https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:09:20 +0000 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/post-synod-not-every-decision-requires-separating-some-might At your church, maybe the learning is mostly done, maybe there isn’t much discernment or decision-making left. Maybe the only thing for you to do is simply inform your people of what has been decided and begin to try to live together with the decision.  Sean Baker https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/post-synod-not-every-decision-requires-separating-some-might Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/its-rough-out-there-considering-your-pastors-mental-health-covid 2020 has been a stressful and anxious year for all of us. Pastors, too, have been feeling the strain. Like all of us, they’ve had to function in ways they never expected or wanted during this past year. But some of the challenges pastors have faced have been uniquely taxing.  Sean Baker https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/its-rough-out-there-considering-your-pastors-mental-health-covid Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:59:47 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/your-lament-sermon-was-great-therapy-session-might-be-even-better “Pain that is not articulated is going to come out sideways.”  Sean Baker https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/your-lament-sermon-was-great-therapy-session-might-be-even-better Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:46:37 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/complaint-and-covid-just-value-trying-find-voice In a sign that at least some things are getting back to normal, pastors have begun reporting increasing complaints among members. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/complaint-and-covid-just-value-trying-find-voice Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:12:05 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/dear-pastor-if-youve-got-everyone-else-whos-got-you “If you skip the work, you don’t heal.”  Sean Baker https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/dear-pastor-if-youve-got-everyone-else-whos-got-you Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:32:17 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/8-things-church-leaders-consider-things-re-open Dear Pastors, Deacons, Elders and Other Church Leaders:  Sean Baker https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/8-things-church-leaders-consider-things-re-open Sun, 14 Jun 2020 23:50:40 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/covid-and-council-conversation-youre-dreading-opportunity-world-waiting Along with ministry leaders across the US and Canada, I’ve been grateful for the tremendous resources being published intended to help churches navigate the difficult Sean Baker https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/covid-and-council-conversation-youre-dreading-opportunity-world-waiting Thu, 21 May 2020 00:05:03 +0000