Whether you're a new or experienced elder, let's use this place to compare notes, share experiences, and ask questions about being an elder in the CRC.
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How many of the CRCs in NA can say that their elders are doing a fantastic job of consistently caring for the people they are assigned to shepherd in their "district"? Are your elders making visits?
I have heard the suggestion that celebrating the Lord’s Supper too often may make it less meaningful. However, if more frequent partaking threatens the meaningfulness of the Lord’s Supper, how come no one worries about the frequency (weekly, often twice!) of preaching?
Reflecting on all the people in my life who are now with God in Glory, I realise that listening and hearing their life experiences help form my future role as an 'aging' elder.
Faith Alive Christian Resources has several resources to help elders and deacons minister more effectively — from training new elders and deacons, to pastoral care, to education and administration.
This webinar is designed to help elders do the tasks described in the forms for officebearers (and many of the principles also apply to deacons as well).
Do we communicate both diversity and unity to our communities? How well do we communicate "core beliefs" to our communities?
How familiar are you with The Mediation Process? Should every Pastor be trained in Mediation? I believe it is a process that allows us to settle disagreements with understanding, compassion and many times wholeness in what was once a broken relationship.
In this webinar we’ll look at re-creating elder visits with every type of household represented in our congregations, from the ground up in the 21st Century.
If your Council meeting discourage disagreements you may not be making good decisions. Do disagreements have any place in your council meetings?
Here are two webinars for Elders (and all interested parties). If you happen to miss them, no worries, recordings are available.
What should be the role of Elders at Synod? How often have Elders been included in the offices of Synod?
What are effective ways to get people to stand for church leadership positions?
Do you know what your church's personality is? What is the main emphasis of your ministry? Are all Christian Reformed Churches the same?
Do we really assign Deacons, Elders, and Pastors their Biblical roles? How well do our members know what the function of each office really is?
Why is it important to be part of a denomination? How well are we teaching Church History in our local churches?
So your congregation is moving forward on welcoming children and all baptized members to the Lord's Supper. Here’s your chance to get them answered by our panelists and to hear the questions that other churches are asking.
How should the church approach the "Gun Issue"? How does social media shape our minds as to our approach to owning and using guns and the outbreak of violence"?
In this webinar, Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock and Chaplain Herman Keizer discuss the definition and causes of moral injury, how it differs from post-traumatic stress disorder and what’s involved in the recovery process. They also share about the importance of congregations and communities in the process of soul repair.
What is a pastoral way to handle the information that we have? How do other churches deal with what people see as "sensitive" information?
You have any idea how a visitor views your church? Do we take for granted we are doing everything well?
Now you are ordained by the church to provide spiritual oversight to the body of Christ. What does that involve? Together we will explore the nature of spiritual leadership in the church.
