The movement of the gospel happens in the ordinary, everyday lives of Jesus followers.
by Amy Schenkel
Piece of silk given by the Empress of China, in acknowledgment of the copy of the New Testament presented her by over 10,000 Christian women.
The words were carefully written on a yellowing slip of paper, lying in the middle of the guest-room bed amidst a slew of random estate sale items. Pinned to the paper was a fading piece of pink silk, the size of a bookmark.
My husband and I had stopped by this particular estate sale because we were intrigued to see the inside of the brick house on the hill after passing it many times on our neighborhood walks. The house itself was probably at the height of grandeur in its day, having been the home of Henry and Margaret Davis of the Stow & Davis Furniture company. But it was this small piece of silk, and the penned words, that caught my attention.
I felt a little foolish forking over five dollars for this scrap of paper and cloth. I’m sure that if I hadn’t bought it, the estate sale company would have swept it into the trash at the end of the sale and this glimpse into the movement of the gospel would be forgotten. Read More>>
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(left to right) Erin Drews, Peter Schuett, Matthew Koster, Daniel Jones and Austin Young
Photo by Chris Meehan
The October Great Lakes Coaching Group meeting focused on the topic of Millennials in the church. See the article Listening to the Faith of Millennials Here.
The importance of living out an authentic faith, one that is rich and full and not tarnished by false claims and advertising slogans, was a theme that the young people spoke about during the discussion held at the Grand Rapids, Mich., office of the CRC.
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The Christian Reformed Church in North America has launched a search for a person to serve as the executive director for the new agency being formed by the unification of Christian Reformed Home Missionsand Christian Reformed World Missions.
In opening the search for the director, the CRCNA’s Board of Trustees (BOT) in late September approved a job description and asked that an announcement be posted about the position. In addition, a website detailing qualifications for the job is available at crcna.org/NMAdirector.
The BOT also set criteria for a search committee for the new director. At the same time, it determined that in 2019 it will review whether the model of one director is sufficient to cover the binational and international needs of the new agency.
“We are moving ahead very quickly, and things are starting to come together,” said Colin Watson, Sr., the CRCNA’s director of ministries and administration. Read More>>
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