https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:36:43 +0000 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:17:47 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/coffee-break-grandpas Faith CRC in Pella, Iowa is a great example of how it takes a whole church to serve the community. On Wednesday mornings, it's not just the long-time Coffee Break leaders who gather to organize the event, but also a group of men from the congregation. Sam Huizenga https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/childrens-ministry/coffee-break-grandpas Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:17:47 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/church-planting/planting-churches-discover-acts Resonate missionary Ben Meyer shared with me recently that he has used the Discover Acts studies with teams in Mexico to plant two Sam Huizenga https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/church-planting/planting-churches-discover-acts Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:09:07 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/coffee-break/leaders/igniting-evangelistic-passion-crossroads In case you missed it, Coffee Break has a new partnership with Crossroads Prison Ministry!  Sam Huizenga https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/coffee-break/leaders/igniting-evangelistic-passion-crossroads Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:14:31 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/coffee-break/leaders/discover-your-bible-meets-world-may-know  By Lisa Osterbaan - Cascade Fellowship Sam Huizenga https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/coffee-break/leaders/discover-your-bible-meets-world-may-know Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:25:12 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/coffee-break/leaders/developed-leader-three-testimonies What do Lisa Blystra, Marlae Gritter and Lori Ray have in common? All three have significant ministry roles and all three say they developed leadership skills in Coffee Break. I asked them to share a few things they learned about leadership from Coffee Break. Here’s what they said: Sam Huizenga https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/coffee-break/leaders/developed-leader-three-testimonies Tue, 31 Jul 2018 13:32:10 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/coffee-break/coffee-break-testimony-late-party I spoke in early March at a Mission Emphasis Service in Demotte, Indiana. The combined service started with a powerful Coffee Break testimony. Erin grew up in a Jehovah’s Witness family with a single mom, multiple stepdads, food stamps and lots of moving. Sam Huizenga https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/coffee-break/coffee-break-testimony-late-party Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:20:07 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/coffee-break/scribing-your-scroll-strengthening-through-scripture “... he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law.” Deuteronomy 17:18b Sam Huizenga https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/coffee-break/scribing-your-scroll-strengthening-through-scripture Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:59:51 +0000