Announcements
Cooler/Smarter: Living Your Climate Witness Workshop Series
This 7-session workshop series is designed to help individuals and families reduce their carbon footprints. Each workshop will be facilitated by a Climate Witness Partner at a different congregation in Grand Rapids, MI. The Climate Witness Project is a campaign of the Office of Social Justice and World Renew. We will share highlights from the sessions via video later—stay tuned! Learn more and register
Features
 CRCNA Candidacy - This past fall the first ever Spanish language orientation to the Christian Reformed Church took place in southern California. The hope is that this first offering of the material will lead to future gatherings in other regions of North America. Read more
 Staci DeVries - Over the past few years, a couple close friends and family members have gotten some really bad news. Cancer everywhere news. Irreversible heart damage news. “I can’t imagine,” news. And while this was happening we texted each other. And I did what I do what I’m nervous or scared and said too much. Thankfully, somewhere along the way, I learned something. Read more
In Case You Missed It
Sent to Churches This Week
Bulletin Announcements
Deadlines: Agenda for Synod 2019
Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Training
Network Blogs and Resources
Connect the Dots (Church Admin)
See all (Church Exchange)
See all (Church Positions)
A New Approach for Church Visiting (Process Guide) (Classis)
Gateway CRC Responds to Need for Homeless Shelter (Community Engagement)
海德堡要理問答 (Heidelberg Catechism) (CRC Communications)
Biblical Call to Wholistic Help - Video Resource (Deacons)
Seeking Stories: Why Disability Advocacy is Important (Disability Concerns)
Five Part Congregational Series on Mental Illness (Disability Concerns)
That Is Why They Called Him Jesus (Evangelism)
A Coaching Intensive on the Isle of Green Gables (Faith Nurture)
Your Guide for Communicating With Missionaries in Closed Countries (Global Mission)
Mentoring for New Ministers (Pastors)
MLK Day 2019: A Stone of Hope (Race Relations)
Violence against Women – It’s a Men’s Issue (Safe Church)
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Network Discussions and Ministry Q&As
What Songs Are You Singing This Christmas? (Worship)
Free in the Digital Library
Seeking God’s Face: Praying with the Bible Through the Year
On Other CRCNA Sites
Jesus Walks With Refugees. Do We Also Walk With Them? (Do Justice)
Put Down Your Cell Phone (Family Fire)
The Christmas Chronicles and Santa Theology (Think Christian)
OK, This Sounds Like Mumford & Sons (Think Christian)
CRC Weekly E-ditions
The Banner | Dec 17 Why Gene-Edited Embryos Are a Terrible Idea, Retirement, and more
CRC News | Dec 19 $500,000 Grant Will Help Support CRC Congregations, and more
Resonate Prayer Points | Pray for ministry in North America and around the world
CRC Prayer Guide | Daily Prayer requests from around the CRC
Faith Formation Matters | Monthly eNewsletters from Faith Formation Ministries
Worship Ministries eNews | Monthly eNewsletters from Worship Ministries
Reformed Worship eNews | Monthly news and resources for worship
Reformed Worship blog | Confession and Assurance, and more
You can subscribe to the E-ditions from CRC ministries.
Upcoming Events
January 3-23 | The January Series (various locations)
January 10 | Cooler/Smarter Session 1 (Grand Rapids, MI)
January 16 | Lunch with Steve Argue (Zeeland, MI)
January 21 | MLK Day 2019: A Stone of Hope (Grand Rapids, MI)
January 23 | Lecture: Which Side Are You On? (Ancaster, ON)
January 24 | Cooler/Smarter Session 2 (Grand Rapids, MI)
Jan. 26-Feb. 3 | Haiti Reforestation Trip (Pignon, Haiti)
Jan. 31-Feb. 11 | Global Prayer Safari 2019 (Ethiopia)
View the CRCNA calendar for details and all events
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