Crying and singing
Must the recipe for success in mission work include trouble and tears?
Our calling extends beyond our local communities. Let's discuss how as churches we can engage with our global mission.
Must the recipe for success in mission work include trouble and tears?
So often we think that to be in the middle means to be moderate, or that in order to mediate, we need to soften our beliefs. That is not my experience.
A group of CRCNA agencies is collaborating to expose the hidden crisis of gender-based violence (GVB). Find resources and join us for 16 days of activism!
This post highlights Jason Helopoulos' two-part blog A Reformed and Confessional View of Missions.
Many people in our churches and communities understand the darkness, especially this year. What are some practical ways churches can shine the Light of Christ with our neighbors this year?
Pastor Kyle Brooks shares 5 tips to help believers and churches continue to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and its aftermath, even after churches can gather in-person again.
I interviewed an Alberta emergency room physician, an emergency room nurse, a unit nurse, and a primary-care paramedic. Here's what I found.
Because of COVID-19, many Resonate missionaries aren’t able to visit churches as planned. But thanks to technology, you can still stay in touch. Here are some ideas and tips for conducting Re-Connect online.
From 2010 to 2016, our family of six lived as full time missionaries in a boat-in community on the West Coast of Canada. Here's how that time prepped us to rely on God.
College and university students experienced an abrupt end to their semesters, or are trying to continue their studies online. What does it look like to care for them during the uncertainty of the coronavirus?
Pastor Jerry An believes that many of the changes that churches are making right now should last past COVID-19-related church service adjustments.
How can we love, serve, and share the good news of Holy Week when we are stuck inside our homes? Here are a few ideas for these unexpected times.
Here’s what you need to know about missionaries overseas—and how your church can continue supporting and caring for them during the coronavirus pandemic.
Why focus on developing the missional practice of prayer? Maybe prayer is about changing us, shaping us, and sending us into our neighborhood and the world.
This helpful article, written from the perspective of someone raised in Southeast Asia, highlights the allures and pitfalls of mercy ministry.
In the May issue of The Banner, a feature article tells the story of Ken Lee, a Christian Reformed missionary to Japan. These are the untold details.
In basketball, a pivot requires turning just enough to get to the basket. Here are seven pivots that can radically transform our lives and our ministry impact.
Last year was the 400th anniversary of the Synod of Dordrecht which produced the Canons of Dort. One of the areas it addressed was the question "Did Christ die for everyone?" This question is answered in the blog below.
How do you decide which missionaries are the best fit for your church?
A missionary partnership is a commitment between a congregation and a missionary family to pray faithfully for each other; to communicate faithfully with each other; and for the congregation to provide financial support.
I suggest that one of the greatest challenges facing Africa today is that Christians have not had a truly transformed worldview, based on the Bible. Perhaps this is still a problem in America too!
Should we send "ordinary Christians" as missionaries? A major biblical theme is that God likes to use weak people, sinful people. But on the other hand, shouldn't missionaries be trained and well-prepared?
Choose words that convey ownership. They show that your church is playing an active role on the global mission field, not just giving financial support towards one of many causes.
Check out this warmly engaging article by Edmund Clowney that sketches out three factors giving fuel to Reformed missions.
From the Christian Aid Mission (Oct. 1, 2015) check out this story of courage in the face of death and of a man liberated by Jesus who was on a mission to bring death: Christian Workers in Syria Crucified, Beheaded.