Staff Ministry Committee

Welcome

The Staff Ministry Committee (SMC) is a group of seven volunteers serving under the purview of the Office of Pastor-Church Relations. See below for committee members’ names and functions). We have several things in common: we are all members of Christian Reformed churches; we are paid staff members in our churches or are in denominational positions; and we have a passion for healthy congregations in the CRC and the well-being of the ministry staff who contribute in so many ways to their congregations.

Goals

The primary tasks of the SMC are to equip and encourage ministry staff, and to equip and train churches in working with ministry staff and ministry teams.

We are also working on some matters regarding denominational structure, and how that relates to our ministry.

Initiatives

The SMC has developed a credentialing process for church staff ministry leaders who are not ordained. In May of 2009 the CRC Board of Trustees gave approval for the test piloting of credentialing. Currently four people are involved in the piloting of this program. For a copy of the credentialing process report, contact Jeanne Kallemeyn, Staff Ministry Specialist, Pastor-Church Relations, at jkallemeyn@crcna.org or 616-726-1152.

See Highlights of SMC Meeting for latest news.

Norm, Ryan, Henry, Brad
Laura, Anita, Jeanne

Committee Members

Anita Beem - Director of Education and Outreach, North Hills CRC, Troy, MI
Brad Bierma - Former youth pastor, currently a student at Calvin Theological Seminary
Jeanne Kallemeyn - Staff Ministry Specialist, CRC Pastor-Church Relations Office
Laura Keeley (SMC Chairperson) - Director of Children’s Ministries, Fourteenth Street CRC, Holland, MI
Henry Kranenburg - Pastor, Immanuel CRC, Hamilton, ON
Ryan Link - Youth Pastor, First CRC, Sioux Falls, SD
Norm Thomasma - Director, CRC Pastor-Church Relations Office

Contact the Committee
Jeanne Kallemeyn - 616-726-1152
Laura Keeley