https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:16:51 +0000 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:21:57 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/leadership-and-administration/coordination-or-isolation-diakonia-between While attending Boston University for my MSW, I wrote a paper on the church and community, not realizing I would be working in this unique field years later. Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/leadership-and-administration/coordination-or-isolation-diakonia-between Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:21:57 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/diakonia-serving-or-sharing Recently, I ran across my copy of a little book by Ralph Kee called Diakonia: The Church at Work, from one of my MDiv classes at Gordon Conwell Theological School Boston campus. In this brief 26 page book, he argues that diakonia (service), is much more than a religious word. Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/diakonia-serving-or-sharing Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:44:14 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/partnership-bringing-out-gods-color-our-community The Message’s paraphrase of Matthew 5 is one of my favorite ways to express Christians’ and congregations’ way of living in their communities. Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/partnership-bringing-out-gods-color-our-community Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:39:43 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/reordering-life-together Times of transition and conflict are difficult. COVID-19 and racism are affecting our communities and our churches, and the church finds itself in the midst of transition. Who are we and what are we called to be? Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/reordering-life-together Fri, 05 Jun 2020 15:32:27 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/powerful-word-community World Renew is pleased to announce the appointment of Jodi Koeman to the position of Church with Community Coordinator. This new position, also supported by Pastor Church Resources and the Office of Social Justice, seeks to network and equip deacons in the U.S. Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/powerful-word-community Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:24:05 +0000