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{"id":9239601905914,"title":"**PRE-ORDER**Roots Renewed: Perspectives on the United Reformed Churches in North America (After Thirty Years)","handle":"roots-renewed-perspectives-on-the-united-reformed-churches-in-north-america-after-thirty-years","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePreface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePart One: Origins and History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 1: A History of the United Reformed Churches in North America – Cornelis P. Venema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 2: Compelling New Insight for Women’s Ordination? A Review of Clarence Boomsma’s \u003ci\u003eMale and Female, One in Christ \u003c\/i\u003e-- Cornelis P. Venema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 3: Confessional Subscription in the URCNA – W. Robert Godfrey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 4: Why Is It Hard to Be Reformed in America? – W. Robert Godfrey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 5: Closing the Door on Evolution: Creation, Evolution and the Origins of the URCNA – Casey Freswick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePart Two: Theological Issues and Church Order Distinctives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 6: Covenant Debates in the History of the Reformed Churches – Daniel Ragusa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 7: Neo-Calvinism, the Two Kingdoms, and the URCNA: In Defense of an Historical, Theological, and Confessional Identity – Timothy R. Scheuers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 8: The URCNA Church Order: Continental and Contemporary – Bradd L. Nymeyer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 9: “Only with Their Consent”: A Reflection on Article 7 of the URCNA Church Order – Cornelis P. Venema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #242424; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eChapter 10: Not Holy but Helpful: The “Evangelical Feast Days” \u0026amp; Historic Reformed Liturgical Theology – Danny Hyde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eChapter 11: “The Word as Summarized”: The Enduring Legacy of Catechetical Preaching in the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA) – Paul Ipema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePart Three: Missions and Evangelism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 12: Taking the Great Commission Seriously at Home and Abroad: Missions and Evangelism in the CRCNA and the URCNA – Paul Murphy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 13: The Importance of Missional Awareness for the Future of the Local Church – Greg Bylsma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 14: Overview of URCNA Foreign Missions – Richard Bout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 15: United for the Gospel: A Decade of Shared Labor Between Covenant Reformed Church and Luz de Vida Reformed Church \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Pablo Landazari\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 16: A Perspective on Missions from Latin America: A Commentary on Some of the Challenges for Reformed Missions in Costa Rica – Bill Green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 17: From Vision to Plan to Practice: The Development of Church Planting in Classis Eastern U.S.—Zachary Wyse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 18: Accidental Church Planter(s) –Brian Lee\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePart Four: Ecumenical Relations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 19: A Courtship Prolonged: The United Reformed and Canadian Reformed Pursuit of Church Unity – John A. Bouwers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eChapter 20: Friends in Faraway Places: The International Work of CECCA – Jason Tuinstra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 21: The Songs That Make the Church Sing: Constructing the Trinity Psalter Hymnal – Alan Strange\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePart Five: Theological and Christian Education\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 22: Reflections on Mid-America Reformed Seminary and the URCNA: An Academy with a Vocational Aim – Cornelis P. Venema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 23: God-Centered Schooling and the URCNA – Steve Swets\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the preface:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn answer to the question, “What do you believe concerning ‘the holy catholic church’?,” the Heidelberg Catechism responds with a rich and beautiful confession: “I believe that the Son of God through his Spirit and Word, out of the entire human race, from the beginning of the world to its end, gathers, protects, and preserves for himself a community chosen for eternal life and united in true faith. And of this community I am and always will be a living member.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThis confession reminds us that, when we consider any part of the history of Christ’s church, we must view it from the perspective of the Triune God’s purposes to gather, defend, and preserve for himself, from among all the peoples and nations of the earth, a community of believers who were graciously chosen by him unto salvation. The church is a “glorious body” of those whom the Father has chosen in Christ, whom he has redeemed by the blood of his own dear Son, and whom the Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Father and the Son, will unfailingly gather, protect, and preserve through the ministry of the Word of the gospel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eEven though this book deals with a relatively small part of the larger story of Christ’s church-gathering work, what it recounts must be viewed through the lens of this confession regarding the church. The history of the URCNA could be told in a way that fails to see how it belongs to the larger story of the way Christ gathers, defends, and preserves his church throughout history. It could be told in a way that views the URCNA’s formation as merely another chapter in a lamentable history that, as the well-known hymn, \u003ci\u003eThe Church’s One Foundation, \u003c\/i\u003eexpresses it, is often one of schism and distress (“by schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed”). While the history of the church “militant” is often marked by division and distress, to be sure, it is always a history that is governed by the One who is “worthy to break the seals” of God’s great plan of redemption and re-creation (Rev. 5:5). Christ is the Lord of history, the triumphant Lamb who will not be thwarted in gathering his blood-bought bride, the church. Christ alone builds his church and does so with the promise that the “gates of hell will not prevail” against her (Matt. 16:18). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAccordingly, the title of the book, \u003ci\u003eRoots Renewed, \u003c\/i\u003eaims to remind the reader that the story of the URCNA did not begin in 1995, when a number of CRCNA churches formed a new federation or denomination. The decision to form the URCNA was not made in a vacuum but took place in order to preserve a heritage that was cherished and believed to be worth preserving. This decision was also made, not merely to preserve Reformed churches in their biblical and confessional convictions but to do so with a view to propagating these convictions to future generations until the time of Christ’s coming at the end of this age. The history of the URCNA, therefore, is a history both of preservation and propagation, holding fast to the truths of Scripture and the confessions with a view to proclaiming them to future generations, even to the ends of the earth. Viewed from the standpoint of our confession regarding the church, the URCNA and its history belongs to the story of Christ’s work in gathering, defending, and preserving his church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e~ Dr. Cornelis P. 