Church Holds First “Serve Saturday”

This past weekend, a total of 60 participants came out bright and early on Saturday morning for Brighton Fellowship CRC’s (BFCRC) first-ever “Serve Saturday”. Members of all ages were encouraged by the Diaconate of BFCRC to come and help out some local seniors, both inside and outside their congregation, with their fall clean-up. The morning…

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A Deacon’s Experience

As part of our mission to inspire deacons in the work that they do, Diaconal Ministries Canada (DMC) works to share various deacons’ experiences. Our hope is that these stories from across the country will help deacons learn from each other and feel connected to a broader group beyond their own church. This month we…

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2017 OM Summer Blog

Camp Shout 2017 is over… but its mission continues! The final blog post by Aydan Schat, Camp Leader at OM 2017 Partner Camp Shout Camp SHOUT* 2017 is complete. It was, by my definition, incredibly successful. Relationships blossomed between campers, staff, and volunteers. We were able to share God’s love with so many well-deserving children,…

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Virtual Conference Held in Port Alberni, BC

On September 12, 2017, Port Alberni hosted a virtual “meet the denomination” meeting facilitated by Pastor Curtis Korver, Rich Braaksma and Jessica Boy from Resonate Global Mission. Attending live and on-screen were people from many different ministries in the CRC – Diaconal Ministries Canada (DMC), Resonate, Faith Formation, Aboriginal Ministries, BCLDN (Leadership Development Network) and…

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DOE Edmonton 2017

Register now for the Day of Encouragement (DOE) in Edmonton, Alberta. The event is happening on Saturday, November 4, 2017. The ​DOE ​provides ​an ​opportunity ​for ​encouragement, ​inspiration, ​education ​and ​skill ​development ​for ​ministry ​leaders ​and ​people ​of ​the ​CRC ​church. ​ The Edmonton DOE is excited ​to ​bring ​together ​people ​from ​Classis ​Alberta ​North ​so ​we ​can network ​and ​join ​God ​in ​transforming ​our ​communities! For more details check out the DOE 2017 Brochure To register visit the DOE Registration Page here.  NOTE: The AGM will also be held at the…

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2017 Ministry Networking Day

MY House is one of our Operation Manna (OM) partners. In partnership with Mission Hills Community CRC, MY House is a centre for vulnerable youth that provides essential services like a place to eat, shower, do laundry and access medical care. Calvin Williams was one of the participants of the MND 2017 and offered some encouraging feedback after…

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A DMD Experience

Featuring an interview with DMDs: Doug Vandekamp and Dorothy Heidbuurt  Diaconal Ministry Developers (DMDs) are encouragers and coaches for deacons.  They are experienced in diaconal work and are available to help deacons understand their role and work out their calling in the church and its community.  Recently Tammy Heidbuurt connected with two outgoing DMDs about…

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Did You Mean These Neighbours, Jesus?

By Trixie Ling In the parable of the Good Samaritan in the Gospel of Luke, a lawyer put Jesus to the test by asking a bold question – “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” The lawyer already knew the answer written in the Law, which is love God and love your neighbour.…

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Facing the Giant …

“Looking at the bigger picture of poverty in our community can be overwhelming and often paralyzes people.  The fight feels like David standing in front of Goliath, but knowing that the bigger battle of poverty is in God’s hands.  The first thing we need to do is hand it over to our Lord … and…

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