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Episode 217: Repentance and Renewal in the CRC — Andrew Zomerman (Part 2)
“I think we [believers] need to be involved in social justice…that's our job; but…it's not my [the pastor’s] job to preach social justice.
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Jason Ruis
Lessons from Dort: Finding Unity in Divisive Times
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Jason Ruis
Episode 216: Rediscovering the Power of the Catechism — Andrew Zomerman (Part 1)
“The Catechism is so well-structured that it…naturally brings up questions [and answers them]…I think we’ve underestimated the beauty and the power of…
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Jason Ruis
Episode 215: Charting the Next Century of the CRNCA with Vision and Hope — Chad Werkhoven (Part 2)
“We have this opportunity…to chart the course of…the next century of ministry in the Christian Refomed Church.
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Jason Ruis

February 2025

Episode 214: Growing Disciples Through the Preached Word — Chad Werkhoven (Part 1)
“[We’re] not trying to be innovative; we’re very focused on what it means to be a church that really exercises…the ordinary means of grace.
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Jason Ruis
Episode 213: Recovering a Reformed Church — Why Ecclesiology Matters — Caley Meza (Part 2)
“The church has been around for 2,000 years.
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Jason Ruis
Episode 212: Church Renewal Through the Ordinary Means of Grace — Caley Meza (Part 1)
“I think that we are a unified body that has what we call the Three Forms of Unity and…those things…unite us, and this is what we say…we believe, and…
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Jason Ruis
Episode 211: The CRC We’re Fighting For — Jason Ruis (Part 2)
“In two to five years, we dream that the CRCNA would be a confessionally-grounded, unified, and mission-focused denomination.
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Jason Ruis
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January 2025

Episode 210: The State of the CRCNA Following Synod 2024 — Jason Ruis (Part 1)
“If we’re going to survive as a denomination, we have to lean out the bureaucracy that’s grown up…One of the benefits of doing that is that it forces us…
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Episode 209: Why Reformed Ecclesiology Is Critical for Reformation
“[From Berkhof and Bavinck, the role of the Holy Spirit is] to apply the work of Christ and the benefits of Christ to his elect people…If we keep that…
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Jason Ruis
Episode 208: The Messy Reformation Conference — Equipping Leaders for Reformation
“We truly believe that a Reformed hermeneutic, the Reformed faith, Reformed theology…speaks to the heart of how we view the world and that affects…
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Jason Ruis
Top Six Episodes of 2024
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