Christian Reformed Home Missions | December 2010
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Debunking the Four Myths of Mentoring

Paul tells the Thessalonians, “We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our very lives as well.” (I Thess 2:8) Mentoring is a type of relationship where small group leaders and members can share their life with others. Mentoring can be used to build you up or for you to build into others. Whether you realize it or not, most of us are involved in some sort of mentoring relationship, whether formal or informal. We help each other by providing...read more

Mentoring in Real Life

You might be wondering what it would be like to mentor or to be mentored. As you read the following interview, you might ask: In what area of my life would I seek mentoring? Who might I be available to mentor? How could mentoring grow the people in my small group? What are the most important aspects of mentoring?...read more

On the Twelve Days of Christmas...

This popular Christmas song encourages us to give gifts of true love. Your Coffee Break or small group can offer the true love of Christ to your neighbors and community this Christmas. Provided below are not twelve days as such, but twelve ideas from small groups around North America to help us celebrate Christmas and specifically provide a time to connect with people so they can know the reason for our celebration...read more

Conference Teaches Hundreds How to Become Apprentices of Jesus...

 Christian Reformed Home Missions and the Reformed Church of America recently hosted the event “Becoming an Apprentice of Jesus,” which centered on a book series by keynote speaker James Bryan Smith.

The Apprentice Series is a set of three books (The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful Life, The Good and Beautiful Community) that aims to help the reader develop a spirit like that of Jesus. The event, which took place on November 4 and 5 at Calvin Theological Seminary (CTS), was a partnership between Christian Reformed Home Missions, the Reformed Church in America, Western Theological Seminary, and Calvin Theological Seminary.

In addition to the main site at CTS, which had 125 attendees, the event was broadcast live to five other sites around the country: Ontario, Canada; Albany, New York; Wyckoff, New Jersey; Denver, Colorado; and Johnston, Iowa. More than 120 additional attendees were at these sites!

Watch the video to get a closer look at the conference!

Connecting Churches for Ministry

Small Groups:

• Smelly Leaders
• Imagination Set Free
   

Coffee Break:

• Special Brunch Ideas?

• Racine CRC's Coffee Break

RESOURCES:

• Mentoring in Community
• Three Kinds of Mentoring
• The Ten Commandments of Mentoring

EXPECTING - Devotions for Advent:
At Advent, we're all "expecting" - anticipating Christ's birth and looking forward to the time when he comes again. These brief devotions are excellent for personal, family, or congregational use.

DISCOVER ROMANS - For All Who Believe:(Part 2) Available in December! Paul's letter to the Romans helps spell out the hows and whys of salvation. See Sample

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Did You Know. . . .
The Twelve Days of Christmas, made popular by the song of the same name,are the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany. Some traditions count the days from December 25th through January 5th and other traditions begin counting on December 26th and go through January 6th. Churches that celebrate the liturgical year celebrate Epiphany as the time when the wise men or kings brought their three gifts to Jesus. Some cultures celebrate Christmas as the day Christ was born, but give their gifts on January 5th, calling it Three Kings’ Day.