https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:02:34 +0000 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:23:07 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/lord-be-accountants-and-bookkeepers It was a small thing but also a really big thing. During worship yesterday, the pastor began the congregational prayer by lifting up the accountants and bookkeepers.  Thank you, Jesus, for the order they bring...their attention to detail...gift for numbers... Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/lord-be-accountants-and-bookkeepers Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:23:07 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/wartime-pack-kindness War is on all our minds, and my son came home from fifth grade art class last week and reported that there was, during one of the “big wars,” an artist who painted his barn to blend in with the surrounding landscape. Katy Sundararajan https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/wartime-pack-kindness Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:27:39 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/volunteer-burnout I checked two boxes on a form to indicate that I was interested in serving in both hospitality and children's ministry. Minutes later, I panicked. I wanted to serve, but wondered: Do I really have the capacity?  Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/volunteer-burnout Tue, 09 Nov 2021 00:40:56 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/challenges-leading-during-covid This past Sunday my pastor shared that COVID feels like running a marathon in which you can’t see the mile markers (and thus don’t know how much farther you have to go). Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/challenges-leading-during-covid Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:35:38 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/what-are-some-most-undervalued-leadership-traits Last month I wrote about Stephanie, a non-traditional but highly effective small-group leader I met in college. Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/what-are-some-most-undervalued-leadership-traits Tue, 31 Jul 2018 14:35:10 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/raw-cookie-dough-and-makings-great-leader Do you remember the last time you were ‘new’ somewhere? Maybe you took a different job, sold your house, or joined a class at your local gym. Do you remember how it FELT? Did your skin itch just a little? Were you excited? Nervous? Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/raw-cookie-dough-and-makings-great-leader Fri, 15 Jun 2018 15:07:52 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/inspire-2017-only-2-weeks-away-what-are-you-most-excited In just over two weeks, something big is going to happen. For the first time ever, people from across the CRC will board planes and pile in cars to meet in Detroit, MI, and be INSPIRED. Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/inspire-2017-only-2-weeks-away-what-are-you-most-excited Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:47:18 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/personal-growth/one-thing-i-learned-ministry-past-year With summer right around the corner, those of us in ministry are digging deep to finish the year strong. As many of our weekly church programs wrap up, we look forward to the chance to slow down. Inhale, exhale.   But can we hit pause here for just a second? Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/personal-growth/one-thing-i-learned-ministry-past-year Mon, 22 May 2017 12:42:49 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/are-millennials-looking-outside-church-serve Lately there’s been a lot of buzz on the topic of millennials and the church. How do we reach them? What are they passionate about? And perhaps this loaded question: Why aren’t millennials serving in our churches? Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/are-millennials-looking-outside-church-serve Mon, 09 May 2016 14:58:41 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/give-your-opinion-questions-coming-canadian-gathering The 2016 Canadian Gathering is almost here! For those who don’t know, the purpose of this event is to gather elders, pastors, and leaders of local ministry in one place to share stories and seek direction for the future. Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/leadership-development/give-your-opinion-questions-coming-canadian-gathering Mon, 02 May 2016 13:48:05 +0000