About Us

Our staff want to come alongside your church to assist, to resource, and to support. We want your church to become - or continue to be - successful, strong, and healthy. Our ministry consultants serve to encourage and equip congregations, classes, and members of the Christian Reformed Church. Together we are able to do God’s work in the world better than any of us could do on our own.

Ministry Shares enables Thrive to serve pastors and congregations in a variety of ways. Today, we offer:

  • Continuing education opportunities and grants
  • Vocational ministry assessments
  • Resources and grants for pastors in transition
  • Direct consultation in seasons of transition and challenge
  • Resources for the pastor search and staff evaluation processes
  • Educational opportunities for councils, staff, and congregations
  • Specialized Transitional Ministers
  • Healthy Church Discernment Process
  • Support and training for Church Visitors, Classis Counselors, Pastoral Mentors, and Regional Pastors
  • Strategic coaching through classis renewal
  • Conferences for pastors and pastors’ spouses
  • Wellbeing tools for pastors
  • Resources for elders and councils

The values to which we aspire:

  • conversations with others, more than about them.
  • conversations which are both candid and graceful.
  • relationships which demonstrate hospitality and accountability.
  • a leader's health as essential for the wellbeing of a community.
  • the image of church as body of Christ, a systemic organism in which each member impacts, and is impacted by, every other member.
  • differences as a source of enrichment more than reason for conflict.
  • conflict as an arena in which God's presence and guidance may become known.
  • lifelong learning for the purpose of maturing as God's children.
  • the mystery of God's Holy Spirit at work in ways which we cannot fathom.
  • the power of God's presence accomplishing more than we might imagine possible.