I just finished what has got to be the best book on leadership I have read yet. Instead of a list of strategies, it was about how our relationship with God strengthens our own soul for leadership.
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The Agenda for Synod 2015 Supplement has been posted on the Synod Resources and Synod 2015 web pages (www.crcna.org/Synod).
Check out these helpful resources for faith leaders working with members of their congregations and their families who are facing mental health challenges.
This resource helps congregations develop spiritual care with children and families facing mental health issues, and includes a framework for care and many sample resources.
The 2015 Yearbooks are now available; look for pre-orders to be shipping soon!
The Agenda for Synod 2015 is now available on the Synod Resources page of the Christian Reformed Church in North America website.
Should you purposely try to fill the position from inside or should your purposely go outside your congregation? Does it really matter? There are advantages and disadvantages to both.
The book Not Just a Soup Kitchen shows how genuine care and friendship in times of being overwhelmed by circumstances can have lasting effects.
Pages 242-248 of Henry DeMoor's Christian Reformed Church Order Commentary focus specifically on Church Visiting. You can order the complete commentary through Faith Alive Resources.
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!
Practical advice and poignant stories that illustrate both loving inclusion and painful exclusion of youth with disabilities in church life.
Do you have plans for how to stay alert to injustice in 2015? Here are 10 books we recommend to raise your awareness about certain justice issues and to empower you to act.
“Recommendations for the best Christmas children’s story book…GO!” was the challenge. Here are the responses.
Leaders cannot balance all the needs, wants, demands, expectations, suggestions and assumptions of the individuals they seek to serve. So how can we be intentional about avoiding the people pleasing trap?
In this guide you’ll find an introduction to the basics, guidance for setting up your account (with examples from other churches), posting strategies and a look at Twitter ads.
This annually published book provides invaluable information for managing the business side of a church.
This annual publication provides up to date tax information specifically for ministers.
I want to introduce a resource that I hope will be helpful in describing a gospel-centered understanding of sex and intimacy.
Designed for small groups, but also valuable for personal use, this 10-session guide uses Bible study, reflection, writing, prayer, and art to engage people in active participation with God on a journey of restoration and healing.
God is doing something today in the Muslim world, and we in the North American church are only now becoming aware of it.
A guidebook to help congregations care for people dealing with disabilities and other long-term needs.
The new CRC hymnal Lift Up Your Hearts is more than just a songbook. Did you know that, in addition to songs, the hymnal also includes readings, Scripture, and prayers?
A practical resource for assisting church leaders in identifying, understanding and intentionally engaging the fivefold ministries of apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers (APEST) that exist within their congregations.