Category Archives: CRC

Pondering Adaptive Change in the CRC

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Adaptive change and I noted in my previous posting is sometimes called deep change or transformative change. There are a number of thoughts that this provokes: Is it the case that adaptive change is already upon us because of contextual change? Is … Continue reading →

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The Executive Director Position and Adaptive Change

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The withdrawal of the candidate for the Executive Director position in the CRC has prompted various discussions about the structure, purpose and meaning of the denomination. This is a good discussion to have. For this discussion I want to distinguish … Continue reading →

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CRCNA Executive Director Search 2013 Links

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Official Search Website Search Renewal Press Release The Banner piece from May 3 On the Network: Who Will Lead Our Denomination? Places it’s being discussed Facebook CRC Pastors Group (It’s a closed group, email me if you want an invite) … Continue reading →

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A Quick and Dirty History of the CRC Denominational Story

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

It’s easy when we lift our heads up from our local and classical ministries, when viewing this thing way off in GR to ask “how did that happen?” The ED position, together with the BOT emerged and was shaped by … Continue reading →

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Should the CRC Even Have An Executive Director Position?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I wrote this for CRC Voices responding to a comment that the CRC hasn’t had the position for most of its life, and in fact the years it has had it have been years of numerical decline. The church in … Continue reading →

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The High Tree Catches the Wind

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

On leadership among the Dutch. Link

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Why Divine Election Makes Our Story Better

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Take Your First Lessons on Election from Genesis I’m doing a lot of pondering election while preaching through Genesis. I have a couple of thoughts. I think the way CRC folks talk and think about election isn’t very Biblical. Genesis … Continue reading →

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Moving Beyond Attracting the Dormant Zombies of Christendom

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

What does Madison Avenue Have to Do with Jerusalem? In the late 90′s I was a pastor reading business books with my missional cohort in our Sacramento mission field. We were attending conferences at Willow Creek and Saddleback trying to … Continue reading →

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Eulogy for My Father Stan Vander Klay

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

My father Stan Vander Klay passed away March 4, 2013. We held a Memorial Service for him at the Pleasant Street CRC on March 8. This is the text of the eulogy I gave for him. I don’t believe I … Continue reading →

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Should We Pursue “Truth and Reconciliation” in the Calvin College Debt Crisis?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

In the Calvin in Common discussion we are debating whether the language of “truth and reconciliation” is appropriate to this crisis. I’m still on the fence. Why? because I’m not sure we want reconciliation like we say we do. We … Continue reading →

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