March 2021
Even though there are often pieces online that don't appear in print, some people like to make sure they read--or can read again--articles from a specific issue. Use this page to make sure you don't miss a feature, the news, a column, or an Our Shared Ministry article from this issue. Use the search function at the top to find something specific going back to 2005 but if you want to find something older, The Banner archives are maintained at Calvin College's Hekman Library.
Features
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It’s a turbulent time to be an evangelical in America, leading some believing scholars who identify with historic evangelical beliefs to suggest that it is time to drop the term.
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In these past 25 years, there is a generation of women who tell stories of living into their Spirit-led calling.
News
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In November, coinciding with the Christian social justice agency’s 50th anniversary, Sojourners named executive director Adam Taylor its new president, succeeding founder Jim Wallis.
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Amanda Benckhuysen, a professor of Old Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Mich., is leaving that position to become director of the Christian Reformed Church’s Safe Church Ministry.
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A mission-focused conference started in 2019 moved online in 2020 to continue building “missional DNA at the local church level.”
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The Banner shares a glimpse of the experience of three women, in New York and in British Columbia, serving in essential health services through the pandemic.
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Before “At a Crossroads” was published last summer, the Christian Reformed Church’s resources for navigating a potential church closure were 20 years out of date. In this news feature The Banner looks at some of the realities, responses, and repercussions of disbanding a congregation.
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C.I.A. (Christ in Action) boys club, founded at Sunlight Community Church in Port Saint Lucie, Fla., in 2019, is “helping boys connect deeper with God, learn and understand the gospel, and grow into men who live out their lives in passionate response to the good news.”
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Rev. Bobby Boyd, known for his compassionate pastoral care and his passion for evangelism, died Dec. 19, 2020.
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A man of perseverance and empathy who pastored several Christian Reformed congregations in Canada, Henry Jonker died Dec. 9.
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Leverne Tanis had a lifelong devotion to serving God and others. He died Jan. 10 at Bethany Home in Ripon, Calif.
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Community Christian Reformed Church in DeMotte, Ind., reopened its community preschool in 2019 and has since been recognized for providing quality early childhood education.
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The executive committee of the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates has approved hiring Tim Rietkerk as the next director of the CRC’s Chaplaincy and Care Ministry.
Our Shared Ministry
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Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung spoke at the 2021 January Series: “Sin is not a game,” she said, “and deep down we know it.”
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For the first time, Disability Concerns took the training online and opened it to anyone connected to the ministry.
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Orland Park CRC has collaborated with World Renew DRS for over a dozen years, specializing in “whole-house build” projects in several disaster-affected locations.
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Necesitamos buscar a las personas y, mediante un proceso de compromiso mutuo, hacer surgir la chispa depositada en ellas por el poder del Espíritu Santo.
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The Centre for Public Dialogue in Ottawa, Ont., offers young people an opportunity that goes two ways.
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The Bible is filled with stories of men and women of all ages and from unexpected places who are used by God as part of God’s big plan.
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We need to seek out people and, by a process of mutual engagement, release the spark placed in them through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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우리는 상호 작용의 과정을 통해 인재를 찾아야 하고, 그들 가운데의 잠재력을 성령의 능력을 통해 발산 시켜야 합니다.
Columns
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Can you be a Christian, a Jesus follower, and not be a missionary?
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A lot of things, including many worship practices, have changed in the congregation where I worship because of COVID-19.
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My small group is boring because people sit there but don’t participate. How do I get the members to engage?
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I grew up with the admonition, “If you’re not ready to mate, you’re not ready to date,” meaning don’t date until you’re ready for the long commitment of marriage. How do I convey this principle to my teenagers when their friends have girlfriends?
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Tears flowed down his cheeks as he shared his efforts to hold on to faith even in the face of the unknown and seemingly impossible.
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It was recently reported that a very prominent billionaire paid only $750 in federal taxes in 2016 and 2017. Is it right for Christians to try to reduce their tax burden to a bare minimum?
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We can’t seem to give up the clarity, comfort, and community that religious frameworks provide.
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See how readers responded to recent Banner issues, articles, and columns.
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I’m not going to pretend the shouts from bystanders of “Good job!” and “Way to go!” did not penetrate deep into my withering soul and boost my confidence. I was glowing. After all, we were magnificent!
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Eagles are mentioned more than 25 times in the Bible.
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In some ways we all just want to be happy—to have a jump in our stride, a smile on our face, a warm feeling in the chest.
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The “evangelical” label in North America, especially in the United States, has over the years taken on a meaning beyond its historical roots.
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No sooner had we taken our pictures than dark clouds socked in the mountains and their valleys.
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A través de los años el término "evangélico" en América del Norte, especialmente en los Estados Unidos, ha adquirido un significado que va más allá de sus raíces históricas.
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하지만 “복음주의적”이라는 이름표가 북미에서 특히 미국에서는 시간이 흐름에 따라 역사적인 근거를 넘어선 의미를 가지게 되었다고 생각합니다.
