Reformed Youth Ministries: A Traveling Church Camp

I have gone to RYM church camps since I was in fifth grade. I worked for them last summer, and I will go with the youth group from my home church to their camps again this summer. I am excited to get a third perspective, but from the two perspectives I already have, I can…

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Church Size

One of the initial questions that I wanted to explore about the mission of the church was: how does church size affect its role? Recently, in class, we have been discussing church size and the various biases for or against small and large churches. I would like to think about the roles of small and…

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Hillcrest Bruce Mission – Ashland Kentucky

Over Spring Break, I was able to go on an ICO trip to Ashland, Kentucky. We worked with three different Non-profit organizations, serving them and learning about their ministries. One of the coolest was Hillcrest Bruce Mission. They provide several goods and services to neighbors in the community – food, clothes, dental work, preschool, a…

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The Role of the Church: Small, Medium, or Large?

Church Size As you might imagine, the size of a church may have a huge impact on the role of the church and its capacity for carrying out the tasks of those roles. Church size could refer to a multitude of things: building size, membership population, number of attendees, or even giving rates. I think…

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What is the Role of the Church?

Introduction Over the next few blog posts, I want to explore different ideas about the church’s role in the community. Throughout the history of the church, she has played many different roles in many different communities. What roles are appropriate and which are inappropriate? When should it play those roles and in what types of…

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