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| August 19, 2011 |
Global Mission WebinarsMission Emphasis Let's learn together! Webinars are a great way to learn about global missions and connect with others. All you need is a computer and a phone - no travel, no fancy setup, and best of all...they're free! But it's not just about listening and watching! You can also ask the presenter questions. It's fun and interactive...almost like 'being there' in person.
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| July 11, 2011 |
Processing the Short Term ExperienceShort-term mission Coming home from a STM trip can be an exhilarating and scary thing. It is exciting to come home and tell stories and show pictures. Often we have a new purpose in life. But it can be a scary, depressing time as well.I want to give you an idea of what to expect when your STM trip participant comes home...
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| January 4, 2011 |
Prayer Missions InternationalShort-term mission If you want to learn to ride a bike you start biking. It will feel clumsy, you will likely fall and you may even end up in a ditch. But “practice makes perfect.” It is the same with prayer. |
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| October 25, 2010 |
Global Mission Webinars ArchiveHere is a list of previous Global Mission webinars available for on-demand watching/listening. Join us for our upcoming events. |
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| August 27, 2010 |
The End of MissionsGetting Started After nearly fifty years of managing the missions program of First CRC, the missions committee decided today that they had no choice but to disband. The decision was wrenching for the few remaining members because they recognize that it really means the end of an organized missions program for First Church. Most of the funding that the committee has controlled is likely to be absorbed into other areas of the church since few outside the committee have a significant commitment to mission work. How did things come to this end? |
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| August 6, 2010 |
The Subtle Shift in the Posture of the Missional ChurchAs we begin to think of the heart and scope of the Gospel and embracing a missional understanding of the church, the ramifications for the local church will be subtle but significant. We begin to think of our local church not simply as a place where people settle and have their spiritual needs or preferences satisfied. |
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| July 23, 2010 |
Hospitality in the Missional ChurchMissional Church Researchers reported a "remarkable drop" in the size of people's core network of confidants—those with whom they could talk about important matters. As of 2004, the average American had just two close friends, compared with three in 1985. Those reporting no confidants at all jumped from 10 percent to 25 percent. Even the share of Americans reporting a healthy circle of four or five friends had plunged from 33 percent to just over 15 percent... |
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| July 23, 2010 |
Expanding the Definition of ResourcesGlobal Partnerships When we expand our definition of "resources" to include more than money, we discover that we all have more gifts than we thought! |
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| July 20, 2010 |
What is the Missional Church?Missional Church The church is sent to proclaim the Gospel in a world that has sinned against God and is deserving of judgment, but the church is also sent to a world in which all of humanity, indeed all of creation, suffer from the consequences of sin. These consequences include all which stands against shalom, such as poverty, sickness, systematic oppression, injustices, and racism. The church is sent to ... |
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| July 19, 2010 |
Can a Rich Expatriate Missionary Disciple a Poor Muslim Believer?Global Partnerships This paper comes out of personal experience and observation of missionaries of many nationalities working with West Africans who are Muslim Background Believers, in several Sahelian, francophone, predominantly Muslim countries (Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Guinea.) |
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| July 16, 2010 |
Toward Authentic Partnership: How North-South NGO Partnerships Contribute to DevelopmentGlobal Partnerships This article discusses characteristics of successful partnerships, and lessons learned about relationship dynamics between north and south organizations. |
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| July 16, 2010 |
Habits of Highly Effective Global PartnershipsGlobal Partnerships A collection of good habits of those engaged in global partnerships. |
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| July 16, 2010 |
Bread, Stone, or Snake? How Globalization has Complicated the Golden RuleGlobal Partnerships This story is just one instance of the Golden Rule gone awry in a cross-cultural situation. And because of globalization, in the 21st century people of different cultures are coming into contact with one another all the time! So, we find ourselves in the tragic situation that we think what we are giving to others is bread, without realizing that we are actually giving a stone--or a snake. |
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| July 16, 2010 |
