I admit that I was uncomfortable when I was given an information sheet for Calvin Theological Seminary students who preach on “Semi
Our Shared Ministry
Our Shared Ministry is a place to hear, discuss, and celebrate the ministry that we, as the Christian Reformed Church, are involved in across North America and around the world.
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Brightly dressed men and women danced to beating drums as they celebrated the Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria’s (CRCN) centenn
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Child abuse takes many forms: physical, emotional, and sexual. It happens at home, at school, and, yes, even at church.
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This section of the Banner is named “Church@Work” because we use it to update you on the ministry work of our denomi
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Imagine yourself living in a strange country, isolated from the culture because you don’t know the language.
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A small meeting room in the Maniknagar slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh, grows more humid with each passing minute as 20 women pile inside its w
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Reverend William Mbuluku, the leader of the Back to God Hour’s French-language follow-up work in Bangui, Central African Republic,
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And he sent them out… (Luke 9:2).
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Britt (Iowa) Christian Reformed Church wanted to revitalize its ministry, but the 135-member church wasn’t quite sure what steps to
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As part of the new Formation for Ministry program, 70 first-year M.A. and M.Div.
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It’s February—a dreary month in much of North America.
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Last month I wrote about “denominationally related agencies” such as Dynamic Youth Ministries and Partners Worldwide.
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Publishers everywhere keep a close eye on sales statistics, especially at year’s end.
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Evangelism is an “everyday” activity, says Sam Huizenga, a small group ministry developer and author of Home Missions&rsquo
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Jenni Fisher and three of her friends (all students at the University of Western Ontario) joined a dozen others in the bright
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Two pins, some wire, and about 10 staples are holding my shattered left elbow together.
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Hunger is an enormous problem in Zambia. Every year thousands of people live on one or two meals a day for weeks or even months.
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Your church, through its denominational agencies, brought help and hope to victims of at least 11 disasters last year by responding to
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When I first saw the satellite image of tropical storm Wilma this past October, a small knot began forming in my stomach.
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On this page I often encourage Banner readers to remember the ministries of the CRC’s agencies and educational instituti
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Over the Past year we’ve heard a great deal about the suffering of the Indonesian people after the terrible tsunami tragedy last Ch
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Heather Rosema has a plan to bring racial reconciliation into her life.
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Changes in the Master of Divinity degree program at Calvin Theological Seminary will make it possible for students to complete the degree
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Waxing floors, sorting folders, hammering nails, and stocking food pantries are a few of the projects that occupied more than 100 student