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.
Our Shared Ministry
Our Shared Ministry is a place to hear, discuss, and celebrate the ministry that we, as the Christian Reformed Church, are involved in across North America and around the world.
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.
The Savior has come and is coming again. In our foolishness, as we wait for this return, we often put our sights on the material idols of our day.
The 2020 edition of Calvin University’s January Series begins Jan. 8.
Bahati’s father kicked her and her 3-year-old daughter out of the house. He also told all the people who had employed her that she had become a Christian.
A Michigan prison that used to average 150 major incidents a year, such as assault, robbery, and physical altercations now averages eight.
If we are honest, remembering those incarcerated “as if we were bound with them” is an instruction that many of us would rather forget.
솔직히 생각해 보면, 우리 대부분은 ‘너희도 갇힌 것같이 갇힌 자를 생각하라’는 교훈을 쉽게 잊고 살아갑니다.
“Trauma, if not dealt with, can fester and grow. It can prevent families from reaching their goals.”
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Several denominational employees have made a commitment to attend the fall meetings of CRCNA classes and help with ministry shares conversations.
It was during mail call, and Dorothy wasn’t expecting anything. Surprised but grateful, she scanned the piece of mail addressed to her.
Where are Timothy Leadership Training Program manuals used? They can follow Jesus, the light in the darkness, to the most unlikely places.
“아직 다 안 왔어요?” 어린 아이들을 뒷좌석에 태우고 운전한 경험이 있으면 한 번쯤 들어봤을 질문입니다. 때로는 한 번이 아니라 계속해서 듣는 질문이지요!
Some couldn’t repay a debt. Some felt they had no other option but to steal. Some have been falsely accused of crimes. Some are there for murder or manslaughter.
The Creation Project aims to “catalyze a field of study around the doctrine of creation that is faithful to Scripture and informed by contemporary scientific research.”
In every conversation, students were encouraged to think about ministry not just in terms of talking about the gospel, but in practicing what Jesus did and said.
In 1919, when Johanna Veenstra crossed the Atlantic, she became the first Christian Reformed missionary to serve outside North America and its first female missionary.