Pastoral Care for LGBT+ People in Your Church
This learning cohort will equip you and your church to grow in clarity regarding teaching, pastoral care, and discipleship for LGBT+ people.
Join the discussion about the development and encouragement of local church leaders.
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This learning cohort will equip you and your church to grow in clarity regarding teaching, pastoral care, and discipleship for LGBT+ people.
This series includes self-guided sessions and virtual discussion groups to cultivate a deeper understanding of God’s vision for men and women working together in the church. Sign up today!
The growing library of Church Now Conversations is a place to find help from friends on topics such as resilient leadership, new normals, and more.
Join this week's "Church Now" conversation with Mike Goheen on Newbigin's Missionary Ecclesiology.
Applications are now being accepted for student loan relief grants from Financial Shalom! Ordained CRCNA pastors are invited to apply.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 cohort of the Bivocational Growth Fellowship. CRCNA pastors are invited to apply.
Look inside for updates from the Candidacy Committee, Chaplaincy and Care Ministry, Diversity, Pastor Church Resources, Raise Up Global Ministries, and Women's Leadership Development.
Coming up Nov. 5-6, this free event sponsored by World Renew is designed to encourage those on the journey of living justly, loving mercy, and serving Christ.
Don't miss this upcoming conversation (Sept. 16 at 11 am ET) with Susan Beaumont. The first 25 pastors to register receive a free copy of her book!
Rev. John Groen shares guidelines he drafted to train himself in patterns of constructive communication, so that destructive conflict can be avoided.
As you listen to podcasts this summer, there's one you won't want to miss: Christianity Today's "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill."
Financial Shalom provides grants to help pastors get training, tools, and resources to strengthen the financial education of them and their churches.
This conversation will be helpful to pastors and leaders who want to engage a world that doesn't want to engage the church.
Attached to this post is a chapter-by-chapter summary of the book Institutional Intelligence by Gordon Smith.
Look inside for updates from the Candidacy Committee, Chaplaincy and Care Ministry, Pastor Church Resources, and Raise Up Global Ministries.
Listen in on Reverend Mandy Smith’s story of learning to boast in weakness and join the conversation as we reimagine how we can minister as, and to, humans.
In Charles Olson's book, Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders, he asks: what if there is another way of looking at the work of the church council?
Calvin Seminary Professor Sarah Schreiber has just completed work on a basic Bible Overview online learning resource. Learn more!
The August Church Now Conversation features Kara Powell. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch,” Kara is coauthor of Growing Young (2016).
The work of racism is so complex that people would rather not talk about it until it's too late. Here are some practical tools to engage the conversation.
In the first of the Church Now conversations, Ed Stetzer spoke about the church’s response to COVID-19 and the killing of George Floyd.
Church Now Conversations offer an opportunity to reflect on how to live in our present days and help the local church take fresh steps in ministry and mission in the midst of difficult times.
God has a place for congregations in the kingdom that He is revealing. Here's how to gain clarity on how well your congregation is living into that mission.
This summer, Calvin Seminary is offering 23 online courses intended to help you adapt your ministry in the context of COVID-19.
When men and women desire to thrive in ministry, they must be intentional about serving together in life-giving ways.