Submitted by: Wendy Kragt, Bethel Zeeland Category: Children’s Ministry Many of the churches in our area have a traditional VBS program during the summer. We wanted something different. Something for kids of all ages that …
Transformers: Changed by God
Submitted by: Juliana Clink, Alive in Jenison Category: Children’s Ministry In light of the COVID Health Crisis our world has faced, the hope was to create ways to impact children and families right from their …
Establish connections and build relationships
Submitted by: Rodney Brandsen, Gibson CRC Category: Outreach One of the realities that has emerged in the listening phase of our renewal process at Gibson Church (in Laketown Township along the shore of Lake Michigan …
Outdoor Worship
Submitted by David Lundberg, Shawnee Park Church. Grand Rapids, MI Category: Worship The pandemic forced our congregation to think of ways to bring people together for worship. YouTube and Vimeo were good but nothing like …
Going Virtual
Our GEMS ministry went completely virtual this year. We met for Theme and Badge nights using Google Meets (since most kids are familiar with it due to stints of virtual school). Our attendance was pretty …
Prayer Walk
Submitted by Kris Vos from Sunlight Community Church, Fort Worth Category: Prayer We did a prayer walk with a covid twist. We did a brief Facebook live from church to kick off the event. People …
Surprise Church Attenders
Submitted by AJ Gretz, South Grandville Church Category: Worship We did some parking lot evening services, focused on “experiential” practices like Lectio Divina, Lament, etc. One of the great surprises was that we had neighbors …
Community Hope – Food Distribution
Submitted by Kathy Vana, Rehoboth Reformed Church Category: Outreach Last March when Covid first started, our lead pastor encouraged members of the congregation to start brainstorming ways we could reach out to our community through …
Gathered and Scattered
Submitted by James Lee, Christ Community Church, East Islip, NY Category: Adult Discipleship As COVID-19 hit, many churches struggled with adjusting to virtual ministry. By the grace of God, our church transition was seamless. Within …
ONE Waupun
Submitted by Greg Schuringa, First CRC, Waupun, WI Category: Outreach/Discipleship Some men of the church made a local group for men called ONE Waupun for Christian men and people seeking to disciple and grow in …
