For the first time, you can watch the webcast right from the CRC Facebook page (you can "Like" the page to be alerted when the webcast begins). We offer this webcast so everyone can participate. I hope you'll join us.
When cruising around The Network, have you ever thought: "They should really blog about...."Well now you can use this handy-dandy form to suggest a blog topic for one of our Network sections. We'll make sure it gets to the right guide for their full consideration.
When cruising around The Network, have you ever thought: "They should really blog about ..." Now you can use this handy-dandy form to suggest a blog topic for one of our Network sections.
Would you (or someone you know) make a great Network guide? Please let us know!
Would you (or someone you know) make a great Network guide?Please let us know!
In case you missed it, here's a powerful story of restoration from the CRC Newsroom.
What does it take to turn a reader into a commenter? What ideas do you have for getting others to join the conversation?
In case you missed it, the January issue of The Banner has an essay by Rob Toornstra entitled "Saying No to The Belhar". Check it out and add your comments.
Did you know The Network has a Community Manager? His name is Jonathan Wilson and he joined us in October. He's here for you!
It's the 4th Monday of January. What does that mean? It's "Community Manager Appreciation Day", of course!
We've been busy adding new features. Well, more accurately, Chris - our web developer - has been busy adding new features.Maybe you've imagined a team of programmers behind the scenes making this Network website happen. Nope. It's just Chris working one day per week for The Network. But he's getting a lot done in that one day.
We've been busy adding new features. A couple of weeks ago we launched the 'am I subscribed?' feature. A few days ago we launched our expanded Top 10 listing. And last night we introduced another new feature ... a profile progress meter.
At the end of August, a diverse group of 30 young adults gathered to discuss the CRC, its future, and the role of young people in our denomination. You can read more about it in the recent Banner articleConnecting the Church with Young Adults.
At the end of August, a diverse group of 30 young adults gathered to discuss the CRC, its future, and the role of young people in our denomination.
The November issue of The Banner includes an article called "Adopt the Belhar" by Rev. Peter Borgdorff. The online version of the article includes five discussion questions.
Here is a list of previous Global Mission webinars.
Email notifications are a great way to get alerted to new content on The Network. You can subscribe to any network, forum, or user. Or you can subscribe to receive all new comments added to a specific post.
Email notifications are a great way to get alerted to new content on The Network. You can subscribe to any network, forum, or user. Or you can subscribe to receive all new comments added to a specific post.
The fall 2010 issue of Forum (published by Calvin Theological Seminary) features several articles on the Belhar Confession. It's available in PDF format and the table of contents is listed below.
It seems like a fair number of churches have turned former parsonages or other adjacent properties into ministry of one type or another. We already have ideas, but we're looking for more. If your church owns a nearby house ... how do you use it for ministry?
This morning, my Google news alert brought me this story about Racine CRC's Coffee Break program: "The Word: Coffee Break Bible study groups bring together people of different churches".
As we were developing The Network, someone suggested including a "My Church" feature where you can see a list of other Network users from YOUR own congregation. It's fun to browse questions and comments from people you know in real life.
Last Wednesday we sent an email to all CRC pastors and church offices. It's something we do very judiciously — in fact, it was our first email to pastors about The Network since the launch last February. Here's a copy of the email we sent.
Over here Randy asked a really good question: Why does every comment require a Captcha response (that's the little thingy where you type text that's hard for spam robots to read)? Here's why.