It is always good to do a reality check!   A reality check is when you recognize the truth about a situation, especially about the difficulties involved in something you want to achieve.   From time to time it is good to personally do a reality check; it is also good to do that as a church (and as churches). In the lead up to the CRCA Triennial Synod in May 2021 I put our denomination through a...

Is God calling you?   When was the last time you asked somebody that question?   Perhaps you've never asked that question.   But as churches and church leaders in the CRCA this is a conversation we need to be having with more and more people.   We need to be talking with people about God's call on their lives.   And we need to be having serious conversations with young and older men about the possibility that God might be...

When any company develops their marketing plan an essential step is to identify the target market.   A target market refers to a group of potential customers to whom a company wants to sell its products and services.   This target market would have similar characteristics such as age, martial status, education, religion, location, income, and lifestyle.    By defining a specific target market a company will be able to focus in on specific factors to reach and...

There are 90 days from Sunday 27 September 2020 to Christmas Day!   Many people are already talking, thinking, and planning for this annual celebration of Christ's birth, his advent into our world.  Much of the focus in the months ahead will be on decorating, travel, family get-togethers, and shopping.   In the midst of the pandemic there is still a lot of uncertainty about what can and cannot be done.   But here is something that might bring...

How good is your aim?  In my youth I learned the art of archery.  It was all about the aim.   The goal was to hit bull's eye on the target.   Over the years my aim improved.    How good is your aim?  Not just when it comes to archery.   But your aim in life?   Your aim in ministry?   Your aim as a church?  Do you know your target and are you aiming to hit bull's eye?...