https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Thu, 25 Apr 2024 02:04:38 +0000 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:46:01 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/whats-your-advent-theme-year I would love to hear how others are celebrating Advent this year. I have a two-fold hope in posting this discussion topic. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/whats-your-advent-theme-year Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:46:01 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/bbq-preaching-and-little-handbook The Importance of Preparation  Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/bbq-preaching-and-little-handbook Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:59:28 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/listening-rocks I am intrigued by the repetitive act in the Old Testament where God’s people would erect stone monuments. Most of the time, these monuments were nothing more than a few large stones gathered into a pile. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/listening-rocks Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:10:32 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/25-years-later-remembering-and-believing February marks the 25th anniversary of when I started to follow Jesus Christ. Though I was raised in a Christian home and my parents afforded me the opportunity to attend Christian schools, I had deliberately walked away from God. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/25-years-later-remembering-and-believing Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:34:09 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/evangelizing-joy Much of the planning is already done. Advent has arrived. The music has been selected — an inviting blend of old familiar hymns and a variety of newer songs not yet old enough to be traditional. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/evangelizing-joy Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:02:13 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/imagining-church-without John Bowen's most recent book Green Shoots Out of Dry Ground gathers contributions from a broad spectrum of church leaders from around Canada to express a hopeful vision for the future of the church in Canada. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/imagining-church-without Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:49:37 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/more-our-need-be-right It was one of those extended arguments that we couldn’t let go of. We had only been married for a couple years and it seemed like every conversation we had over that particular three or four day stretch would result in one of us choosing sides against the other. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/more-our-need-be-right Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:30:28 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/how-far-too-far “How far is too far?” I’ve been asking myself that question a lot lately. It’s normally a question we ask while attempting to navigate the sexual desires and angst of relationships before (and regrettably, sometimes outside of) marriage. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/how-far-too-far Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:02:23 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/rusty-spare I had a flat tire yesterday. Not that uncommon, I suppose. Most of us who drive a vehicle on any sort will at some point run over a nail, hit a pothole, or simply wear out our tires to the point where they refuse to hold air anymore. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/rusty-spare Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:00:26 +0000