Posts by Erin Knight
Community Engagement in a Covid World
Deacons! Don’t let Covid stop you from engaging with your surrounding community.
Read MoreWhat Deacons Need to Know about Reopening; Part 2: Ministry in a Post-Covid World
One thing we’ve hopefully learned these past months is that you can’t plan for everything. Or can you? As deacons begin planning for another ministry year, what are some things they should be talking about?
Read MoreWhat Deacons Need to Know about Reopening; Part 1: Sunday Worship During a Pandemic
For Deacons, what will (and should) ministry look like moving forward as we begin to open up and exist in a post-Covid world?
Read MoreLeaving a Legacy of Leadership and Love
After 13 years of ministry, Tammy Heidbuurt is moving on to pursue her passion of community development in a local non-profit bike shop.
Read MoreNew Faces Around the Table
Diaconal Ministries Canada is excited to share about some new faces around our board room table! The Board of Directors of Diaconal Ministries Canada is responsible for directing, protecting and promoting its work on behalf of the diaconates of the Christian Reformed Church of Canada. The Board exists to act as the informed voice and…
Read MoreMeet our First Youth Justice Project Partner!
The students at Unity Christian School in Chilliwack, BC are committed to being good stewards of God’s creation. Over the course of three years, the grade 7 class has created a recycling and composting program at their school. Yet they knew they could do better. In their class discussions, they found that most of the…
Read MoreBeing Good Neighbours During Covid-19
How can a church show and share Christ’s love during a global pandemic, when communities are mandated to social distance and sometimes quarantine? Maranatha’s Neighbour-to-Neighbour Kits have been one way they reached out in love. Maranatha; ‘Come, Lord Jesus!’ To the members of Maranatha CRC in Lethbridge, this means that they are a community of…
Read MoreLearning to Pivot
The word “pivot” has come up many times over the last two months due to the current Covid-19 pandemic. How has your church ‘pivoted’ during these last few weeks in order to love and serve your community in these challenging times? This post is in response to our “Top 10 Ways Deacons Can Help During…
Read MoreTop 10 Ways Deacons Can Help During Covid-19
In this Easter Season, it’s good for us to pause and reflect on the fact that Jesus did not come to be served but to serve. As Christ-followers, we are called to imitate this – both wisely and efficiently and not as spineless, people-pleasers, pushed and pulled by every need we see. Now (and always), Deacons exist to…
Read MoreBreaking News During Covid-19
How are we shining our light during these challenging times? “You are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light 9 and make your light shine. Be good and honest and truthful, 10 as you try to please the Lord.” Ephesians 5:8-9 CEV Hey Canada! These are strange and challenging…
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