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This two day interactive training will take place in Grand Rapids, MI from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Friday & Saturday, November 8 and 9. Cost: $120 (includes lunch).
Through Bates Place, First CRC of Grand Rapids is making strong connections to community. One way to do that has been through a joint community garden project. Local television covered the work.
Is your church looking for an opportunity to develop relationships with Christians around the world? Learn how a Global Church Partnership can help you partner with churches worldwide to further God's Kingdom!
Is your youth group or school group looking for a missions opportunity? World Renew's Global Volunteer Program offers short-term volunteer opportunities year-round.
This video resource is a great tool for Deacons and Community Engagement Teams as they educate their church membership on how to be meaningfully involved in community.
Whether you are a deacon looking for ways to connect with community or a team commissioned to do the same, these resources will help you through the planning and programming.
When is a case management program appropriate? This book will help you assess the needs, gifts, calling, and hopes of the participant; develop a Development Covenant between mentor and participant; and follow up and evaluate the process.
This book will help you determine whether your church programs adequately recognize and utilize the gifts that God has already placed in the people you serve.
Few churches would say they aren’t interested in sharing God’s heart for their community. This workbook provides those tools and resources that will help you imagine your community the way God sees it.
This book will help you learn what your church can do to tackle injustice in your community.
This book will help you discover the difference between relief and development ministries, and assess your church’s programs.
How does a church organize neighbors to work together toward their common goals? That is the focus of this workbook.
This workbook will help you understand the role of the church in strengthening community, discover what your church’s reputation is in the neighborhood, and more.
This is a seven-lesson series designed to help participants deepen their biblical understanding of Christian mission and community development.
Join us for an evening of science, faith, and fellowship!
Trinity CRC has just completed a whole new curriculum for non-English speakers! The beauty of this curriculum is that it provides a unique relationship building approach to teaching English.
What if, as deacons, we actually took the time to sit down and listen to the people we are trying to serve? This could potentially change the entire way churches engage with their communities!
This article offers a number of suggestions for small churches that are looking to engage deeper with their community. With the right approach, it is possible for a small group of people to make a big impact.
World Renew believes that educating church communities about Christ’s call to respond to the needs of people who suffer from poverty, hunger, and disaster can transform perspectives and be the catalyst for change — here in North America and around the world.
The Lewis Center for Church Leadership has prepared this list of 50 Ways you can engage your local school effectively. Great ideas for churches looking to reach out to their local schools!
How can we reach our communities if they have no idea we love them? And how will they know we love them if we don’t work alongside them?
I'd like to share the prayer I wrote for the annual prayer service of the CRC churches in Hull, IA.
The CRC Office of Social Justice compiled a map that will help you find local pregnancy resource centers in your area. Most of these centers offer pregnancy tests, counseling, and support for mothers who decide to carry their babies to term.
Fifty ideas on how to connect with your local community .
Sometimes I wonder if the struggles the CRC is facing are meant to kindle our imaginations so that we’ll be able to see a new thing that God has for us.