Church / Group to Church / Community Partnerships OverviewGlobal Partnerships A collection of ideas which gives an overview of the preferred direction for partnerships from World Missions, World Renew and Partnership Worldwide. |
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| July 16, 2010 |
Interagency Partnership PrinciplesGlobal Partnerships World Missions, World Renew, Back To God, and Partners Worldwide desire to develop a system for enabling high quality partnerships to take place between CRCNA congregations and groups and classes on the one hand, and the churches, groups, and partners with whom we are doing ministry around the world on the other hand. These are principles that can help guide partnerships. |
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| July 15, 2010 |
Double VisionGlobal Partnerships Nicaragua is one of several fields in which the CRCNA is learning how to do partnerships between church in the northern hemisphere and church and communities in the southern hemisphere. Could it be too much to expect that both Christians in the North America and Latin America might be able to see God’s purposes in our world with a little more clarity because they have learned “double vision” from each other? |
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| June 29, 2010 |
A Scottish Perspective on the New World Communion of Reformed Churches GatheringGlobal Partnerships But a world communion it really is, speaking for around 80 million people from nearly every Reformed church in the US, to churches all over Europe and Great Britain, to the growing churches of India and Africa, and even countries where repression is a byword, like Burma. Delegates of every color, shape and nationality not only live together, but laugh together, and are working together to create an organization we can all be proud of. |
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| June 11, 2010 |
Why Christians Should be Involved in AdvocacyGetting Started I'm convinced that the Lord requires something very simple of us: "...to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God" (Micah 6:8). If we are committed to this kind of life, then we must speak. The truth is, in this sin-stained world, some of us have voices that are heard, while others have voices that are silenced. |
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| May 24, 2010 |
Local Ministry Clusters as Learning OrganizationsChurch Planting Imagine an ongoing learning and training system in which the difference between participant and leader is minimal and there is a spirit of unity and growth in which persons at every level and stage of leadership within a cluster are multi-dimensionally co-mentored and multi-directionally mentored on an ongoing basis. |
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| May 14, 2010 |
Forming a ClusterChurch Planting Many individuals and groups are asking how to get a ministry cluster going. This paper will offer a step-by-step approach, with this proviso: This is a basic template, not a blueprint. There is no need to copy this in total. Each cluster will have its own unique character, or DNA. Yet, what you will read here is a common methodology that appears to be working. |
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| May 22, 2013 |
Is Your Church Too Small or Too Poor to Do Missions?Global Partnerships Much of my work involves helping churches discover their unique gifts and talents that they can contribute to the work of World Renew. Sometimes I hear, "my church is too small to really get involved," or "we have a hard enough time paying our ministry shares; we can't take on another offering or missions project." Sometimes I want to say, "Yours is exactly the kind of church I want to work with!" How much easier is it to relate to churches in developing countries when you DON'T have all the financial resources or answers? |
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| May 13, 2013 |
From Owning the Missionary to Owning the TaskGlobal Mission Owning the task does not mean that missionaries are abandoned—quite the opposite. When a missions team works |
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| May 7, 2013 |
Cultural Intelligence: Crucial For Short Term Mission Teams (and Everyone Else)Short-term mission Cultural Intelligence is a crucial skill not just for short term mission teams, but for everyone in today's society. |
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| April 29, 2013 |
Adapting VBS for International SettingsShort-term mission To reach children cross-culturally, you must listen carefully to what your hosts need and adapt your ministry approach to the local context. Wherever possible, resource local teachers rather than do it for them. |
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| April 23, 2013 |
Terror in BostonGlobal Mission Every year America receives new immigrants, and many are Muslim. These immigrants need our help and hospitality - help with English, help with the challenges of immigration, help with the struggles that come with adapting to a new culture. |
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| April 16, 2013 |
Christian - Muslim DialogueGlobal Mission As the CRCNA undertakes more of an active role in inter-religious dialogue in North America, we can learn a lot from our Christian and Muslim friends in Egypt. Egypt has a long history of Christian-Muslim interaction, and in the end, most Egyptians, whether Muslim or Christian, see themselves as Egyptians first. |
