https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Fri, 19 Apr 2024 21:03:34 +0000 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:22:05 +0000 A Compelling Case for Ministry https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/caring-pastors/compelling-case-ministry Trust me, you’ve already seen this movie a time or two: a pastor is asked to sit down to “hear what some people are saying” about the church’s current ministry. The lines are so tired, you can parrot them as they’re spoken: “The sermons are weak. The flock isn’t being fed. Phillip Leo https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/caring-pastors/compelling-case-ministry Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:22:05 +0000 An Open Letter to Pastors From Noah https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/caring-pastors/open-letter-pastors-noah Dear pastor, I keep thinking of you. The afternoon doldrums take over my thoughts, and there you are. The reaches of the night find me restless, so I pray for you. I pray for your family. I pray for new mercies and for shalom. Phillip Leo https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/caring-pastors/open-letter-pastors-noah Tue, 21 Jul 2020 00:31:05 +0000