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What does it look like to try and practice the presence of God together as a congregation? Rev. Greg Janke, pastor at Palos Height CRC, shares his church's story.
Join us for a one day seminar with Ruth Haley Barton as we explore how you can experience God's care for your own soul.
Looking for a way to encourage and equip congregational leaders who are engaged in faith formation ministry? Check out this event.
Join Barnabas Foundation Thursday, Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. as we talk with Rev. Greg Janke, senior pastor at Palos Heights CRC, about the challenges and opportunities of growing corporate spiritual discipline.
Listen in as Phil Leo and Rev. Dave Den Haan talk about some of the thorny issues pastors are faced with when it comes to talking finances.
In this recording, Phil Leo and Kurt Knoll, both from the Barnabas Foundation, share secrets from the nonprofit world for sustaining and expanding ministry. Tons of takeaways!
In this short piece, I will highlight four books that have been helpful in sermon preparation on the miracles of Jesus, a subject which occupies about 20% of the contents of the Gospels.
Calling all CRC Pastors and Commissioned Pastors! We'd love for you to come to the Refreshed for the Call conference this fall. Relevant discussions, refreshing setting, and nominal cost.
"The Coming Glory" is a new book by Rev. Paul Swets that provides a straightforward and pastoral explanation of the hope that we find in scripture concerning death.
Barnabas Foundation makes it easy for you to answer this question with a resounding, "YES!"
Watch this recording of my Facebook live presentation about the variety of complimentary resources and services available to CRC churches from Barnabas Foundation.
For a landscaper, growing grass is proof of a job well done. But how does one define success in ministry? To sustain pastoral excellence, we need a definition of pastoral ministry success that is viable.
Watch this video from my Facebook live presentation as I share details about the new Church Stewardship Survey and how your church can benefit from it.
Several years ago, I taught a course in pastoral care at Calvin Seminary. Feeling innovative, I beamed in Jaco Hamman from Vanderbilt University and asked him a simple question—at least, I thought it was a simple question.
The format of this training tool has been intentionally designed for you, the reader. Our intent is that this training tool may help lead you into rich conversation as you seek and acknowledge the guiding presence of God.
I think we can all agree that focusing on wellbeing at work is of great importance, and benefit, to both the employee and the employer. Have you ever wondered how that looks for pastors?
This training tool is intended to help church leaders have a fruitful conversation about evaluation in their local setting and to strengthen the local church by blessing its staff with timely, effective feedback.
Join us for a 1-hour roundtable exploring how the experience of dementia can be faith-formative, and for discussion on ministering to the person, the family, and the congregation.
How do we develop a pattern of lifelong learning that intentionally reflects the broadness of our calling?
When you become a minister in the CRC, whether through ordination or transfer, we want you to travel through your first five years of ministry with an experienced minister at your side. Here is a ministry description for that relationship.
PreachingandWorship.org offers a wealth of resources for pastors, including brief but brilliant topical studies that will jump-start your sermon preparation.
Leaders at Pease CRC talked about a foundation for many years without any success. But recently their talk turned into action when the church established a Legacy Foundation through Barnabas Foundation.
We hope your congregations are gearing up for Disability Awareness Sunday on October 21. Rev. Miriam Spies has offered a reflection based on the gospel lesson from Mark. We pray that your congregations are places where everybody belongs and everybody serves!
Join me on Facebook for a live discussion on Sept. 20, where I will host Rev. Michael Ten Haken, pastor at Pease CRC, to hear the story of how his church came to establish a Legacy Foundation and what a difference it has made.
Editors Collin Hansen and Jeff Robinson have selected the stories of 12 Faithful Men: Portraits of Courageous Endurance in Pastoral Ministry in an effort to dismantle the cool factor that prevails in our view of ministry life.