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| April 9, 2013 |
Sea to Sea: Cyclists as MissionariesShort-term mission
When I was asked to join the steering committee for the 2008 Sea to Sea ride, I was skeptical. Hundreds of middle to upper income white folks taking the summer off of work to ride bicycles that cost more than some people make in a year was going to “end the cycle of poverty?” |
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| April 1, 2013 |
Congregations are Blessed While They are Blessings in Their Communities!Missional Church It’s one thing to do things for people, or give things to people... but it’s a tremendously people-building thing to work with people to build self-reliance! |
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| March 25, 2013 |
Assets for Missions That May Be Hiding in Your ChurchGlobal Mission At World Renew we talk a lot about asset based community development; that is, discovering the assets that God has already placed in a community rather than focusing on perceived needs. This approach works with churches, too! What hidden assets might be in your church, just waiting to be deployed for missions? |
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| March 21, 2013 |
Acts of (Missional) IntimacyPastors, Missional Church In our enthusiasm for missional living, do we too often encourage people to “go all the way” without taking the time to first build a relationship with the neighborhood? In our desire to be missional, I wonder if have raced too quickly, too naively into bed with our neighbourhoods, without taking the time to really get to know each other .. |
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| March 11, 2013 |
What is your church's Acts 1:8 Portfolio?Global Mission Over the past decade or so of working with churches, I've noticed a curious tendency for leaders to think of things in either/or terms. For example, "should we invest in local outreach OR global missions?" "Should our ministry focus on word OR deed?" "Should we reach out to get new members OR should we take care of our own members?" My answer to many of these questions is, "yes." |
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| March 4, 2013 |
Church: Institute, Organism, or Something Else?Missional Church There’s lots of talk these days about church as institute vs church as organism. Conceptually I understand the difference, but in practice, I suspect it’s not so easy to separate the two. Which leads me to a bigger question, what exactly is “church?” |
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| February 25, 2013 |
What Churches in Southern Africa Can Teach Us About StewardshipGlobal Mission "There are so many things happening in this congregation in the last three months that the community is abuzz about who the new donor in town could be. But there is no donor—the people have just been woken up by the Gospel of Jesus Christ!" |
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| February 18, 2013 |
JihadGlobal Mission While my wife and I were missionaries in West Africa, our children attended day care with a little girl named Jihad. At the time I thought it was a strange name (and this was before September 11, 2001, when Jihad entered the Western world’s lexicon). I have since learned that jihad, to put it simply, means struggle; any kind of struggle, but particularly a struggle for the faith. Jihad could include the struggle to get up in the morning, the struggle to resist a particularly tempting sin, or the armed struggle to defend Islam. |
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| February 11, 2013 |
What Does Haiti Need to Truly Recover from the Earthquake?Global Mission "Today is the anniversary of the January 12, 2010 earthquake that shook Port-au-Prince and its surrounding communes, killing hundreds of thousands and causing an untold number of injuries and massive loss of economic resources. For us it is a milestone, because we survived the earthquake which struck at 4:53 pm as we were eating an early supper on a Tuesday afternoon. Though our home didn't collapse and bury us, we were terrified and a little cut-up from all the broken glass and falling furniture. |
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| February 4, 2013 |
The Church and Missional ADDMissional Church "Being missional means that you no longer view missions as something done out there, something done in a foreign country, but instead something done in your backyard. For too long we’ve seen mission work as something done by other people in a foreign land, usually eating weird food and living in huts. For too long, evangelism was seen as calling people back to faith. But that’s a wrong misconception. In being missional, we are to be missionaries in our own worlds." |
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| January 28, 2013 |
What Kind of a Missionary Are You?Global Mission What can an evaluation of Christian Reformed World Missions' 90+ years of sending missionaries to Nigeria tell us about being a missionary today, right where we are? |
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| January 22, 2013 |
Embrace Life: The Value, Relevancy, and Need for Christian Health Care
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| January 14, 2013 |
