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Whether you're a seasoned deacon or someone who's new to church leadership, this handbook will help you perform your duties with efficiency and compassion in a way that shows the love of God to those around you.
A brochure from Communities First Association that provides a succinct explanation of the differences between church that does ministry in, to/for, and with a community . . . and why it matters.
Diaconal Ministries Canada is providing CRC deacons with a 2nd set of devotions for use at monthly deacon meetings as a result of the positive response to their first set in 2011.
This training tool provides those who aspire to the calling of deacon, an overview of the office, role and function in the body of Christ.
In this article, "In Praise of Small Churches", a small congregation magnifies its diaconal impact by incorporating diaconal life of the congregation into the weekly worship service.
This website features CRC regional deacons' resources, programs, events and opportunities to serve community needs.
This website will help you find a charity you can trust using a big scale rating of a broad range of charities.
This is the website for the Barnabas Foundation which provides guidance and assistance to Christians to help them grow in their understanding of biblical stewardship.
CRC congregations are partnering to give hope to at-risk elementary school children through caring relationships. Visit this website and see how this is done.
Volunteers In Service enables churches to be Christ's servants in their communities in West Michigan by providing the training and resources they need to answer the call to serve others.
A World Renew partner organization that helps deacons, churches, and communities engage in wholistic, long-term, and structural responses to poverty.
A CRC ministry that inspires, equips and encourages deacons, churches and their partners in transforming communities with the love of Christ.
With powerful stories and solid biblical exegesis, Amy Sherman unpacks what it means for the church to be a Preview of the coming Kingdom attraction!
Looking for a short but richly packed starting place for a conversation about how your church might get engaged with community transformation? You couldn't find a better place to look than in this 2 page list of questions and bullet points by Jay Van Groningen.
This is a sample of one church's mandate for the responsibilities of Deacons.
Use this online calendar, printable calendar, worksheets, and guidelines to help you plan the offering schedule for your church.
From start to finish, here's one congregation's deacon nominating process complete with tasks and timeline.
This book from Faith Alive includes first-hand stories, practical advice, and resources to help churches care for people in a wide range of difficult situations. Includes sections on AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, depression, troubled relationships, single parenting, substance abuse, and more.
How mercy ministry in the local church transforms us all.
Faith & Finances is a biblically integrated financial education curriculum designed specifically for low-income people.
According to Karl Barth, "Deacons cannot be expected to meet all the material needs of society, but they should be permitted to look deeper into the roots of the social issues causing those needs." This and other insights by Barth are shared with us by Dr. David Guretzki in this online article.
If you’re new to the role of deacon, or gathering helpful tools for those who are joining the council, you’ll find plenty of helpful resources on The Network.
This book is a useful resource for deacons, as well as anyone else engaged in mission and/or ministry with those on the margins of society. Check it out!
The book Not Just a Soup Kitchen shows how genuine care and friendship in times of being overwhelmed by circumstances can have lasting effects.
If you’re in the Toronto area, join us on Saturday, March 28th, for the launch of a new workshop and online toolkit to help churches hear and respond to the biblical call to become neighbours to refugees.