| | 1Life Newsletter — November 2022 |  | Curating. Connecting. Collaborating. | | 1Life Podcast - Season 2, Episode 2 |  |  | Noah Stolte’s Childhood Battle with Cancer; part 2Join us for the first part of my interview with Noah Stolte, the interpid new podcast editor of A 1Life Podcast, shares with us part 2 of his long, beautiful, and tragic story in which he battles with cancer twice before the age of 18, and sees God show up in ordinary and surprising ways. | | | Coming in November |  | | Becoming a Restorative CongregationFriday, November 4 - Saturday, November 5
This training will introduce ministry leaders to a practical framework and theological vision for growing and leading restorative congregations. Participants will learn how to design and facilitate listening circles while incorporating restorative practices to enrich interpersonal relationships, small groups, teams and congregational life.
Facilitators: Sean Baker, Pastor Church Resources CRCNA and Liz Tolkamp Regional Catalyzer BC CRCNA
In-person (Telkwa or Smithers)
Target Audience: Lay Leaders and Members, Pastors, Council and Board members, Leadership teams, Pastoral care teams, Interim ministers |
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| |  | | Prepare ConferenceSaturday, November 12, 9:00AM - 12:30PM
Come join in a morning of food, peer interaction, and three short talks with round-table discussion to get a taste of how to be better equipped theologically to lead and prepare worship for your congregation.
Facilitators: Dr. Johnny Markin, Dr. Joan DeVries, Brian Doerksen
In-person (Cloverdale Baptist Church - 18685 64 Ave, Surrey, BC V3S 8X3)
Target Audience: leaders, worship planners, worship teams |
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| | Coming soon | | | Worship Symposium 2023Wednesday, February 8 - Friday, February 10
Worship and learning together around topics connected to Christian public worship.
This ecumenical conference will: Gather together worshipers from across Canada, the US, and beyond Bring together people from a variety of roles in worship and leadership, including pastors, worship planners and leaders, musicians, scholars, students, worship bands and teams, and more Encourage leaders in churches and worshiping communities of all sizes and settings Include sessions on themes related to universal design for worship, faithful antiracism in Christian living, building connections and empathy in divided times, cultural intelligence, and the global and historical nature of Christian worship, and more.
Facilitator: John Zuidhof, Curator, Gospel Proclamation & Worship
Host: Calvin University & Seminary
In-person (Calvin University & Seminary)
Target Audience: worship leaders, musicians, artists, pastors |
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| | In case you missed it… |  | The Kingdom of God is NearClasses delegates from across the 41 BC CRC churches met together at the Tapestry Church in Richmond on Tuesday Oct 18 for a ministry fair to hear reports from all the CRC ministries serving the BC classes. Following a shared meal, delegates joined in an evening of worship and prayer and reporting shaped around the five callings, that encouraged the delegates that even now, by the Spirit’s power, the kingdom of God is near. | | Ongoing Events |  | | Morning prayer with the 1Life teamThursday, November 3 & 17
9:30AM - 10:30AM
At the 1Life Learning Center (Fleetwood CRC) or on Zoom |
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| | 5 Callings, 1Life1Life has a vision to support Spirit-renewal in our BC CRCs by curating a curriculum-for-Christ-likeness that encompasses the following 5 Callings of the church: |  | | | To subscribe to our 1Life Communications, please click here
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