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"Deacons serve by showing mercy to the church and to all people.... In
Christ's name the deacons relieve victims of injustice." Read More...
Search for resources in Grand Rapids by using the Family Resource Guide or the All
County Churches Emergency Support System (ACCESS).
Communities First is a book and set of workbooks to help churches think about orienting
themselves to their communities. The Communities First Association is CRWRC's
expression in North America.
The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee has been doing cutting-edge
community development for decades.
Locally, Volunteers in Service offers ideas and information for those interested in
transforming their communities and serving their neighbors.
The Christian Community Development Organization is a national forum for seeking
justice and loving mercy.
Dianconal Ministries Canada provides many resources for deacons:
The Office of Social Justice and Hunger Action also has resources available fordeacons.
The Holland Deacons Conference offers a sample job description for deacons.
Classis Rocky Mountain's Volunteers in Action offers these resources:
Changing Times, New Approaches is a handbook for deacons by Jay Van Groningen (1996).
ChristianVolunteering.org: Find volunteering and short-term missions opportunities
Christ's name the deacons relieve victims of injustice." Read More...
Search for resources in Grand Rapids by using the Family Resource Guide or the All
County Churches Emergency Support System (ACCESS).
Communities First is a book and set of workbooks to help churches think about orienting
themselves to their communities. The Communities First Association is CRWRC's
expression in North America.
The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee has been doing cutting-edge
community development for decades.
Locally, Volunteers in Service offers ideas and information for those interested in
transforming their communities and serving their neighbors.
The Christian Community Development Organization is a national forum for seeking
justice and loving mercy.
Dianconal Ministries Canada provides many resources for deacons:
 | Check our the New Deacon Orientation Kit | |
| The Guidelines for Benevolence is a useful tool. |
The Office of Social Justice and Hunger Action also has resources available for
The Holland Deacons Conference offers a sample job description for deacons.
Classis Rocky Mountain's Volunteers in Action offers these resources:
| Tools for Benevolence Workbook | |
| Deacons Bibliography |
Changing Times, New Approaches is a handbook for deacons by Jay Van Groningen
ChristianVolunteering.org: Find volunteering and short-term missions opportunities
Christian Reformed Home Missions
FASTEN (The Faith and Service Technical Education Network)
BullardJournal
Building Church Leaders
Emergent Village
Allelon
| The denominational agency offers resources for spiritual formation, mission | |
| focused churches, church planting and more. | ||
| Grant application forms and other resources are available here: Ministry | |
| Development Guidelines. | ||
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FASTEN (The Faith and Service Technical Education Network)
| FASTEN offers informational resources and networking opportunities to faith- | |
| based practitioners, private philanthropies, and public administrators who seek to collaborate effectively to renew urban communities. | ||
| A new channel especially for congregations has been launched. |
BullardJournal
| George Bullard's Weblog and E-zine on Congregations and Denominations |
Building Church Leaders
| From Christianity Today |
Emergent Village
| "Emergent Village is a growing, generative friendship among missional | |
| Christians seeking to love our world in the Spirit of Jesus Christ." |
Allelon
| "A movement of missional leaders cultivating the formation of missional | |
| church." |
Evangelism can be a challenging endeavor. Here are some sites that can help:
Off the Map
Servant Evangelism
Off the Map
| a great resource on evangelism for "the rest of us" |
Servant Evangelism
| based on the book Conspiracy of Kindness by Steve Sjogren | |
| a related site is kindness.com | |
City Vision College
www.urbanministry.org
TechMission.org
| urban ministry courses online | |
| formerly known as the Association of Gospel Rescue Mission’s (AGRM) Rescue | |
| College |
www.urbanministry.org
| Connecting Communities for Social Justice |
TechMission.org
| Transforming Communities through Innovation | |
To see 2000 census data about Grand Rapids use the Census Bureau's American
FactFinder.
Another valuable website is the Community Research Institute. It provides profiles of
Grand Rapids' neighborhoods.
Keep up on the latest GR news, discussion, and commentary at:
FactFinder.
Another valuable website is the Community Research Institute. It provides profiles of
Grand Rapids' neighborhoods.
Keep up on the latest GR news, discussion, and commentary at:
| Rapid Growth Media | |
| urbanplanet | |
| The Grand Rapids Press on MLive | |