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Venema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 2: Compelling New Insight for Women’s Ordination? A Review of Clarence Boomsma’s \u003ci\u003eMale and Female, One in Christ \u003c\/i\u003e-- Cornelis P. Venema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 3: Confessional Subscription in the URCNA – W. Robert Godfrey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 4: Why Is It Hard to Be Reformed in America? – W. Robert Godfrey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 5: Closing the Door on Evolution: Creation, Evolution and the Origins of the URCNA – Casey Freswick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePart Two: Theological Issues and Church Order Distinctives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 6: Covenant Debates in the History of the Reformed Churches – Daniel Ragusa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 7: Neo-Calvinism, the Two Kingdoms, and the URCNA: In Defense of an Historical, Theological, and Confessional Identity – Timothy R. Scheuers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 8: The URCNA Church Order: Continental and Contemporary – Bradd L. Nymeyer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 9: “Only with Their Consent”: A Reflection on Article 7 of the URCNA Church Order – Cornelis P. Venema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #242424; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eChapter 10: Not Holy but Helpful: The “Evangelical Feast Days” \u0026amp; Historic Reformed Liturgical Theology – Danny Hyde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eChapter 11: “The Word as Summarized”: The Enduring Legacy of Catechetical Preaching in the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA) – Paul Ipema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePart Three: Missions and Evangelism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 12: Taking the Great Commission Seriously at Home and Abroad: Missions and Evangelism in the CRCNA and the URCNA – Paul Murphy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 13: The Importance of Missional Awareness for the Future of the Local Church – Greg Bylsma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 14: Overview of URCNA Foreign Missions – Richard Bout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 15: United for the Gospel: A Decade of Shared Labor Between Covenant Reformed Church and Luz de Vida Reformed Church \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Pablo Landazari\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 16: A Perspective on Missions from Latin America: A Commentary on Some of the Challenges for Reformed Missions in Costa Rica – Bill Green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 17: From Vision to Plan to Practice: The Development of Church Planting in Classis Eastern U.S.—Zachary Wyse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 18: Accidental Church Planter(s) –Brian Lee\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePart Four: Ecumenical Relations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 19: A Courtship Prolonged: The United Reformed and Canadian Reformed Pursuit of Church Unity – John A. Bouwers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eChapter 20: Friends in Faraway Places: The International Work of CECCA – Jason Tuinstra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 21: The Songs That Make the Church Sing: Constructing the Trinity Psalter Hymnal – Alan Strange\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePart Five: Theological and Christian Education\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 22: Reflections on Mid-America Reformed Seminary and the URCNA: An Academy with a Vocational Aim – Cornelis P. Venema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eChapter 23: God-Centered Schooling and the URCNA – Steve Swets\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the preface:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn answer to the question, “What do you believe concerning ‘the holy catholic church’?,” the Heidelberg Catechism responds with a rich and beautiful confession: “I believe that the Son of God through his Spirit and Word, out of the entire human race, from the beginning of the world to its end, gathers, protects, and preserves for himself a community chosen for eternal life and united in true faith. And of this community I am and always will be a living member.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThis confession reminds us that, when we consider any part of the history of Christ’s church, we must view it from the perspective of the Triune God’s purposes to gather, defend, and preserve for himself, from among all the peoples and nations of the earth, a community of believers who were graciously chosen by him unto salvation. The church is a “glorious body” of those whom the Father has chosen in Christ, whom he has redeemed by the blood of his own dear Son, and whom the Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Father and the Son, will unfailingly gather, protect, and preserve through the ministry of the Word of the gospel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eEven though this book deals with a relatively small part of the larger story of Christ’s church-gathering work, what it recounts must be viewed through the lens of this confession regarding the church. The history of the URCNA could be told in a way that fails to see how it belongs to the larger story of the way Christ gathers, defends, and preserves his church throughout history. It could be told in a way that views the URCNA’s formation as merely another chapter in a lamentable history that, as the well-known hymn, \u003ci\u003eThe Church’s One Foundation, \u003c\/i\u003eexpresses it, is often one of schism and distress (“by schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed”). While the history of the church “militant” is often marked by division and distress, to be sure, it is always a history that is governed by the One who is “worthy to break the seals” of God’s great plan of redemption and re-creation (Rev. 5:5). Christ is the Lord of history, the triumphant Lamb who will not be thwarted in gathering his blood-bought bride, the church. Christ alone builds his church and does so with the promise that the “gates of hell will not prevail” against her (Matt. 16:18). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAccordingly, the title of the book, \u003ci\u003eRoots Renewed, \u003c\/i\u003eaims to remind the reader that the story of the URCNA did not begin in 1995, when a number of CRCNA churches formed a new federation or denomination. The decision to form the URCNA was not made in a vacuum but took place in order to preserve a heritage that was cherished and believed to be worth preserving. This decision was also made, not merely to preserve Reformed churches in their biblical and confessional convictions but to do so with a view to propagating these convictions to future generations until the time of Christ’s coming at the end of this age. The history of the URCNA, therefore, is a history both of preservation and propagation, holding fast to the truths of Scripture and the confessions with a view to proclaiming them to future generations, even to the ends of the earth. Viewed from the standpoint of our confession regarding the church, the URCNA and its history belongs to the story of Christ’s work in gathering, defending, and preserving his church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e~ Dr. Cornelis P. Venema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Table of Contents Preface Part One: Origins and History Chapter 1: A History of the United Reformed Churches in North America – Cornelis P. Venema Chapter 2: Compelling New Insight for Women’s Ordination? A Review of Clarence Boomsma’s Male and Female, One in Christ -- Cornelis P. Venema Chapter 3:...
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Engaging study questions for each essay can help readers make the most of the Bible’s instruction and encouragement for those tasked with the responsibility and privilege of leading Christ’s church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinuing education is often required of secular thought leaders; should anything less be expected in Christ’s church?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaperback, 328 pages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e.................................................................\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003exi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword: \u003ci\u003eMichael G. 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Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eElders and Deacons as Hospitality Leaders\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e65\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Boekestein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMinistering to the Sick and Dying\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e81\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Anjema\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Office Bearer and Household Management\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 95\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDerrick Vander Meulen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eClassical Christian Catechesis\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 107\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Scott Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eManaging the Offerings of God’s People\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 121\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Godfrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGetting Acquainted with the Congregation’s Needs\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 133\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Godfrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEleven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAvoiding Burnout\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 145\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrea Ferrari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwelve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTending the Shepherd (1): Honorable Provision\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 159\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter H. 