July 2017 Issue

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Our Shared Ministry

• Advocate for Affordable Housing
• BTGMI Reaches Struggling Youth
• Building Houses, Restoring Lives in Fort McMurray
• It’s Time to Redouble Our Efforts
• Making Connections in Southern California
• What Happens When Pastors Get Together

Mixed Media

• A Piece of the World
• God’s Problem Child
• Maybe God Is Like That Too
• Movies Are Prayers
• The Case for Christ

Columns

• Editorial: Let Justice Roll
• The Other 6: Loving God More Than Blessings
• Still: On the Road to Killarney

Features

• 2017 Candidates for the Ministry, On a Journey
• Mixed Blessings
• The Path toward Unity in Christ

News

• A New Name for a New Agency
• Appeal Denied, Synod Prays
• Belhar’s Status Changes to Contemporary Testimony
• Big Bylaw Changes
• Called to Ministry through Synod
• Calvin College Graduate Selected as Lilly Fellow
• Chaplaincy and Care Director Introduced to Synod 2017
• Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterian Church Looks to Learn, Collaborate
• CRC Chaplains Honor Pioneers of the Past
• CRC Moves Closer to Sierra Leone Church
• CRCNA’s Race Relations Coordinator Honored at Women’s Breakfast
• Do Justice, Love Mercy—But How and When?
• Dutch Church Rejoices in Stability
• East African Churches Share Their Struggles
• Executive Director Defends Social Justice Activities
• Finding Love at Synod
• Hope and Horror in South Sudan
• In Memoriam: Rev. Earl S. Holkeboer
• In Memoriam: Rev. Gysbert John Rozenboom
• In Memoriam: Rev. Jelle Nutma
• In Memoriam: Rev. Samuel Vander Jagt
• Minor Change Might Silence Minority Voices
• Mission Agency Directors Find New Roles
• New Mission Director Invites Participation
• New Procedures Approved for Commissioned Pastors
• Operation Christmas Child Denied Accreditation for CRC Offerings
• Reformed Churches of South Africa Greet Synod 2017
• Remembering, Reaffirming, and Reinvigorating: the Challenge of Global Poverty
• Social Justice Coordinator to Retire After 44 Years of Serving CRC
• Summer Shuffle
• Synod 2017 Designates Annual Day of Justice
• Synod 2017 Discusses Ministry Priorities
• Synod 2017 Executive Has Fresh Faces
• Synod 2017 Learns about Global Christian Forum
• Synod 2017 President Urges Delegates to Keep Moving Forward
• Synod 2017 Receives 39 Ministry Candidates
• Synod 2017 Requires More Oversight for Do Justice Blog
• Synod 2017 Urges Patience on Same-Sex Issues
• Synod Deliberates on Seminarian Funding
• Synod Designates Disability Awareness Week
• Synod Explores Direction for RCA-CRC Partnership
• Synod Hears from Churches in Ethiopia, Congo, and South Sudan
• Synod Responds to Membership Decline
• Synod Responds to Requests from Churches
• Synod Vice President Reflects on Women in Ministry
• The Banner Appoints News Editor
• Two Eds and Two Kathys
• Union Church to Host Synod 2018
• Wisconsin Church Leaves Local Classis
• Women Celebrate New Leadership Initiative