https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:00:14 +0000 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:29:48 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/awareness-and-appreciation-chaplains-rise Father Mulcahy, portrayed by William Christopher in the television series M*A*S*H, passed away at the age of 84 on the final day of 2016. Ron Klimp https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/awareness-and-appreciation-chaplains-rise Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:29:48 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/fall-awareness-chaplaincy-sunday-november-20 Summer is passing quickly to fall, and your church calendar becomes very busy. One small, but important piece of that fall awareness is an encouragement to think about, pray for and celebrate the work of chaplains on Chaplain Sunday, November 20. Ron Klimp https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/fall-awareness-chaplaincy-sunday-november-20 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/ordination-chaplaincy As a representative of classis or as a Synodical Deputy, you are sometimes asked to arrange for, counsel, or oversee the ordination and/or placement of men and women as Ministers of the Word or Commissioned Pastors. Ron Klimp https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/ordination-chaplaincy Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:29:02 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/ministry-presence “MINISTRY OF PRESENCE” IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Ron Klimp https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/ministry-presence Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:55:02 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/slogan-eering-life As a chaplain, I care about people in crisis and try to be particularly attentive to "the least of these." As a denomination we talk about social justice, compassion, and mercy; but I sense that we are no longer giving a lot of attention to the immense issue of abortion. Ron Klimp https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/slogan-eering-life Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:13:11 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/capitalizing-chaplaincy Robert Crick, in a recent book (2011) regarding the history and nature of chaplaincy argues that since fewer individuals are choosing to be regular church members, chaplaincy is growing in importance because it places ordained individuals and pastoral ministry in the heart of the everyday world. Ron Klimp https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/capitalizing-chaplaincy Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:35:49 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/touching-thousands-christs-love-it-cost-effective If you could spend eight to ten million dollars a year of someone else’s money to touch the lives of several hundred thousand hurting individuals (and possibly their families) with the love of Christ, how would you do it and what might the results be? Ron Klimp https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/touching-thousands-christs-love-it-cost-effective Tue, 11 Feb 2014 11:08:54 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/changing-times-interview-chaplaincy-director-ron-klimp 1. How many years did you serve as a pastor and where? Ron Klimp https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/chaplaincy/changing-times-interview-chaplaincy-director-ron-klimp Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:00:39 +0000