For the first time, Disability Concerns took the training online and opened it to anyone connected to the ministry.
Our Shared Ministry
Our Shared Ministry is a place to hear, discuss, and celebrate the ministry that we, as the Christian Reformed Church, are involved in across North America and around the world.
Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung spoke at the 2021 January Series: āSin is not a game,ā she said, āand deep down we know it.ā
The Centre for Public Dialogue in Ottawa, Ont., offers young people an opportunity that goes two ways.
Letās commit to building some discipline into our prayer and spiritual lives this year.
āIn (Uganda), where the false prosperity gospel is usually taken for granted as truth, many Christians donāt know how to think about suffering in their lives, especially sickness and poverty.ā
Without realizing it, QuƩsia had formed a new spiritual habit.
In spiritual direction, the director āgives 100 percent of their attention to listening along with you to what the Spirit is saying.ā
Brooks and Emerson each believed that bringing their two churches together could help bring down that division.
Here are a few examples of Christian Reformed churches, members, and pastors who are already deepening their spiritual practices in transformative and life-giving ways.
The Bridge App was originally designed to give churches new ways to connect. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, the app has become helpful in ways that werenāt anticipated.
Established 50 years ago, the Committee for Contact with the Government was shaped by congregations out of a conviction that the Christian Reformed Church had a calling to interact with Canadian society and governments.
Over the course of two nights, Lief presented two talks: āImmigration, Human Dignity, and the Image of Godā and āLove God, Honor the Emperor.ā
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Experts suggest that loaded language can make us react to emotional stimuli instead of taking the time to fully read and understand what has been said.
Seekers and believers are able to have conversations about lifeās most pressing issues and work together to explore answers to questions.
Imagine what the church would look like if we were able to put aside our political and theological differences and instead develop a common language based on our shared identity in Christ.
It is possible the in-person Inspire 2021 gathering could be postponed or canceled because of COVID-19.
Stories about the spread of Christian ministry in tough places in a pre-Christian world should give us hope that God will continue to work through us to reach others and change lives.
When Hansa was 12 years old, she was told she was to get married soon.
The selected candidates formed a planning team representing the geographic spread of the CRC across North America.
As CRC ministry leaders listen and serve, they discover the Holy Spirit at work in peopleās livesāeven when people might not believe in God.
Seekers in China often run into a frustrating problem. Although they first see the Christian faith as intriguing, they often canāt find answers to the difficult questions they have.
When Christ is at the center, diversity among Christians is not just possible, itās also beautiful, even if it is still a lot of work.
The Onyx 2 students gathered to support Chhy because thatās the type of community Onyx 2 fosters.
Since May, several Christian Reformed ministries have united to send checks to churches disproportionately affected by the virus, shutdowns, and recession.