If you have read at least some of the previous posts in this series on 1 Timothy, I hope you are beginning to see a fuller picture of the context and confusion that has surrounded women for centuries. And there is more!
The end of a long day and some peace with a slice of pie with a good book felt like the perfect evening. So I took myself to a favorite restaurant, asked for the quietest spot, and slipped into the perfect booth.
"Seek justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly with your God.”
One of the unexpected gifts of my job is that I get to spend time with remarkable people.
The updated Church Order and Its Supplements can be found on the Synod Resources page, along with the updated Rules for Synodical Procedure (
“I would do it all over again if I could!”
As ministry leaders gear up for another year of ministry, they often experience both the excitement of new programs and the exhaustion that comes with church maintenance.
As September 30 approaches, communities across Canada prepare to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day).
Synod 2026 overwhelmingly supported Thrive's Thriving Congregations renewal pathway and adopted Resonate Global Mission’s Ten-Year Strategic Plan for Church Planting.
One of the concerns I have with the created order argument is the assumption that men are generally the exclusive providers, protectors, and leaders, while women are primarily in the position of receiving that provision and protection.That may often have been the cultural reality, but I
“He shoots; he scores!” the announcer yells. Music blares, colorful lights flash, and the crowd goes wild. For hockey players, there’s nothing quite as exciting as achieving a hat trick – scoring three goals in a single game.
Wednesday, September 3011 a.m. (Central) / 12 p.m. (Eastern)
Every three years, Christian Reformed churches from across Canada come together to discern, celebrate, and explore God’s calling for our national community of churches.
In 1992, during a time of severe financial stress, a small group of Christian Reformed Church members was convened by the executive director of ministries to help establish a Fellowship Fund. Later, the Fellowship Fund became the CRC Foundation and was incorporated as a 501-3(c).
Thrive, World Renew, and the Christian Reformed Centre for Public Dialogue are excited to announce our new justice education series.
The journey toward becoming an intercultural church is both a spiritual calling and a practical challenge.
How is it then, brothers and sisters (adelphoi)? Whenever you (y’all) come together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a tongue, a revelation, an interpretation.
If you're struggling to know what to do with generative AI at your church, you're not alone. Is it a friend or foe of the Gospel? The answer is it could be both. Correctly trained, it could be a useful tool to aid with evangelism at your church.
A consistent theme from churches supporting parents in at-home faith formation is how the busy pace of family life has resulted in overwhelming feelings of burnout among parents.
I hesitate to point out the obvious, but for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is almost over (cue the throwing of rotten tomatoes). In many States, school re-starts next week, and here in Canada we are three weeks away from the start of a new school year.