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title: Erik Janssen
date: 2025-11-04T08:28:00-06:00
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#  Erik Janssen

 

 

 

 ![]() Erik Janssen is the academic coordinator for the Viaa Exchange program in the Netherlands, a study abroad semester that has drawn Dordt students for more than 25 years. In addition to this role, Janssen also serves as a church musician in his church in Deventer, Netherlands.

 

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## Articles by Erik Janssen

  [     ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/iat-counting-tomatoes-blessings.jpg?mode=crop&pos=0.6149-0.4797&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=9749ae58&v=5c57d74caf9e4159f3372e320fe3ccdffc5aa07cb7dbc71306a5ac86cd20ed8d)   Essays 

 Nov 11, 2025 

### Counting Blessings and Tomatoes: Life in an Ecological Community

 By Erik Janssen

In a restless world, a commitment to stay, tend, and grow is a tangible expression of care and belonging. How does planting ourselves deeply in community embody the slow, faithful work of loving God and His creation well?

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