Recruiting New Deacons During a Pandemic
We've heard from a few churches that finding new deacons right now is difficult. How is your church handling recruitment?
Join a conversation about the unique aspects of what it means to be Christian Reformed in Canada. For more information, visit crcna.org/Canada
We've heard from a few churches that finding new deacons right now is difficult. How is your church handling recruitment?
Contemplate the art series "The Creator's Sacrifice" alongside scripture, prayer, and meditation throughout Holy Week.
It's important that congregational leadership remains current with all of the legal issues facing the church at this unprecedented time. Here are a few resources to assist you if you are located in Canada.
This document provides basic information that the CRCNA’s Human Resources office relies on when it assists Canadian congregations in calling a pastor from the United States.
Looking for a way to celebrate the CRC's All Nation's Heritage Week? Why not sign up to be a host site for the 2nd Annual Racial Justice Film Week? We have suggested movies and a film kit for each one.
In 2016, Synod repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery and the concept of ‘terra nullius’ as heresies. What does this mean, why does it matter, and how can we live into this commitment to seek reconciled relationships built on respect between Indigenous peoples and other inhabitants of "Turtle Island"?
This toolkit is a great resource about how to have conversations about reconciliation with family, friends, neighbours, and colleagues.
This paper on discernment by Rev. Bert Adema of the CRC’s Indigenous Christian Fellowship (formerly IMCF) in Regina considers cross-cultural ministry and the difference between syncretism and contextualization, recommends elements of a process of communal discernment of these questions, and includes the ICF’s position on smudging.
In Christian Indigenous spirituality, smudging can be a call to worship the Triune Creator: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.