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Does your minister have a "Continuing Education" line item as part of their compensation package? Here is one way you could ensure that your minister uses the fund each year for the primary purpose.
Does your job description pinpoint the critical elements of successful job performance? Does the wording clearly communicate the desired outcome of the work?
Does your church contribute to a retirement plan or encourage contributions to a retirement plan through matching contributions? One option you may want to consider for your non-minister church staff is a SIMPLE IRA.
Are you involved in small group ministry? If so, The Leading Bible Discovery manual can help you facilitate better discussion by asking questions that help others apply God's Word to their lives!
Faith Formation Ministries is excited to introduce you to "Welcoming Children to the Lord’s Supper" an online toolkit filled with a wide variety of ministry tools to help nurture the faith of children.
Here are some great guidelines for Sunday school instructors, GEMS or Cadet leaders who may be struggling with behaviors in the classroom.
Understanding the varied needs of persons with disabilities will help ushers and greeters put the welcoming arms of the church around the shoulders of all who come to worship.
The Faith Storytelling toolkit from Faith Formation Ministries provides dozens of ideas for sharing faith stories in worship, in church education, in small groups and youth groups, at home, and more.
This manual will assist search committees and councils as they search for a new pastor.
Are you interested in helping your congregation learn more about immigration? There are four important ways a church can engage deeply in immigration work: learning and sharing the myths and facts, reflecting a care for immigrants during worship, having meaningful connections with immigrant communities and organizations, and effectively advocating for more just policies.
For decades, Christian Reformed members in Canada and the United States have been faithful in welcoming refugees. Download your copy of the World Refugee Day toolkit today. How will your church celebrate and remember refugees this June (and beyond)?
What concrete steps can each congregation be doing to make your church a safer place? These ten guidelines offer a helpful place to start.
"Ten Ways to Care for Creation" includes ideas such as starting an intergenerational gardening project, holding a storytelling series, and much more!
World Renew invites you to join us in ending hunger by holding a special service in your church. Check out these Canadian Foodgrains Bank resources.
This two-page resource from Faith Formation Ministries shares ten practical tips for building intergenerational ministry with children, teens, and adults.
This two-page resource from Faith Formation ministries shares ten tips for strengthening your church's youth group and your ministry to teens.
These ten tips from Faith Formation Ministries will help your congregation create welcoming profession of faith practices and traditions for children, teens, and adults in your church.
This two-page resource from Faith Formation Ministries equips elders to develop spiritual leadership skills, provide pastoral care, and conduct helpful, warm elder visits with church members.
These ten tips from Faith Formation Ministries can help pastors, elders, deacons, chaplains, parents, and others talk with people about their faith in pastoral care, mentoring, discipleship, and outreach contexts.
The CRC Office of Race Relations is now offering discussion guides for small groups on books and films that address the topics of race and faith. First up is Trevor Noah's memoir, Born a Crime.
“What difference does being Reformed make in my daily life?” Here are ten answers that pastors, elders, youth leaders, and others can share with youth groups, new members, pre-profession classes and more.
The creators of TOGETHER, an inclusive adult Bible study, have partnered with Faith Formation Ministries to put together a list of Ten Ways to Be a More Inclusive and Welcoming Adult Small Group.
This fall we’re celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. I can’t think of a better Sunday take home gift for everyone in your congregation than a copy of Ten Ways My Reformed Identity Shapes My Faith.
The Belhar Confession is a gift from the church to the church. Learn about the history of this confession and find related resources below.
We've categorized the resources in this Canadian Aboriginal Ministries Committee toolkit by head, heart and hands: the three parts of you that all need to be engaged for real learning to take place.