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By HENRI NOUWEN
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I learned something the other day that I was hoping to learn while here. I was meditating on what God was doing in my life. Through loneliness and through hurting people I was in a way experiencing what God feels for the people here. He wants them to know Him and is hurt by the atmosphere that cares nothing for the poor and orphaned. Continue reading
Since Conversatio Morum is dedicated to Technology, Theology and Missiology we are taking time to talk about Church Relationship Management in Church (CRM in church) systems. When dealing with new visitors the most effective point of retention (i.e. having them come a second/third time and getting them to stay long-term), is follow-up. One of the biggest questions I find myself asking is “How do we get better at not letting visitors slip through the cracks?” “How do I make involvement in the life of a church easier?” Continue reading
Originally Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2005
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The Genesee Diary
By HENRI NOUWEN
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So….it comes. The winter. Time is useless now. Un-productivness has kicked in. My hair is longer now. I am almost a year older from when this started, almost a year ago. Continue reading
At the beginning of the year the staff of the church I serve in sat down and began to develop a strategy for the next 12 – 18 months. This has caused some extra work on my end, due to my ability with systems and structures. One of the main things that we put on our priority list is tackling how to get people involved beyond their first visit. We’ve definitely improved on our ability to get people into the front door. However, we need to adjust our follow-up and involvement processes. Continue reading
Well, here I am again. Two days in a row of being on the internet. Wow!!! That is amazing. Now that I have a little more time, I must update everyone. I got here on Friday night and the city is beautiful. The house that I am staying in is in the historic part of the city. In the center. I am right across the street from a Baskin Robins!!! I know, weird right? My family has a mom, dad, grandma, son and the cousin of the son is here right now. The family and my brother´s (the families really adopt you here) friends are nice. On Saturday morning I was spending time with God, listening to a prophetic song and I saw a crucifix with Jesus on it that is over the door. Continue reading