Founder and a long-time leader of Roseland Christian Ministries, who “bore witness to the heart of the gospel,” Tony Van Zanten died Dec. 15 at age 86.
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In Memoriam: Rev. Dr. Joel H. Nederhood
1930-2025READ MOREA humble, faithful servant of the Lord who proclaimed the gospel over radio and television for more than 30 years, Joel Nederhood died Dec. 2 at age 94.
In Memoriam: Rev. Stephen Jung
1925-2025READ MOREA pastor, evangelist, and church planter known for his kindness, Stephen Jung was a man of quiet confidence who cared for many. He died Nov. 30 at age 100.
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Widely known for books such as What's So Amazing About Grace? and Where Is God When It Hurts?, Yancey announced his stepping down from ministry in a letter to longtime publishing partner Christianity Today.
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Classis Quinte has laid aside its proposal to convene an ecclesiastical assembly, noting the previously established Canadian National Gathering already aims “to have conversations of mutual concern.”
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A church about to mark 75 years in 2026 still has a 49-panel mural made to celebrate 50 years of service and community in Christ.
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Recipient of the 2025 Emerging Public Intellectual award, professor Katie Day Good will speak at Redeemer University about screens and stories in a fragmented age.”
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In November Richard Gamble broke ground on the creation of a giant Möbius loop to stretch nearly the size of a football field and feature digitally linked testimonies to answered prayer.
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A commitment to ministry includes a commitment to raising funds for career missionaries with Resonate Global Mission. One pastor with a discipleship mission for young adults thinks “there should be some ‘fun’ in fundraising.”
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A denomination-wide conference on discipleship and leadership development in the Christian Reformed Church hopes to build momentum for the denomination’s church planting vision.
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A Christian Reformed church leader from Highland, Ind., serving with a disability ministry in Kijabe, Kenya, believes she was led by the Spirit to bless one young man in particular.
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After two years of little celebration due to the Israel-Hamas war, holiday festivities are slowly coming back to the Holy Land. But tourism remains limited.
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The Christian Reformed Church in North America is pursuing “a vision, plan, strategy, and financial proposal for church planting
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Perhaps the first dually affiliated Christian Reformed and Alliance of Reformed churches congregation, Harrison (S.D.) Community Church is appreciating the benefits of being connected to both.
In Memoriam: Rev. James Jungkyu Park
1932-2025READ MOREDying at almost 93 years old, Rev. Jungkyu Park had lived a life of missionary service in Japan and to the Japanese diaspora.
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A pastor and seminary administrator who served the Christian Reformed Church for more than 40 years, Bill Van Dyk is remembered as an excellent preacher and respected academic.
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Christian Reformed Church general secretary Zachary King said he hoped the formalized close relationship would be a mutual blessing and encouragement.
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Joel H. Nederhood, who served the Christian Reformed Church’s radio and television ministry The Back to God Hour (now ReFrame Ministries) for 35 years, has died at 94.
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“We are all invited to overcome the scandal of the divisions that unfortunately still exist and to nurture the desire for unity for which the Lord Jesus prayed and gave his life,” Pope Leo XIV said on a visit to the site of the 325 Council of Nicaea.
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A task force assigned by Synod 2024 to look at the Christian Reformed Church’s procedures for disciplining officebearers proposes two additions to “make explicit what has always been implied: major assemblies do have the authority to ensure accountability.”
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Founded to provide residential treatment not currently available in Michigan, Finding Freedom Ranch, seeks to help young women "find peace with God, peace with themselves, and peace with food."
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From a year-long cohort practicing hospitality, to equipping workshops for elders and deacons to live into pastoral care for LGBTQ people, CRC churches are exploring how to lovingly live within the denomination’s convictions on human sexuality.
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Members of Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Flamborough, Ont., made and received more than 2,000 crocheted and knitted poppies to incorporate into a display of remembrance.
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Hearing that Cornerstone Prison Church plays Bingo for Bibles sounds strange at first, but because prison rules restrict the giving of items of value to individuals except by chance, the game is a way to have inmates “win” the Word.