Ideas for Emphasizing Missions in 2013Mission Emphasis World Renew (formerly CRWRC) celebrated 50 years of ministry in 2012. In 2013, Christian Reformed World Missions will celebrate 125 years of ministry. That’s a long time! How is your church emphasizing missions these days? If you are looking for some up to date inspiration, here are some ideas: |
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| January 7, 2013 |
Church Mobilization Priorities for 2013Global Mission As we wrap up our efforts for 2012 and get ready to plunge into the new year of church mobilization, what is most urgent to accomplish? What can we do that will make the greatest long-term impact for global advance? Ellen Livingood shares her priority lists for churches and agency mobilizers and would love to hear what’s on yours. |
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| December 2, 2011 |
When Helping Hurts [Webinar Archive]Could your efforts to help the poor really be hurting them--and you? Find out in this webinar which explains many of the principles from the book When Helping Hurts. Presenter: Clark Blakeman, Director of Second Stories |
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| November 18, 2011 |
Are Missionaries Still Needed? [Webinar Achive]Missional Church, Mission Emphasis Should Western Christians just stay home and send money overseas instead? If Western missionaries go overseas, what should they be doing and how should they be doing it? We’ll explore some of the implications these changes have for CRC congregations and World Missions in their global ministries. |
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| November 3, 2011 |
Why Give A Tweet? [Webinar Archive]Church Websites, Communication, Social Media Social media isn't just a fad anymore. If used right, it can enhance your church’s online presence with both visitors and members. But in the constantly changing social media world, it can be tough to know what technology to use and how to utilize it well. We’ll dive into the best practices for using Facebook, Twitter and other social media tools as a way to enhance your ministry online. |
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| October 24, 2011 |
The Belhar ConfessionJoin in to hear about practical applications of the Belhar’s lessons, and discuss the Belhar’s potential to transform the lives of those who study its teachings. |
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| October 6, 2011 |
Show of HandsThe Millenium Development Goals (MDG's) are globally agreed to standards for cutting poverty. Learn about the world’s progress in the MDG’s, what they have to do with God, how the CRC is making a difference and what your church can do to get involved. |
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| October 5, 2011 |
The Changing Face of MissionsGlobal Partnerships, Mission Emphasis Today nearly 2/3 of the world's Christians live in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Countries that we think of as receiving missionaries are now sending them and vice versa. This webinar will provide facts and figures on these changes, and perspective on how to move forward in this new paradigm. |
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| May 20, 2011 |
Kids and MissionsMissional Church, Mission Emphasis, Serving VBS is often viewed as a church's primary way to do missions in community. Discover how to make the most of this opportunity. Presenter: Wendy Hammond, CRWRC Partnership Manager |
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| May 19, 2011 |
Launching & Landing Successfully: Short Term MissionsGlobal Mission, Mission Emphasis, Short-term mission Learn how an effective orientation AND debriefing can keep your short-term missions experience from a bumpy landing. Many practrical tips, tools, and resource referrals will be shared. Presenter: Trish De Jong, CRWM Missions Resource Consultant |
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| May 19, 2011 |
God Centered Missionary CareGlobal Mission, Mission Emphasis Is missionary care by churches really necessary? We’ll explore the biblical heart of the “sender / sendee” relationship, when care is critical, and practical examples of excellent care. Presenter: Trish De Jong, CRWM Missions Resource Consultant |
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| May 13, 2011 |
Church2ChurchGlobal Partnerships |
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| May 11, 2011 |
VBS with the CommunityRead an overview of how churches can do VBS WITH the community, a paper by Monika Grasley. |
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| April 26, 2011 |
Outreach to People with Disabilities | Global Missions WebinarBringing the gospel to people with disabilities is one of the greatest opportunities today for churches worldwide. This webinar will examine the biblical basis and present practical tools for engaging people with disabilities in church life. Presenter: Mark Stephenson, CRC Disability Concerns Director |
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| April 26, 2011 |
Advocating Peace in the Middle East | Global Missions WebinarHope Equals is a network of US and Canadian college and graduate students who promote peace at home, and connect with Israelis and Palestinians working on reconciliation. Hear from Calvin Seminary students Micah Schuurman and Justin VanZee about what this CRWM program looks like on a college campus and how it brings missions and activism together. |
