우리 교회는 기도하고 성경을 읽으며 기타 영성 훈련을 통해 성령의 능력으로 우리의 삶과 공동체를 그리스도를 위해 변화 시킵니다.  

At any given moment, there are members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America who are praying.

As the head pastor, I welcomed the church’s birth in 1994 and presided over its closing in 2015.

Our church is praying, reading Scripture, and practicing other spiritual disciplines, historical and new, transforming our lives and communities for Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.

• Seeing prayer as a relationship can feel especially freeing in challenging ministry contexts.

“Is this not what the church is all about—helping those in need?”

“But even in the midst of this newness, preaching to a screen, listening to the Word proclaimed via video, Lord, we know that the Holy Spirit is transcending it all.”

제가 한 교회의 담임 목사였을 때, 매년 제가 가장 좋아했던 주일은 “프렌드십 주일”이었습니다. 

When I served as senior pastor in a local church, one of my favorite Sundays each year was “Friendship Sunday.”

As the women grew older, so did their children, and soon the meetings were quieter—maybe too quiet. The women felt a need for something more.

Like Jonah, I thought I was in control, but really God let that little car swallow me up like a whale and carry me right to where I needed to be.

It takes intentionality from everyone. Each leader takes responsibility for developing characteristics such as humility, good communication, respect, and trust. These variables are foundational in “wrestling through issues and supporting different opinions.”

Five Calvin Theological Seminary professors gathered in November to speak about their recently published books.

“That’s the kind of impact the gospel has. It’s both immediate and eternal.”

In the midst of her country’s 30-year occupation, as her mother was dying, the rest of the family abandoned them, leaving 12-year-old Talia to care for her mother by herself.

Now, 10 years later, the site has over 60 different ministry topics that reflect the wide variety of roles and passions of God’s people.

Have we ever wondered what younger generations think about us? What do they think we view as important? What do they hear us say?

“It was really important for me coming out of (university) to understand how my faith connects with what I do.”

젊은 세대들이 우리를 어떻게 생각하는 지 생각해 보셨습니까? 그들은 우리의 가치에 대해 어떻게 생각할까요? 우리의 말을 듣기나 할까요?

Our younger leaders are asking us to trust them: trust them to lead, trust them to plan worship, trust them with hard conversation, trust them with the budget, trust them to love the church as much as their elders do.

When Li walked through the door at the start of her holiday break, she almost couldn’t believe her eyes.

“Muslims are famously unlikely to convert. We knew from the beginning that it would be God’s Holy Spirit at work if we saw anyone at all follow Jesus.”

However one is involved in ministry, it is important to recognize these “not yet” moments and encourage each other along the journey. Here are two stories of hope within unresolved ministry.