2014 PROGRESS EDITION
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of the greatest evangelical tools. We’re all doing the same thing, and we love each other.” First has been involved in making a tradition out of a party across a six-block radius around, featuring six different churches, bringing together their congregations for an evening of fun. First Reformed has been very active in establishing a system of raising up leaders from within, too. “If you want to succeed, surround yourself with great people,” Bajema said. “We’ve tried to do that at the church. For us as a church, we have a tremendous value of raising up leaders from within. That was my story. Daniel Vander Kooi came into youth ministry, and then following him was Ryan Spoelstra.” Another key to the church’s ministry has been to use these leaders to reach out to the many local campuses of students and youth. That has gotten harder and harder, he said, but the effort can still be made. Taking a holistic approach to ministry is important to him as well, involving families as well as the church instead of having families outsource their kids’ spiritual teaching to the church and making the home a separate entity entirely. “We all partner together to do it,” Bajema said. “It seems to bear more fruit A 2012 FRC neighborhood block party brought together Third Christian Reformed, First and Faith Reformed churches, Iglesia Amor Viviente and the Lynden Community Church. (Calvin Bratt/Lynden Tribune) and be more effective that way.”
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