Pastors

If you are 70 ½ or older, you can give from your IRA to your church and reduce your taxes. Join the Barnabas Foundation this Wednesday at 11 am CT to learn more! 

Since early in the days of COVID-19, a group of pastors in Classis BC Southeast has met every other week over Zoom to trouble-shoot challenges and encourage creativity in faithful ministry. 

In a season where distractions are everywhere for pastors and leaders, our need to practice the spiritual discipline of attentiveness is critical.

This article for pastors highlights how the denomination can help them discern their call and connect with ministry opportunities.

Wouldn’t it be nice to take some time for your learning and growth over the winter? To set yourself up for that possibility a season from now, consider applying for Continuing Education grant soon. 

It's a really difficult time to be a pastor. There's more to it than meets the eye and we all need to be aware of this.

Here is a summary of the three main ways the CRCNA supports search committees.  

The Crossroads Discernment Toolkit equips churches for Spirit-led, group-engaged, mission-oriented discernment during seasons when hard questions about mission and identity need to be asked and answered. 

Watch as Phil Leo director of Church Communications at Barnabas Foundation hosts John Bolt, director of finances and operations for CRCNA, in a discussion about the difference leaders make when it comes to the financially healthy church.

Your personal story of life in Christ is the beginning and end to any compelling defense of ministry.

The four page structure of a sermon as taught at Calvin Seminary is very useful for beginning preachers, especially in a country like Uganda where there has been very little theological training for pastors.