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| March 21, 2011 |
Evaluating Your Missions Program | Global Missions WebinarFeel like your missions program is a bunch of separate parts instead of a cohesive whole? This webinar will provide concrete steps for analyzing your whole missions program, with suggestions for next steps. Presented by Wendy Hammond, CRWRC |
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| March 14, 2011 |
Funding The Slice | Global Missions WebinarWould you like to learn more about funding avenues? Would you like to increase the financial streams for your ministry? Learn how to utilize multiple funding streams to finance the ministry to which we are each called. Presented by Dr. Randy Rowland |
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| March 14, 2011 |
Ministry Among Muslims | Global Mission WebinarMinistry Among Muslims | Global Mission Webinar |
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| March 14, 2011 |
Long Term Missions Essentials | Global Mission Webinar
Do you feel God's call to explore International Missions and are stumped on how to go forward? Learn about the next steps in your plan to learn more about what God may be asking of you. Presented by Mary Dykstra, Christian Reformed World Relief Commitee
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| February 16, 2011 |
Finding Water in UlunguGlobal Partnerships This video explores a successful partnership between a community in Kenya and Classis Quinte. Running time: 8:30 minutes. |
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| February 16, 2011 |
Community Transformation in TurkanaGlobal Partnerships This 10-minute DVD tells the story of two clinics built in Kenya with the help of Canadians. One failed, one succeeded. Explore the different approaches with these follow up questions... |
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| February 14, 2011 |
Gospel Communication in a Facebook Age | Global Missions WebinarGlobal Mission, Mission Emphasis This webinar will briefly review the way in which new media technology has changed the way we communicate the Kingdom message and how we can respond—both as the church and as individual Christians. Presented by Bob Heerspink, Back To God Ministries International
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| August 9, 2012 |
Ten Questions for Debriefing after a Mission TripShort-term mission Debriefing a mission trip is just as important (if not more so) than orientation. Here is a recent Banner article that suggests 10 questions. |
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| July 19, 2010 |
Round Trip MissionsGlobal Partnerships, Short-term mission RoundTripMissions.com shares CRCNA's vision to make short-term missions a two-way street. It is a resource of Christianity Today International and provides high-quality, interactive resources to equip mission teams for effective service while offering wisdom, discernment and guidance for the thriving short term mission movement. |
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| July 16, 2010 |
Power of Connecting: Helping God's People Work TogetherGlobal Partnerships A website loaded with info about partnerships, collaboration and best practices. There is also an articles section with dozens of short articles on aspects of partnership, success stories, etc. |
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| June 11, 2010 |
Catalyst ServicesGetting Started Catalyst Services provides many valuable resources for missions committees seeking to educate and stimulate their congregations to deeper understanding and involvement in missions. Their monthly newsletter is one of the resources I rely on most. |
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| January 26, 2010 |
Back to God Ministries InternationalGlobal Mission Back to God Ministries International is the media ministry of the Christian Reformed Church. It operates in ten of the most widely spoken languages of the world, covering a large percentage of the world's people. It also assists local congregations in strengthening their local media ministry. |
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| December 18, 2009 |
World Renew Website (formerly known as CRWRC)Global Mission World Renew, formerly known as CRWRC, is the relief and development arm of the Christian Reformed Church. World Renew reaches out in God's name to people, both in North America and around the world, who are struggling with poverty, hunger, disaster, and injustice to help them find lasting ways to improve their lives. |
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| December 18, 2009 |
Christian Reformed World MissionsChristian Reformed World Missions' task is to lead the CRC in her obedience to the Great Commission. This involves sending CRC members to spread the Good News, partnering with dozens of churches and organizations and resourcing local congregations so that they can do global missions more effectively. |
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| November 30, 2009 |
Partners WorldwideGlobal Mission Partners Worldwide grew out of CRWRC (now known as World Renew) to become a free-standing organization which connects Christian businesspeople in North America with counterparts in the developing world. Their mission is to encourage, equip and connect business and professional people in global partnerships that grow enterprises and create sustainable jobs, transforming the lives of all involved. |
