https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:04:03 +0000 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/stewardship/online-stewardship-course-going-live-january-2023 Deacons are to encourage their congregations to practice stewardship. More practically, to ask the question: “How can my whole life show that Jesus is my Lord?” Erin Knight https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/stewardship/online-stewardship-course-going-live-january-2023 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/addressing-other-pandemic “They are good people with lots of potential.” Diaconal Ministries Canada https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/addressing-other-pandemic Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:34:01 +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/leadership-and-administration/recruiting-new-deacons-during-pandemic Recruitment. It ain't easy. At least that's what churches are telling us. And add a pandemic on top of that, well, it's even harder.  But does it have to be? Diaconal Ministries Canada https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/leadership-and-administration/recruiting-new-deacons-during-pandemic Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:59:09 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/covid-grant-helps-church-address-mental-health We recently chatted with Jenn Burnett, the lead pastor at The Well (Kelowna, BC), about the COVID-19 grant they received last fall from World Renew Canada and Diaconal Ministries Canada. Diaconal Ministries Canada https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/covid-grant-helps-church-address-mental-health Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:26:37 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/new-devotions-deacons-0 Starting January 2021, Diaconal Ministries Canada began rolling out a new set of devotions called "Detours; Overcoming Spiritual Roadblocks in Ministry." This set of devotions has been graciously contributed by Martin Boardman, Prayer Mobilizer with Dunamis Fellowship Canada and Presbyt Diaconal Ministries Canada https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/new-devotions-deacons-0 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:21:18 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/leadership-and-administration/overcoming-roadblocks-ministry-devotions I love road trips. I much prefer driving to flying. For several years my family has gone to Myrtle Beach. From where I live, it’s about a 16 hour drive, with a few stops along the way. Yes, I know—I could get there in a 2-hour flight out of Buffalo, but still I much prefer the drive. Diaconal Ministries Canada https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/leadership-and-administration/overcoming-roadblocks-ministry-devotions Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:35:57 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/growing-projects-unique-way-be-part-solution-world As our attention turns to World Hunger Sunday, we invite our U.S. churches to consider starting a Growing Project with Growing Hope Globally! Wendy Hammond https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/community-engagement/growing-projects-unique-way-be-part-solution-world Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:39:08 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/who-supervises-minister-answer-might-surprise-you The Not-So-Annual Annual Evaluation Dave Den Haan https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/who-supervises-minister-answer-might-surprise-you Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:40:56 +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/stewardship/what-are-churches-doing-encourage-giving-act-worship-during In this time of COVID-19, whether churches are meeting in-person or online, the Offering Time has been removed from many services and has moved to either online giving, drive-thru giving, something dropped in a box on the way in or out of church, or a combination of these. Diaconal Ministries Canada https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/stewardship/what-are-churches-doing-encourage-giving-act-worship-during Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:22:28 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/stewardship/expanding-our-definition-stewardship It's easy for deacons (and churches) to equate stewardship with money, aka our "treasures", and not really move past that. And why not? The Bible talks about money a lot so why shouldn't we? Diaconal Ministries Canada https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/stewardship/expanding-our-definition-stewardship Fri, 24 Jul 2020 17:50:09 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/message-diaconal-ministries-canada-director Pausing to Listen and Pray  Diaconal Ministries Canada https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/deacons/justice-and-mercy/message-diaconal-ministries-canada-director Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:10:38 +0000