March 17, 2020
810
2
3 comments
Community During COVID-19
We’ve been forced outside the church walls. How will we respond?
Filtered by: Discussion Topic
Join the discussions below, or start a new post about church ministry.
Results 1-25 of 49
Sort by
July 25, 2019
405
1
6
What Do You Wish You Had Known When You Were First Installed?
I've been wanting elders and deacons to weigh in on this question: What do you wish you had known when you were first installed in office?
July 18, 2019
462
1
8
Electronic Giving and YOUR Church
How can churches ensure that their members are given the opportunity to support the church's ministries in ways that are accessible and readily available?
July 15, 2019
276
1
0
Reflecting on the Call to Deacons
In the context of today's world the mandate of mercy and justice that is at the heart of the call on the office of deacon is both profound and challenging. We need to keep the call in front of us as deacons to continue to live into it more fully
March 25, 2019
28
1
1
How Have You Responded to the Mandate to 'Be Prophetic Critics Of Injustice'
One of the mandates for deacons is "Be prophetic critics of the waste, injustice, and selfishness in our society, and be sensitive counselors to the victims of such evils." How has your church or diaconate lived into this mandate?
January 24, 2019
5
0
0
How Do Your Deacons Collaborate Locally or Regionally?
The CRCNA has a strong history of deacons working together at a classis or regional level. New models of cooperation continue to emerge. What does this look like at your church?
January 17, 2019
19
0
3
When Members Face Employment Uncertainty
Right now, both Canada and the United States are facing employment challenges. How should the church respond?
January 3, 2019
1082
0
12
What Do You Call Your Benevolence Ministry?
What do you call your benevolence ministry? We want to rename benevolence ministry with more current, recognizable language.
December 4, 2018
--
0
9
Does Your Church Hold a Blue Christmas Service?
We want to know: Does your church (or a church in your community) hold a Blue Christmas Service?
October 25, 2018
14
0
1
Are CRC Members Seeking Help Outside the Church?
I'm curious how many CRC church members seek help outside of their Church community rather than contacting their own Deacons. What have you seen or found?
October 25, 2018
101
1
1
Do You Know What You're Doing?
Elders and deacons sometimes enter their work with great eagerness but little awareness of what they are supposed to do. What comes next? Frustration.
October 10, 2018
82
0
0
How Does Your Church Organize Diaconal Work?
The way churches organize the role of deacons varies dramatically. What is your experience?
August 25, 2018
26
0
6
Homeless on the Church Campus
Homeless people are using our church campus as a place to sleep or stay. What should we do?
June 11, 2018
14
0
0
Outreach: Whose Job Is It Anyway?
In your church, who equips, encourages and empowers your members to live on mission (aka "do outreach", community engagement, etc.)?
June 6, 2018
7
1
0
Are You a Deacon Attending Synod this Year?
Are you a deacon attending Synod this year? We'd love to hear from you!
January 28, 2018
7
1
0
Summer Workshop In Ministries - Kalamazoo, MI - Summer 1981
I'm looking for those I've worked with in Kalamazoo, MI, for Kalamazoo Diaconal. We've seem to have lost contact.
November 15, 2017
13
1
6
Has Your Church Ever Helped Someone Who Needed to Find Paid Assistants?
With a booming economy in the U.S. and Canada, finding reliable and kind people to help with in home care is a huge challenge. Has you church stepped in the gap?
November 8, 2017
88
0
6
How Does Your Church Handle Cold Calls?
During my time as deacon, one thing we have really struggled with is how to answer cold calls (people we don't know). How does your church handle cold calls?
April 13, 2017
198
0
8
Grief This Easter: Remembering Loved Ones
How do you create space for remembering in your church or around your dinner table? If you'd like, please feel free to share the name of a loved one you are remembering this Easter.
February 2, 2017
16
0
2
To Thank or Not to Thank
Some of our deacons would like to send notes of appreciation to those in our church who contributed generously to help us out of our budget shortfall. Any thoughts?
January 18, 2016
9
0
1
How Do You Minister to the Homebound During Winter?
Has your church has found any creative or practical ways to minister and show love to those who are homebound during the winter?
December 15, 2014
9
0
0
Food Pantry - Walking by the Spirit
I'm sharing a story of an experience in Grace CRC's food pantry. I'd like some feedback on any aspect of this story.
October 21, 2014
189
0
13
Interest Free Loans From the Benevolence Fund?
I am curious if anyone has experience providing individuals in financial trouble with interest-free loans as a ministry of benevolence. If so, could you share what you have learned from doing this? Are there legal issues I'm unaware of?
August 5, 2014
13
0
4
What About Justice?
What are, should or could deacons be doing about injustice? What resources are available to help deacons carry out this aspect of their Charge?
July 2, 2014
14
0
4
What Do Deacons Need?
What do you think deacons need most and how might that or those needs best be met?