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The Roxburgh Missional Network works alongside leaders, churches, classes and denominations to face the challenges that face churches today.
The Church Prayer Leaders Networks exists to help individuals (pastors and lay people) who are working to raise up more prayer in their churches.
This website has resources to encourage prayer in individuals, churches and denominations.
The Alban Institute produces and distributes research based information on how to minister more effectively. This website also contains a number of resources for classis and congregational health.
This document gives a suggested job description for a Classical Prayer Coordinator.
In this paper, Craig Van Gelder examines the history and the current context of classes. He encourages the reader to take a look and begin to engage church polity as it interacts with classes.
Example of a comprehensive Ministry Coordinator position description from Classis Niagara.
What does a healthy classis look like today? 10 Benchmarks of a Healthy Classis provides a way to answer this tough question. These benchmarks are a useful tool for assessing classis health and are also great discussion starters.
The Achieve-Preserve-Avoid (APA) vision-casting exercise is a tool to assist you with envisioning your classis 5 years from now. The APA can also assist a classis in developing a strategic plan.
Once a vision has been produced how do you make sure it stays current and relevant to a classis? This document helps a classis ask the right questions to help keep a clear vision.
Based on the 10 Benchmarks of a healthy classis, here is an assessment tool you can use to the health of your classis.
This resource is a chart that helps visualize how a classis works effectively when a vision is in place.
In 2007, Home Missions updated its strategy for Classes to use when looking at mobilizing church planting and church development. Although time has passed, this document still is helpful for classes wanting to be strategic about growing their churches.
This sample job description includes mission, management, scope and appointment information from Classis British Columbia NW.
Classis Grandville's Mission Task Force prepared a useful summary of what the CRC Church Order and Manual of Church Government states about the purpose, authority, delegation, and business of classis.
List of all the Classes with links to their websites, list of Stated Clerks, and resources for Stated Clerks and Synodical Deputies.