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Churches need to plan for the time they need an interim or permanent replacement for their pastor.

Classes Greater Los Angeles and Southern California gain inspiration for new season of ministry.

Aaron Au, a violinist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, will be planting a church in a struggling Edmonton neighborhood.

A small group from Orland Park, Illinois, travels to Malawi to see firsthand a water project they helped establish.

Calvary CRC in Edina kicks off ministry year with a 1950s party for all ages.

Churches in the classis participate in prayer services separately and together.

Cadillac CRC’s Creation Care Committee puts some of the church’s long-ignored wooded space to good use.

The Harvest Table is often a first stop for parishioners at West End CRC in Edmonton, Alberta.

Some ethnic minority leaders talk about their role in a predominantly Anglo church.

Erin Smid and Jennifer DeVries involved their young daughters in a short term mission.

Sarah Abma of St. Catharines was one of 36 girls invited to the Discovery Girls Leadership Summit.

Doug Blomberg has been interim president since January 2014.

IVCF is being denied recognition because it requires leaders to adhere to Christian beliefs.

Hammond CRC hosts weekly parking lot activities instead of running a typical VBS program.

Maple Avenue Ministries in Holland, Mich., holds a community conversation about events in Ferguson, Mo.

A community garden in Hamilton, Ontario provides a multigenerational ministry.

Tacoma church honors long-time member Gert De Kruyf, who suffers from ALS, with the ice bucket challenge at their church picnic.

Family Learning Center hosts a Lego Club for children who are Karen refugees.