https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:15:15 +0000 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:27:27 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/ecumenical-interfaith/ecumenical/gene-editing-technology-and-why Starting next month, the Canadian Council of Church’s Faith and Life Sciences Reference Group (FLSRG)—of which the CRC has membership through Dr. Canadian Council of Churches Faith and Life Sciences Reference Group https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/ecumenical-interfaith/ecumenical/gene-editing-technology-and-why Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:27:27 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/letter-churches-us Dear CRC leaders and lay people within the churches of the United States, Darren Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/racial-reconciliation/letter-churches-us Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:03:11 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/spiritual-discipline-solitude-and-covid-19 We continue to be physically distant from each other even by order of the government. And we are right to do so. As such, I am sure that many of you are settling in to a routine of some kind. Darren Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/spiritual-discipline-solitude-and-covid-19 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:39:10 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/ministry-coordination/canadian-national-gathering-takes-place-edmonton-alberta After spending the week pondering the content and spirit of the Canadian National Gathering, I am pleased in what it was and what God did in the time we spent together as leaders from across Canada who came to discern the will of God for the Canadian side of the CRC. Darren Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/ministry-coordination/canadian-national-gathering-takes-place-edmonton-alberta Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:27:48 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/ministry-canada/trinity-western-university-and-supreme-court-canada On June 15, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) upheld the decisions of two provincial law societies to deny membership to graduates from Trinity Western University (TWU) Law School. Darren Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/ministry-canada/trinity-western-university-and-supreme-court-canada Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:11:29 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/ministry-canada/response-humboldt-and-toronto-van-attack A Response to Humboldt and the Toronto Van Attack April has been a sad month for Canada. On April 6, a bus carrying 23 junior hockey players, their coaches, and trainers collided with a semi-truck leaving 16 people dead and 13 injured. Darren Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/ministry-canada/response-humboldt-and-toronto-van-attack Tue, 24 Apr 2018 19:15:54 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/ministry-canada/why-canadian-national-gathering-so-important On May 24-26, 2019, delegates from across Canada will gather in Edmonton, Alberta for what is known as the Canadian National Gathering. Darren Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/ministry-canada/why-canadian-national-gathering-so-important Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:45:32 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/ministry-canada/joining-prayer-after-quebec-city-mosque-attack Dear Canadian churches, Darren Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/ministry-canada/joining-prayer-after-quebec-city-mosque-attack Tue, 31 Jan 2017 13:43:20 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/ministry-canada/fresh-orthodoxy-five-centuries-later As the Canadian Ministries Director of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), I find Haskell, Flatt and Burgoyne’s “Theology Matters” study extremely interesting (see page 6 for a summary). Darren Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/ministry-canada/fresh-orthodoxy-five-centuries-later Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:53:51 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/community-engagement/its-time-say-thank-you For the past few years Canada has watched the Bosma family and friends go through horrific events that in some way we identified with. Darren Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/community-engagement/its-time-say-thank-you Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:24:01 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/crcna-and-synod/crclistens-why-we-need-roberts-rules Ultimately within discussion and debate a person's goal is to get to the place where they can say of their challenger "we're talking the same language." Two parties may disagree ultimately, yet there can be grace in the midst of a conversation becau Darren Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/crcna-and-synod/crclistens-why-we-need-roberts-rules Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:11:07 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/pornography-help-churches-and-leaders Pornography is a pervasive yet largely unaddressed problem in today’s world, including the church. Some pastors and other church leaders have fallen victim to the use of pornography. Cases have occurred in the United States, Canada and overseas.  Darren Roorda https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/elders/pornography-help-churches-and-leaders Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:56:35 +0000