Written by Larry Doornbos, Director of Vibrant Congregations Text: 1 Corinthians 3 Leaders build. They build a sanctuary in time, a community of joy, a city on a hill, a...

written by Larry Doornbos Text: 1 Corinthians 12 Leaders build. They build a sanctuary in time, a community of joy, a city on a hill, a house on a rock...

Rev. Liz Testa Women’s Transformation and Leadership and Equity-Based Hospitality Reformed Church in America Vibrant Leadership Devotion #1 In this series of 4 devotions, Liz shares lessons from her journey...

Text Matthew 7:21-27 Leaders build. They build a sanctuary in time, a community of joy, and a city on a hill (see previous devotionals). They build a community that is...

Growing a Younger Congregation Working with congregations in renewal, I often hear a central goal of the congregation is to draw in young families. The idea is to move from...

by Reginald Smith, Director of Diversity CRCNA In the summer of 2015, I was tired and angry at my church. I led a congregation on the southwest side of Grand...

written by Reginald Smith, Director of Diversity CRCNA Let’s admit that having conversations with people who disagree with you is really difficult and frustrating. Former Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger received...

written by Reginald Smith, Director of Diversity CRCNA Augustine loved being a playboy and enjoying the fruit of high living. He had a good job teaching and life appeared to...

Written by Reginald Smith, Director of Diversity CRCNA In a recent book I read by best-selling author Bruce Feiler on navigating life changes, he suggested that the average adult might...

Leaders build. They build a sanctuary in time and a community of joy (see previous devotionals). Creating this type of community means living a certain way before the world and...