https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:23:55 +0000 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:10:18 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/giving-dignity-christmas-and-beyond Many churches are already on their way to their yearly Christmas giving projects. But it’s never too late to evaluate and reconsider why, if, and how we participate this Christmas.   Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/giving-dignity-christmas-and-beyond Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:10:18 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/becoming-community-focused-church-cohort-few-spots Is your church interested in becoming a community focused church? Are you ready to help make your neighborhood and community a great place for ALL to live in, to be proud of and to thrive in, particularly those who have been marginalized? Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/becoming-community-focused-church-cohort-few-spots Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:17:05 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/new-faith-action-networking-and-learning-group You're invited to a NEW virtual gathering space for anyone involved in mercy and justice ministries (deacons, outreach ministry leaders, community transformation leaders, service leaders). Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/new-faith-action-networking-and-learning-group Thu, 16 Sep 2021 15:15:17 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/mercy-and-justice-3-part-webinar-series Micah 6:8 calls us to be people of mercy and justice.  Join World Renew for a 3-part webinar series as we explore the themes of mercy and justice and provide practical tools to help you and your congregations to use our whole selves as we learn, care and act. Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/mercy-and-justice-3-part-webinar-series Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:13:53 +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/gods-story-through-our-giving Do you notice how difficult it is for many Christians to talk about money? As a colleague and I reflected as to why that might be, she said, “It’s hard for us to talk about money, yet we don’t realize that the way we are using our money is speaking for us.” Our budgets, spendi Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/gods-story-through-our-giving Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:05:54 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/webinar-re-imagining-church-budgets-reflect-kingdom-values COVID-19 has caused us to rethink everything, including church budgets. We are called to steward the gifts that God has given us globally and locally. This free webinar will explore how to approach church budgets from a Kingdom perspective and offer practical ways to adapt to our changi Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/webinar-re-imagining-church-budgets-reflect-kingdom-values Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:29:41 +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/walking-alongside-your-church-and-community-members-webinar-and-funding Now more than ever, the mercy and justice work of the church and deacons is of vital importance to churches.  Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/walking-alongside-your-church-and-community-members-webinar-and-funding Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:34:52 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/deacons-and-covid-19 As our countries prepare to "reopen", how are you continuing to help your members and community members affected by COVID-19? What role does the church have in this crisis? Jodi Koeman https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/deacons-and-covid-19 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:38:19 +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