Join Faith Church (Nashville, TN) for Final Worship Service and Celebration
Invitation to join Faith Church Nashville as we hold our final worship service and celebration.
Here's the place to discuss all things classis - vision, ministries, meetings, retreats, reports, budget, staff - and more.
Invitation to join Faith Church Nashville as we hold our final worship service and celebration.
A starting list of questions that can help in evaluating overtures.
If you want to keep up with denominational conversations (like the Human Sexuality Report), you're going to need to know how to read them well.
A guide for raising substantial concerns to your church's leadership.
A summary of key learnings from the 2020 survey of newly-ordained ministers' experiences being mentored.
Collected experiences, learning, and advice for hosting classis meetings during COVID. . . and beyond.
In the conversation about the church health, 22 key questions can provide lots of good information.
A letter sent by the Classis Georgetown Vision Team supporting churches as they look at gathering again.
This "CRC Re-Opening Conversation Starters" serves as a template for churches to begin conversations regarding re-opening. This document was distributed classis-wide in Wisconsin.
A sample of a classis-based COVID-19 response coordination team.
Technical advice/observations for a classis that is meeting by video. Some advice might also be applicable to things like congregational meetings.
In this post, we'll talk about the feasibility of attending classis and synod. We'll discus not just the where, but also the when and the how much.
In this article, I write about a trend I've seen in my role supporting classis renewal. It’s a trend of feeling like we don’t count, and by “we,” I mean pretty much everyone.
While classis and synod may seem too formal to some, perhaps there is value in the way they are designed and conducted. Perhaps instead of being too formal, they are actually focused.
Welcoming deacons at Classis and Synod requires paying attention: both to the receiving and to the showing up.
When it comes to deacons at classis and synod, what is your immediate reaction? In our many discussions with deacons (and other ministry leaders), we came to realize this is a pretty hot topic!
Have you ever wondered about the basic structure of our denomination? If so, I wanted to share some of the typical roles you will find in a classis.
Can classis meetings happen by video? Should they?
What does it mean for a classis to worship and pray as a community of churches?
The Agenda for Synod 2019 contains a well thought out proposal for reimagining ministry shares. A wider discussion via this forum will help many members to better understand what is being proposed starting in 2020.
Last year an overture came to CRC Synod asking for a name change of "classis." What are your thoughts, and if given the chance, what name would you give to classis?
Resources have recently been gathered for the process of affiliation of congregations. Please use and share!
This issue of For Deacons looks at the benefits of doing ministry together at a regional or classical level, principles to use, and an example of how Volunteers in Service is making this work in Grand Rapids, MI.
Resonate Global Mission and Pastor Church Resources have compiled a resource to assist classes, as well as parent churches and church planters, in their church planting efforts.
Living the Call is a newsletter produced by the Christian Reformed Church in North America and gives a brief overview of the work of the Christian Reformed Church.