https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Sat, 27 Apr 2024 03:53:41 +0000 Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:27:07 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/crc-pastor-decade This post is my nomination for Rev. Ken Koeman as the “CRC Pastor of the Decade Award” winner. I know, we don’t have such an award. David Koll https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/crc-pastor-decade Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:27:07 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/church-renewal/how-can-church-affiliate-crcna Contact between congregations and ministries of different denominations has become a normal part of our lives. Sometimes this contact leads to a desire for a closer and more formal relationship. David Koll https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/church-renewal/how-can-church-affiliate-crcna Tue, 26 Mar 2019 12:21:58 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/candidacy/mentor-resourcing-gathering The Candidacy Committee is sponsoring the "Mentor Resourcing Gathering" on Wednesday, October 31 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. David Koll https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/candidacy/mentor-resourcing-gathering Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:25:12 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/prayer/praying-midnight “Why am I going to bed at 10:30 p.m. only to get up at 11:45 p.m. for a two-hour time of prayer?” These were my thoughts as I joined six of my friends in getting into our sleeping bags on a hard church basement floor. David Koll https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/prayer/praying-midnight Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:41:08 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/commissioned-pastors/commissioned-pastors-rose-another-name Does “a rose by any other name” sound as sweet? Synod 2012 agreed with the Candidacy Committee that there is a more fitting name for those ordained via Article 23 of the CRC Church Order. The office formerly known as “ministry associate” is now known as “commissioned pastor”. David Koll https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/commissioned-pastors/commissioned-pastors-rose-another-name Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:33:56 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/waiting-pastors-counting-sheep-and-counting-shepherds I recently wrote a blog on the challenge of being a candidate in the CRC. David Koll https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/waiting-pastors-counting-sheep-and-counting-shepherds Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:25:19 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/life-candidate-waiting-room It’s time we talked about one of the most agonizing experiences of preparing for ministry: that of waiting for a call. Seminary graduates who are declared by synod as candidates for ministry enter into a period of searching, researching, and waiting. David Koll https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/life-candidate-waiting-room Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:09:35 +0000