborhood Transformation
wrote 10 months ago: Originally posted here in January 2012. Jay Van Groningen, CFA Executive Director Over the years, I … more →
Working Together as God's One Body
wrote 11 months ago: Kevin Kieschnick–LINCNewOrleans Often Christian churches are hesitant or unwilling to cross de … more →
The Complexity of the Church Van
wrote 1 year ago: Rick Droog–Siouxland Diaconal Conference From Kurt & Emily Rietema’s stories of life and l … more →
Involvement vs. Membership
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wrote 1 year ago: I have had many (and that is unusual) conversations recently with folks looking to join our church, … more →
Beauty Supplements
wrote 1 year ago: Your daily dose of true beauty advice… The source of most of the problems people have in their … more →
Dogmas and the Christian Life, Part 2 - Relationships
wrote 1 year ago: In this post I’m going to explore how treating everything in a dogmatic way can affect relationships … more →
2011: A Look Back
wrote 1 year ago: Dear Friends and Colleagues, 2011 was quite a remarkable year for CFA. CFA is an association, and C … more →
What people are saying about NVCC
wrote 1 year ago: “First off; (NVCC is) wow! Second, God is amazing and is most definitely working thru NVCC… no matte … more →
Neighborhood Transformation: Whose Vision Is It?
wrote 1 year ago: “Community ministry involves more than just starting another program or running another event. … more →
The "Dignity" Store
wrote 1 year ago: Clark Blakeman– Second Stories Five kids ranging from 8 to 3 years old came rolling out of the … more →
