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Choosing a Children’s Curriculum
Nikki Lanigan, BAR, former Director of Children’s Ministries, Northview Church, Abbotsford, BC Baby Moses floating in a basket. A staple component in a central story of every pre-school curriculum written. But did I read that right? Do they really want … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible training, children's ministry, church children, Nicole Lanigan
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Ministry Resources
Welcome to the Ministry Resources section of the NIMER website. This section will promote personal growth of Christians in ministry and thoughtful practice in specific areas of leadership. To begin, NIMER is offering articles on lifelong learning, early learning, … Continue reading
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Starting an Early Childhood Learning Centre in Your Church: What could possibly go wrong?
By Kathleen McMillan, BA, ECE I’m on vacation. The first substantial vacation I’ve taken in 5 years. Exhausted and discouraged, I stare; watching waves crash against the shore; feeling the waves wear down solid rock. I fret. One day someone … Continue reading
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Tagged church, early childhood education, early learning, Kathleen McMillan
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Evangelicalism in Canada
The following historical and sociological studies provide context to evangelicalism in Canada. Contemporary Canadian historical and sociological scholarship generally applies the term “evangelical” in accordance with David Bebbington’s definition (1989): denominations, organizations and individuals whose faith and practice emphasize conversionism, … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Elsie Froment, evangelical, history, sociology
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Your First Day in Ministry
It was Monday morning. Bright, sunny, and pleasant. As I looked forward to my week of ministry, I envisioned spending the rest of Monday carefully crafting a sermon for the upcoming Sunday. As a relative newcomer to sermon preparation Continue reading
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Tagged beginning ministry, Christian leader, church, Dave Horita, ministry, pastor, pastor manage time
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Suggested Readings: Special Education in the Church
[PDF] Anderson, D.W. (2012). Toward a theology of special education: Integrating faith and practice. Bloomington, IN: WestBow Press. Beates, M. (2012). Disability and the Gospel: How God uses our brokenness to display his grace. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. Brock, B., & … Continue reading
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Tagged bibliography, church, Ken Pudlas, special education
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Faithfully Inclusive Communities: How Welcoming is the Body?
By Kenneth A. Pudlas, Ed.D. “Full inclusion” is a term that elicits visceral responses in the public education system. Within the Body of Christ, His Church, is the term even known let alone discussed? It ought to be, for a … Continue reading
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Tagged church, diversity, inclusive, Ken Pudlas, Ministry Education
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Doing Research in the Context of Ministry
By William Badke, MTh, MLS Introduction Imagine that someone in your congregation has come to you with a URL to a website that has been intriguing her. She tells you that she is not sure the site is believable. When … Continue reading
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Tagged church, leadership, lifelong learning, ministry research, William Badke
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Leadership
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Tagged bibliography, church, Krista Penner, leadership, ministry
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Review of Immeasurable, 2017
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Tagged immeasurable, Jonathan Neufeld, leadership, ministry, reviews
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The Persistence of Preaching: Why Christian Preaching Remains Resilient Within the Church Today
Despite the occasional announcement of its demise, the practice of preaching has been surprisingly resilient. Preliminary research showing the ubiquity and centrality of preaching within the most prominent and fastest growing North American churches is supported by a brief historical, biblical, theological, and practical study of the persistence of preaching across time. Continue reading
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Tagged church, Kenton Anderson, preacher, preaching, sermon
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Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin?
Like every family that walks into a church for the first time, the family who walked in the doors that Sunday morning was cautious. They were unsure what to expect from this church. Would the people be friendly? Would the music be good? Would the preaching be interesting? Would their children like the kids’ ministry? Would the coffee taste like dishwater? Continue reading
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Tagged hate the sin, love the sinner, Mark Carroll, ministry, Theology
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Review of Creation Care, 2018
Moo, Douglas J. and Jonathan A Moo. 2018. Creation Care: A Biblical Theology of the Natural World. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. By David R. Clements, PhD No stone left unturned…this 235-page book on creation care covers all the bases. As … Continue reading
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Tagged creation care, David Clements, environment, reviews, Theology
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Review of The Story of Reality, 2017
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Tagged apologetics, Matthew Eherington TWU, Matthew Etherington, reviews, story of reality, Story of Reality reviews
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