To close out the series, the Office of Social Justice invites you to engage deeply in three ways: Listen, Learn, and Love. Use the stories and provided questions for your church's adult education classes.

These hymns were written by a young couple facing an unexpected hardship. They have freely shared them with others and I hope they encourage you, like they did me. 

As the deacons at New Life CRC in Geulph, ON, set out to define their vision, they resonated with the words of Synod 2016 calling deacons to be not only servants, but catalysts. 

If you’re not sure what to say, or how to say it, when leading a prayer for the children who are still incarcerated in camps at the U.S. southern border, consider these words based on Psalm 28.  

Moments with Maggie is a biographical poetic-prose collection of coming-of-age anecdotes that span the 20th century following Maggie as a child experiencing immigration to becoming the matriarch of five generations.

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! 

Gather with a group of family, friends, classmates, or church members to engage with these audio stories through listening, learning, and loving.

Síndrome de Down: Los autores describen algunas de las alegrías y desafíos que tanto ellos como sus iglesias han experimentado al amar y vivir con alguien con síndrome de Down.

In this comprehensive resource from the RCA you will find guidelines for addressing sexual assault, liturgies, prayers, sermon ideas, song suggestions, and much more. 

How does the church create a safe environment for difficult discussions of both a political and a non-political nature? Some of the following links might provide useful discussion for church groups. 

Adoptions made by Synod 2019 to Address Abuse of Power in the CRCNA - with linked video of how synod adopted each motion.