https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:57:04 +0000 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:44:26 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/crcna-and-synod/most-important-section-human-sexuality-report Last month I had coffee with Jason, a former university student of mine in his early 30s. He works for a Christian parachurch ministry, and is a thoughtful and mature Christ-follower who is wise beyond his years. Syd Hielema https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/crcna-and-synod/most-important-section-human-sexuality-report Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:44:26 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/crcna-and-synod/discerning-leading-spirit-synod Following Jesus calls us to embody many opposites: we are humbly bold, we are listeners who proclaim, we are leaders who follow our Lord, we wait upon the Lord as we take action.  Syd Hielema https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/crcna-and-synod/discerning-leading-spirit-synod Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:59:25 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/crcna-and-synod/living-land-ambiguous-fruitfulness I grew up in one of Canada’s fruit-belts, the Niagara Peninsula in southern Ontario, and I spent my adolescent summers picking fruit. I learned at a young age that farmers know early in the season just how fruitful any given year will be. Syd Hielema https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/crcna-and-synod/living-land-ambiguous-fruitfulness Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:36:06 +0000