Upcoming Event
An application-based summer seminar directed by Mark Glanville.
June 22-26, 2026
Grand Rapids
,
Michigan
Restorative Justice: Prison congregations multiply grace
Millions of people behind bars are waiting to hear the gospel. Forming congregations in prisons is an important step in restorative justice. A feature story exploring restorative justice and prison congregations.
September 15, 2006
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8 min read
Profile: Steve Moerman, pastor of Cornerstone Prison Church
In 1996, Pres and Di Moerman invited their cousins, Steve and Diane Moerman, to a Prison Fellowship weekend. Steve and Diane got to know other inmates through one-on-one visits and Bible study correspondence.
September 15, 2006
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3 min read
The Search for a Ransom - Psalm 49, John 1, HCLD 5
A service plan from Lord's Day 5 of the Heidelberg Catechism focused on our need for deliverance, and the truth that truth deliverance can only be found in Jesus Christ, part of a series on the Heidelberg Catechism.
June 1, 2005
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6 min read
The Church with Tough Love - 1 Corinthians 5, HCLD 31
The seventh service plan in a Pentecost series. This service is planned around 1 Corinthians 5 and deals with the somewhat unpopular issue of discipline in the church.
June 1, 2005
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11 min read
A Service of Confession and Renewal
An introduction to the service of confession in Christian Worship.
June 1, 2005
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7 min read
Meeting the Judge - Romans 1, HCLD 4
A service plan focusing on Lord's Day 4 of the Heidelberg Catechism and reflecting on God's just nature in punishing sins, but also his merciful nature in forgiving them and offering us hope for salvation. This is part of a series on the Heidelberg catechism.
June 1, 2005
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9 min read
Behaving Unnaturally - Third Sunday of Easter - Matthew 18
A worship service from Matthew 18 for the third Sunday of the Easter season. The theme of this service is forgiveness--a complicated issue for many people today.
June 1, 2004
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8 min read
Practical tips for introducing peacemaking into worship services
These tips provide a practical application of peacemaking to worship services.
May 28, 2004
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3 min read
Peace and Justice in Worship
We worship someone who came "to preach good news to the poor and to release the oppressed."
May 28, 2004
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6 min read