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Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHow to Be a Clerk\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 195\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark H. Vander Pol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSixteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNavigating the Broader Assemblies: Serving at Classis and Synod\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e207\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald Scheuers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeventeen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHow to Serve on a Pastoral Search Committee\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBradd L. Nymeyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEighteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Every Elder Needs to Know about Congregational Singing\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 231\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Landry Cruse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNineteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEncouraging Lay Witnessing\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 247\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Scott Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePromoting the Work of Missions\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e263\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael G. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: A Sample Pastoral Review\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 273\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: The Role of Guest Sponsors in Our Churches\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 277\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Study Questions\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 283\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix D: About the Editors and Contributors\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 305\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.................................................................\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA reader comment:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSatisfied and Edified (5 star review)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuality material. 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When a local congregation is blessed with faithful officers the results are bountiful (Acts 6:7). \u003cem\u003eFaithful and Fruitful: Essays for Elders and Deacons\u003c\/em\u003e provides current and future church leaders with an exciting opportunity of personal development. Like its companion (\u003cem\u003eCalled to Serve\u003c\/em\u003e), this collection of essays offers biblical and practical essays written by seasoned churchmen drawing upon a wealth of leadership knowledge, experience, and wisdom. Engaging study questions for each essay can help readers make the most of the Bible’s instruction and encouragement for those tasked with the responsibility and privilege of leading Christ’s church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinuing education is often required of secular thought leaders; should anything less be expected in Christ’s church?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaperback, 328 pages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e.................................................................\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003exi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword: \u003ci\u003eMichael G. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003exiii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003exv\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Training Church Officers \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Shishko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePracticing the Mission of the Church: Apostolicity in Action\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e13\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeff DeBoer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePositive Leadership: Leading Like Jesus (Not Rehoboam)\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Boekestein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eContinuing in Prayer\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e49\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel R. Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eElders and Deacons as Hospitality Leaders\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e65\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Boekestein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMinistering to the Sick and Dying\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e81\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Anjema\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Office Bearer and Household Management\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 95\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDerrick Vander Meulen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eClassical Christian Catechesis\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 107\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Scott Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eManaging the Offerings of God’s People\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 121\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Godfrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGetting Acquainted with the Congregation’s Needs\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 133\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Godfrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEleven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAvoiding Burnout\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 145\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrea Ferrari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwelve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTending the Shepherd (1): Honorable Provision\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 159\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter H. Holtvlüwer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThirteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTending the Shepherd (2): Sabbaths and Sabbaticals\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 169\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter H. Holtvlüwer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFourteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHow to Evaluate Your Pastor\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 181\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher J. Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHow to Be a Clerk\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 195\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark H. Vander Pol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSixteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNavigating the Broader Assemblies: Serving at Classis and Synod\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e207\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald Scheuers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeventeen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHow to Serve on a Pastoral Search Committee\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBradd L. Nymeyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEighteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Every Elder Needs to Know about Congregational Singing\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 231\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Landry Cruse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNineteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEncouraging Lay Witnessing\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 247\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Scott Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePromoting the Work of Missions\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e263\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael G. 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Faithful and Fruitful - Essays for Elders and Deacons
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Edited by William Boekestein and Steven Swets Foreword by Michael Brown Healthy churches have healthy elders and deacons. When a local congregation is blessed with faithful officers the results are bountiful (Acts 6:7). Faithful and Fruitful: Essays for Elders and Deacons provides current and future church leaders with an...
