https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:02:22 +0000 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/meet-scholarship-recipient-benet-dogonyaro The Multiracial Student Scholarship Fund is one of the strategies employed by Thrive, the CRCNA’s congregational services agency, to develop multiracial congregational leadership in the CRC denomination. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/meet-scholarship-recipient-benet-dogonyaro Fri, 17 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/scholarship-recipients-host-chapel-service Over 30 people attended the weekly chapel at Calvin Theological Seminary (CTS) on April 26, 2023. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/scholarship-recipients-host-chapel-service Mon, 19 Jun 2023 04:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/aim-higher-cultural-understanding Some people seem to complain that there is too much hype about cultural intelligence and its significance. But I beg to differ. Here is how I came to see its value. Neulsaem (Sam) Ha https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/aim-higher-cultural-understanding Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/champions-justice-dave-and-susie-lindner In celebration of the 50 years of the Office of Race Relations (ORR), we are featuring the stories of people in the CRC who have been actively demonstrating a passion for multicultural congregations and a commitment to antiracism. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/champions-justice-dave-and-susie-lindner Thu, 19 May 2022 19:55:03 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/multicultural/scholarship-recipient-builds-cultural-intelligence I thought I had high cultural intelligence. Neulsaem (Sam) Ha https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/multicultural/scholarship-recipient-builds-cultural-intelligence Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:07:59 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/champions-justice-victoria-gibbs In celebration of the 50 years of the Office of Race Relations (ORR), we are featuring the stories of people in the CRC who have been actively demonstrating a passion for multicultural congregations and a commitment to anti racism. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/champions-justice-victoria-gibbs Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:04:39 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/lot-here-just-isnt-right-my-soul  At a speaking event last week, an audience member, after listening to my Immigration 101 presentation, declared, “There’s a lot of this here that just isn’t right with my soul and I just need to say something.” Yes, girl, yes, there certainly is. Sarah Yore-Van Oosterhout https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/lot-here-just-isnt-right-my-soul Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:56:56 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/black-reformed/white-reflections-black-history-month-al-mulder “If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.” Carter G. Woodson Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/black-reformed/white-reflections-black-history-month-al-mulder Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:06:12 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/black-reformed/white-reflections-black-history-month-louise-wing In 1926, Black historian Carter Woodson sent out a press release marking the first Black History Week in the United States. Louise Wing https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/black-reformed/white-reflections-black-history-month-louise-wing Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:23:30 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/hispanic/el-racismo-y-la-biblia No hace mucho, en mayo 2013, el sitio web de la Asociación Evangelística Billy Graham tuvo que responder a Shiao Chong https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/hispanic/el-racismo-y-la-biblia Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:57:57 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/korean/meet-scholarship-recipient-harim-park The Multiracial Student Scholarship Fund is one of the strategies employed by the Office of Race Relations (ORR) to develop multiracial congregational leadership in the CRCNA. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/korean/meet-scholarship-recipient-harim-park Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:42:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/champions-justice-bing-goei In celebration of the 50 years of the Office of Race Relations (ORR), we are featuring the stories of people in the CRC who have been actively demonstrating a passion for multicultural congregations and a commitment to antiracism. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/champions-justice-bing-goei Fri, 05 Nov 2021 17:25:28 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/korean/meet-scholarship-recipient-sion-bae The Multiracial Student Scholarship Fund is one of the strategies employed by the Office of Race Relations (ORR) to develop multiracial congregational leadership in the CRCNA. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/korean/meet-scholarship-recipient-sion-bae Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:56:04 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/champions-justice-sheila-holmes In celebration of the 50 years of the Office of Race Relations (ORR), we are featuring the stories of people in the CRC who have been actively demonstrating a passion for multicultural congregations and a commitment to antiracism. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/champions-justice-sheila-holmes Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:12:31 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/korean/meet-scholarship-recipient-seunghwan-roh The Multiracial Student Scholarship Fund is one of the strategies employed by the Office of Race Relations (ORR) to develop multiracial congregational leadership in the CRCNA. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/korean/meet-scholarship-recipient-seunghwan-roh Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:44:45 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/champions-justice-michelle-loyd-paige In celebration of the 50 years of the Office of Race Relations (ORR), we are featuring the stories of people in the CRC who have been actively demonstrating a passion for multicultural congregations and a commitment to antiracism. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/champions-justice-michelle-loyd-paige Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:12:26 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/korean/meet-scholarship-recipient-minho-jeong The Multiracial Student Scholarship Fund is one of the strategies employed by the Office of Race Relations (ORR) to develop multiracial congregational leadership in the CRCNA. Thrive (CRCNA) https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/korean/meet-scholarship-recipient-minho-jeong Fri, 13 Aug 2021 16:31:19 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/confessing-racism-workplace "Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity.I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.'And you forgave the guilt of my sin" (Ps. 32:5 NIV) Mark Stephenson https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/confessing-racism-workplace Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:11:07 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/everything-systemic I never had much of an ‘aha moment’ when it comes to antiracism. In fact the closest I had was  my parents, preempting  any stigma toward black people, ensured I knew that skin color couldn’t make someone superior or inferior to others. Scott DeVries https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/everything-systemic Fri, 16 Apr 2021 17:02:24 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/multicultural/why-church-needed-covid-19 With the arrival of COVID-19, the horrible killings of black people, and all the inequalities that the country suddenly saw— conversations about racism, white supremacy, white privilege, and systemic racism have increased dramatically. Viviana Cornejo https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/multicultural/why-church-needed-covid-19 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:16:28 +0000