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Gauging Your Congregation's Health: The Healthy Church Executive Survey
In the conversation about the church health, 22 key questions can provide lots of good information.
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May 14, 2020
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From Restrictions to Precautions: A Classis Letter On Churches Gathering Again
A letter sent by the Classis Georgetown Vision Team supporting churches as they look at gathering again.
May 14, 2020
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CRC Re-Opening Churches Conversation Starters
This "CRC Re-Opening Conversation Starters" serves as a template for churches to begin conversations regarding re-opening.This document was distributed classis-wide in Wisconsin.
May 6, 2020
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Classis COVID-19 Response Coordination Team
A sample of a classis-based COVID-19 response coordination team.
October 30, 2019
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Do I Matter?
In this article, I write about a trend I've seen in my role supporting classis renewal. It’s a trend of feeling like we don’t count, and by “we,” I mean pretty much everyone.
March 26, 2019
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How Can a Church Affiliate With the CRCNA?
Resources have recently been gathered for the process of affiliation of congregations. Please use and share!
February 26, 2019
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For Deacons Feb 2019 - Cooperation at the Regional/Classical Level
This issue of For Deacons looks at the benefits of doing ministry together at a regional or classical level, principles to use, and an example of how Volunteers in Service is making this work in Grand Rapids, MI.
February 19, 2019
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A Classis Resource for Church Planting
Resonate Global Mission and Pastor Church Resources have compiled a resource to assist classes, as well as parent churches and church planters, in their church planting efforts.
February 12, 2019
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Living the Call - Global Mission (February 2019)
Living the Call is a newsletter produced by the Christian Reformed Church in North America and gives a brief overview of the work of the Christian Reformed Church.
January 16, 2019
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CRCNA Youth Ministry Newsletter - Jan 2019
This newsletter includes a reflection on the local church, contact info for local Youth Ministry Champions, information on Inspire 2019, practical resources, and more.
January 15, 2019
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Online Orientation for Deacons
An online and/or downloadable presentation that serves as an orientation and training resource for deacons.
December 18, 2018
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A New Approach for Church Visiting (Process Guide)
This guide emerges from a renewal-orientation for church visiting and features the executive version of the survey used in the Healthy Church Discernment Process. Discover this coaching and encouraging approach!
July 17, 2018
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Council Discussion Guide about Church Planting
The Classis Chatham Church Planting Team developed a questionnaire to spark discussion about our Classis' next church plant. Feedback showed this instigated good discussions about the congregation's mission and revealed some congregations that are eager to support a church plant.
May 12, 2018
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Top 5 Ways to Engage With Your Classis Youth Ministry Champion
A few years ago, Syd Hielema and I had an idea that each classis would have a least one Youth Ministry Champion. This podcast looks at the many places of engagement churches, classis, and youth ministry leaders can have with these Champions.
April 12, 2018
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Living the Call - Mercy & Justice (April 2018)
Look inside for an update from World Renew, Disability Concerns, the Office of Race Relations, the Office of Social Justice, Safe Church Ministry, the Centre for Public Dialogue, and the Canadian Aboriginal Ministries Committee.
March 11, 2018
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10 Ways to Grow a Church Planting Movement in Your Classis
Classis plays a key role in CRC church planting. Here are ten ways you can contribute to a church planting movement.
February 28, 2018
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Living the Call - Global Missions (March 2018)
This is the first issue of Living the Call, a new newsletter produced by the CRCNA. This newsletter was formerly called the Quarterly Ministry Report and gives a brief overview of the work of the Christian Reformed Church.
October 25, 2017
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Praying for Meetings Since 1934
One way to honour the spiritual nature of classical meetings is by opening and closing with prayer. But what to pray? Here are two prayers buried deep in the back of the 1934 red hymnal.
November 1, 2016
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Six Principles for Leading Adaptive Work
Renewing or changing a classis is not easy work. Classes, in their present form, have been hundreds of years in the making. How do a few people create change in this type of environment?
February 26, 2015
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Christian Reformed Church Order Commentary — a Resource for Church Counselors
Pages 67-69 of Henry DeMoor's Christian Reformed Church Order Commentary focus specifically on Church Counselors. You can order the complete commentary through Faith Alive Resources .
February 26, 2015
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Christian Reformed Church Order Commentary — a Resource for Church Visiting
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.
February 5, 2015
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Brief Guide to Church Visiting
This guide, created by a Pastor Church Resources team, is intended as a quick summary of the CRCNA's Guide to Conducting Church Visiting.
January 21, 2015
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Classis Meeting Dates Now Available
The updated Classis Meeting Dates have been posted to the CRCNA website.
July 14, 2014
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Using a Journey Wall for Classis Renewal
A journey wall is a congregation wide experience in which a congregation posts their memories of positive and challenging experiences with the church, puts their story into chapters and then looks for repeated patterns across the life of the church.
May 9, 2012
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Our Confessional Crisis
The question of adopting the Belhar as a confession as finally giving our confessional heritage some much-needed attention.