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For people who sense a call to plant a church, knowing where to begin can be as challenging as discerning the call itself. Church planters need theological grounding, practical skills, spiritual formation, training in leadership development, and a deep understanding of the communities they hope to serve. At the same time, within the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA), the pursuit of church planting may also include navigating the process of becoming a commissioned pastor. A new concentration within Calvin Theological Seminary’s Commissioned Pastor Certificate is designed to bring those pieces together. The church-planting concentration offers a clear pathway for people who want to prepare for church planting while also completing commissioned pastor training – by combining traditional seminary...

On Saturday, Aug. 8, a group of about 20 members of the Farsi Fellowship at Willowdale Christian Reformed Church in North York, Ont., traveled to Ohsweken on the Six Nations of the Grand River territory for a day of On-the-Land Learning. Hosted by Adrian Jacobs, the CRC’s senior leader for justice and reconciliation, the gathering invited participants into a journey of story, land-based education, and mutual understanding. Throughout the event, participants explored the history of the land, local covenants, and the ongoing work of healing and reconciliation within the community. The day’s itinerary included learning about the Land Back movement, Indigenous land rights, the history of gypsum mining, and local land-claim conflicts in neighboring Caledonia, Ont. Because many members of...

This article originally appeared on Calvin News , the news page of Calvin University. The technologies shaping the future are advancing at an extraordinary pace. Artificial intelligence, automation, cybersecurity, aerospace, advanced computing and other emerging technologies are changing how people live, work, and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Calvin University believes the people designing those technologies need more than technical expertise. They need wisdom. They need creativity. They need the ability to understand the human consequences of their work. And they need a sense of responsibility for how their innovations will serve people and communities. That vision is at the heart of Calvin's new School of Engineering and Computer Science, which brings together the university's long-established engineering...

Annual Native Moccasins Rock event attracts Native American and non-Native participants seeking to better understand and recover Indigenous skills and stories.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will visit Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria from 20-27 August, to strengthen the bonds of fellowship and cooperation among the WCC member churches in Nigeria, and to deepen the relationship between the WCC and the churches in the country.

Bishop Antoine Tambwe Kalema presented 11 motorcycles to United Methodist district superintendents in Maniema to reduce travel time and make caring for their communities easier.

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UU congregations develop values-centered action plans after climate revivals.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep sorrow at the passing of Rev. Neville George Callam, honouring his life and ministry as a pastor, church leader, ecumenist, and servant of the wider Christian community.

On Tuesday, 18th August 2026, the Kenyan GRAPE programme of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), in collaboration with St. Paul’s University in Limuru, convened a Water conference under the theme: Flowing toward dignity: Rethinking Water Access as Economic Policy.  The conference brought together representatives of the university, churches, Muslims, civil society and water […]

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Lucy Khoneizer shares how she unexpectedly became a carer and five ways churches can better care for carers