…personnel are working around the world to provide for the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of refugees and displaced people. We’re also focused on sustainable development to prevent people from becoming displaced in the first place. Read about the RCA’s beliefs in the church’s role for caring for the stranger How to Help World Refugee Sunday Migration Storytelling Project…
…summary report from the special council was prepared by the Group of Five, who were appointed by General Synod 2015 to prepare and moderate the meeting and to inform the church of the results. The Group of Five is made up of five past presidents of the RCA’s General Synod, chosen for their wisdom and history of leadership in the…
…with retirement savings. Provide financial resources to help pastors afford professional care. Equip pastors with financial education so that they may flourish personally and offer financial leadership in the ministries they serve. Promote healthier dialogue within the church about money, clergy compensation, and generosity. Have long-term sustainability through additional gifts. Who can apply? RCA pastors: ordained Ministers of Word and…
…we spent the bulk of our time considering the restructuring part of our proposal—exploring what the connection might look like for people who choose to be defined and stay connected. We’re in the midst of a global pandemic, and this pandemic has forced us to think about a lot of things: how do we be the church? How are we…
…mission, and revitalization in North America.” Citing the significance of mission experiences for young people, he proposed that the general secretary send 20 young adults to serve with our RCA missionaries and mission partners during the 2017–2018 year, 40 young adults the following year, and 80 the year after that. Gillett also proposed that every church in the RCA use…
…Ph.D. in counseling psychology from VCU. He and his wife have pastored Spring Creek Baptist Church in Moseley, Virginia, for 16 years. He will transfer his ordination to the RCA. As president of NBTS, McCreary hopes “to work in collaboration with members of the NBTS community to nurture, strengthen, equip, and shepherd every facet of our beloved institution, in order…
…to the unity of the church, and to our confessions.” However, he believes that it is important for Reformed Christians to engage in conversation about our disagreements, and he offered suggestions for having such conversations. “First, we must make sure we’re being truthful about other person’s beliefs,” Mouw said. “This means asking people what they believe rather than telling them…
…be daunting. After all, you’ve most likely never retired before. Here are some essential tools to help you plan for the next chapter. View retirement tools Minister compensation resources From negotiating the terms of a call to proper administration of benefits, getting clergy compensation right will lay the groundwork for a healthy relationship between a pastor and church. BOBS has…
…written in response to the day’s hot-button issue, but they also were designed to be used by pastors in the local church. They include suggestions for teaching a congregation about election and reassurances for parents whose infant children have died. The canons aren’t intended to be a summation of all Reformed doctrine. More like a footnote to the Belgic Confession,…
Liturgy From the Liturgy of the Reformed Church in America: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil….
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