https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:48:10 +0000 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/encouraging-faith-formation-home Your Children and Their Children after Them Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/encouraging-faith-formation-home Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/whats-your-advent-theme-year I would love to hear how others are celebrating Advent this year. I have a two-fold hope in posting this discussion topic. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/whats-your-advent-theme-year Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:46:01 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/worship/general-worship/telling-gospel-story A few years ago, some of our worship leaders talked about different ways our worship gatherings could immerse our congregation within the narrative of scripture. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/worship/general-worship/telling-gospel-story Wed, 26 Oct 2016 18:45:37 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/hospitality/belonging Every now and then someone lets you in. They open their door and, with a bit of vulnerability, allow you to see and hear what they are experiencing. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/hospitality/belonging Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:16:39 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/bbq-preaching-and-little-handbook The Importance of Preparation  Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/bbq-preaching-and-little-handbook Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:59:28 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/crcna-and-synod/preparing-summer-and-synod Summer is coming. Okay, I admit, it’s only January. But summer is coming. Summer camps are already posting their registration forms online. I saw swimsuits for sale in the mall last week. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/crcna-and-synod/preparing-summer-and-synod Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:41:40 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/listening-rocks I am intrigued by the repetitive act in the Old Testament where God’s people would erect stone monuments. Most of the time, these monuments were nothing more than a few large stones gathered into a pile. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/listening-rocks Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:10:32 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/do-we-have-vacate Growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the typical questions at this time of year were: “Got summer plans?” or “You going anywhere for vacation this summer?” And come the end of summer, as we caught up with friends again, the inevitable question would be “What did you do for summer break?” Admitte Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/spiritual-formation/faith-nurture/do-we-have-vacate Tue, 27 May 2014 18:36:36 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/worship/general-worship/missional-worship-missional-living What is missional worship and how can this approach to worship help shape the way we live? This webinar walks participants through a basic structure of a worship gathering, discovering together a variety of ways that communal worship can form God's people for a missional way of life. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/worship/general-worship/missional-worship-missional-living Wed, 07 May 2014 18:03:01 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/25-years-later-remembering-and-believing February marks the 25th anniversary of when I started to follow Jesus Christ. Though I was raised in a Christian home and my parents afforded me the opportunity to attend Christian schools, I had deliberately walked away from God. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/25-years-later-remembering-and-believing Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:34:09 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/evangelizing-joy Much of the planning is already done. Advent has arrived. The music has been selected — an inviting blend of old familiar hymns and a variety of newer songs not yet old enough to be traditional. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/evangelizing-joy Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:02:13 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/imagining-church-without John Bowen's most recent book Green Shoots Out of Dry Ground gathers contributions from a broad spectrum of church leaders from around Canada to express a hopeful vision for the future of the church in Canada. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/imagining-church-without Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:49:37 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/more-our-need-be-right It was one of those extended arguments that we couldn’t let go of. We had only been married for a couple years and it seemed like every conversation we had over that particular three or four day stretch would result in one of us choosing sides against the other. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/more-our-need-be-right Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:30:28 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/global-mission/acts-missional-intimacy A few weeks ago, I hand-delivered a letter from our church Council to City Hall, expressing our deep concern and opposition with a proposal to locate a casino in downtown Hamilton. I made the seven or eight block walk there, texting with my wife and one of my kids as I walked. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/global-mission/acts-missional-intimacy Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:49:49 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/how-far-too-far “How far is too far?” I’ve been asking myself that question a lot lately. It’s normally a question we ask while attempting to navigate the sexual desires and angst of relationships before (and regrettably, sometimes outside of) marriage. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/how-far-too-far Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:02:23 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/rusty-spare I had a flat tire yesterday. Not that uncommon, I suppose. Most of us who drive a vehicle on any sort will at some point run over a nail, hit a pothole, or simply wear out our tires to the point where they refuse to hold air anymore. Chris Schoon https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/rusty-spare Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:00:26 +0000