Northeast Community Transformation (NECT), the diaconal ministry of Classis Hudson, and partner Mercy Vision will co-sponsor a conference on “The Good Deeds of The Gospel” featuring Dr. Ron Sider, noted author, speaker and founder of Evangelicals for Social Action.The event will be held Saturday, December 1, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church (422 Cedar Hill Ave, Wyckoff).Dr. Sider will lead two plenary sessions articulating the application of the Gospel to ministries of community development and justice. There will be several workshops including “Working with Our Communities for the Common Good” led by NECT Director Al Santino.Admission is $15 and is available on-line.Mercy Vision is a coalition of Korean-American churches in northern New Jersey with a mission that aligns with NECT, working together to bring resources for community development ministry.
The CRWRC 50th Anniversary Service scheduled for this Sunday evening has been postponed due to Hurricane Sandy. It will be held on Sunday, November 25 at 6:00 p.m. with ethnic snacks and Paterson’s famous Guernsey Crest Ice Cream at 5:00 p.m. at Covenant CRC.Andy Ryskamp, the US Director of CRWRC/World Renew, will be with us and there will be an update on our response to the Hurricane.Please continue to pray for and serve our neighbors as you are able.
The Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff, NJ is offering a seminar entitled “Recognizing, Understanding, Coping with, and Surviving the Borderline Personalities in your Congregation” as part of their fall Clergy Day on Wednesday, November 7, 2012. Rev. Carol Schweitzer, PH.D. from Union Presbyterian Seminary, will be the presenter. There is no cost, but an RSVP is requested by October 29.For more information and information about how to RSVP, please see the flyer.
World Renew (formerly CRWRC), in conjunction with the council of Faith Community CRC in Wyckoff, invites all friends of CRWRC to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that organization at a special event to be held at Faith Church (530 Sicomac Ave, Wyckoff) on Sunday, November 4. There will be a time of fellowship, ice cream, and global desserts to be held in the Barn beginning at 5pm, with a worship service to follow at 6 pm. Mr. Andy Ryskamp, the director of World Renew, will be speaking and showing some videos celebrating what God has done.Children are encouraged to come with their families to this celebration. We anticipate a dynamic time of worship, prayer, reflection and looking ahead to what the Lord has done and will be doing through CRWRC.
The Regional Team of Christian Reformed Home Missions is hosting a workshop on November 14-15, 2012, at New Song Community Church in New York City. This informative and mutually beneficial workshop will help us intentionally learn from one another how to develop leaders locally, ensuring that current and future leaders of the church are identified, empowered, and nurtured. We look forward to learning from one another about how to build and support strong leaders . . . all for the sake of God’s redemptive mission in our hurting world.Please join us! For the Wednesday evening session, we will be honored to hear New England Chapel Church Planter and Pastor, Chris Mitchell, give a plenary talk about the importance of leadership development. On Thursday, we will hear from respected colleagues who will present case studies about this subject each in their own unique context. We will also have a panel of young pastors share how internships in churches have helped them to grow and develop in their passion for the lost. Valuable resources will be shared from both an academic and an experiential perspective.The cost for this event is $35. For more information or to learn how to register, see the flyer.
The fall classis meeting was held at Restore Church in North Haledon on Sept. 17-18, 2012. Details from the meeting are available here.