Why Respectful Dialogue Matters
Our community exists to connect people across the Christian Reformed Church and beyond: to encourage one another, share wisdom, and engage faithfully with the questions and challenges of ministry, faith, and life.
We Are Blessed
As part of God’s family, we have a deep contentment in knowing our true identity as His precious sons and daughters, because of Who He is and what He has done! (link to You are Precious and Priceless).
From Meal Prep to Mission: Effective Everyday MIssion
On Friday mornings in Montréal’s Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood, a church kitchen comes alive. Vegetables are chopped. Pots clink on the stove. Conversation drifts in and out as hands stay busy.
Resources for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday 2026
Life is a gift from God’s hand, who created all things.
"First Date" with a Prospective Pastor
Suppose you’re a Council member or other leader in a small or mid-size church currently without a pastor. The pressure’s on you to keep all the plates spinning in your ministry, despite not having someone to oversee it all.
A Pastoral Statement on Venezuela, Justice, and Truth
As the Church of Jesus Christ, we affirm that God is not indifferent to oppression, corruption, or the systematic abuse of power.
Deacon Resources Now Available in Spanish, Korean, and more
As ethnic and racial diversity has grown in most areas of the country, we want to help churches become healthy intercultural communities.
Would I?
Christmas is so much more than busy days of shopping, fancy decorations, and Santa. It’s much more than admiring a special baby in the manger with his parents and shepherds. It’s all about the why of his birth, and the hope he brings to our world. But I wonder if I take my faith
Dealing with Dissapointment
A few months ago, I opened my email on a Monday morning to an urgent email from one of Resonate’s missionaries. She was planning to host a group from a church on a Witness Trip the following week. But she
Forming Disciples, Planting Churches: A Vision for the Inland Northwest
The following post was submitted by the pastor at Heritage Covenant Church in Deer Park, Washington. This is not a Christian Reformed Congregation.
A Crèche For Today
Every December, the crèche appears again.
You Are Precious and Priceless
Our Identity in Christ Jesus: We are new creations in Christ! (2 Corinthians 5:17)
The Christmas I Didn’t See Coming
I’m the kind of person who listens to Christmas music all month long, so much so that, by the end of December, I’m usually ready to give it a rest until next year.
Make It Personal
Most of us have seen many Christmases or maybe this is your first either by age or by when you found Jesus; whichever, we’re all the same in God’s eyes. Perhaps we can try something individual this year and make Christmas personal, personal as in I, me and mine.
Church Planting Isn't Complicated
Having just read Building Momentum With Multiply in The Banner, it seems to be horribly complicated. It doesn't have to be.
Merry Christmas (And a Lot More)
First, and most importantly, I want to wish you all a blessed Christmas. As Reformed Christians, we know very deeply that God is actively (and sometimes slowly!) working out the renewal of all things in Christ.
Thrive’s Ten Ways Series Available in Spanish and Korean
Thrive’s Ten Ways Series Now Available in Spanish and Korean
Bill C-9 and Religious Expression
The Canadian government is currently working through Bill C-9, legislation introduced in response to the rise in hate-motivated incidents, including a significant increase of antisemitism in Canada.
Moving Forward in Faith: The Church Released, Part II
The Church Released: A Call to Wait, Pray, and Move as the Spirit Unleashes Us
Are You a Spiritual Director? We Have a Networking and Support Opportunity for You!
Pastor wellbeing is a top commitment at Thrive, the congregational support agency of the CRCNA.