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Scott Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eManaging the Offerings of God’s People \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 121\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Godfrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGetting Acquainted with the Congregation’s Needs\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Godfrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEleven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAvoiding Burnout\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrea Ferrari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwelve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTending the Shepherd (1): Honorable Provision \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 159\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter H. 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When a local congregation is blessed with faithful officers the results are bountiful (Acts 6:7). \u003cem\u003eFaithful and Fruitful: Essays for Elders and Deacons\u003c\/em\u003e provides current and future church leaders with an exciting opportunity of personal development. Like its companion (\u003cem\u003eCalled to Serve\u003c\/em\u003e), this collection of essays offers biblical and practical essays written by seasoned churchmen drawing upon a wealth of leadership knowledge, experience, and wisdom. Engaging study questions for each essay can help readers make the most of the Bible’s instruction and encouragement for those tasked with the responsibility and privilege of leading Christ’s church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinuing education is often required of secular thought leaders; should anything less be expected in Christ’s church?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e.................................................................\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword: \u003ci\u003eMichael G. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraining Church Officers \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Shishko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePracticing the Mission of the Church: Apostolicity in Action\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff DeBoer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePositive Leadership: Leading Like Jesus (Not Rehoboam)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Boekestein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eContinuing in Prayer\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel R. Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eElders and Deacons as Hospitality Leaders\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Boekestein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMinistering to the Sick and Dying\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Anjema\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Office Bearer and Household Management\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDerrick Vander Meulen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eClassical Christian Catechesis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. Scott Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eManaging the Offerings of God’s People \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 121\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Godfrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGetting Acquainted with the Congregation’s Needs\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Godfrey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEleven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAvoiding Burnout\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrea Ferrari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwelve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTending the Shepherd (1): Honorable Provision \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 159\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter H. Holtvlüwer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThirteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTending the Shepherd (2): Sabbaths and Sabbaticals\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter H. Holtvlüwer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFourteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHow to Evaluate Your Pastor\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher J. Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHow to Be a Clerk\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark H. Vander Pol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSixteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNavigating the Broader Assemblies: Serving at Classis and Synod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald Scheuers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeventeen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHow to Serve on a Pastoral Search Committee\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBradd L. Nymeyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEighteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Every Elder Needs to Know about Congregational Singing \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 231\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Landry Cruse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNineteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eEncouraging Lay Witnessing\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. Scott Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePromoting the Work of Missions\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael G. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: A Sample Pastoral Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: The Role of Guest Sponsors in Our Churches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Study Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix D: About the Editors and Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.................................................................\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformedfellowship.net\/products\/faithful-and-fruitful-essays-for-elders-and-deacons\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso available in paperback format: Click here\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.................................................................\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick on icon below for a Sample Pastoral Review.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Downloadable\/printable 2 page PDF)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0112\/3588\/5152\/files\/331-Faithful-and-Fruitful_Appendix-A_A-Sample-Pastoral-Review.pdf?915\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Sample Pastoral Review PDF\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0112\/3588\/5152\/files\/331-Faithful-Fruitful_Sample_Pastoral_Review-Cover-Icon_-_Copy_1_480x480.png?v=1573056394\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"331\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Faithful and Fruitful - Essays for Elders and Deacons - eBook
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Edited by William Boekestein and Steven Swets Foreword by Michael Brown Healthy churches have healthy elders and deacons. When a local congregation is blessed with faithful officers the results are bountiful (Acts 6:7). Faithful and Fruitful: Essays for Elders and Deacons provides current and future church leaders with an exciting...
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