Recently, I was privileged to celebrate with two very special people. It was their ordination service to become commissioned pastors in the CRCNA. The service was full of worship and God’s word and people. I realized I had met this couple five and a half years ago, and have been part of the journey to where they are now. Indeed the celebration of a journey that began with the telling of the gospel.

As Lent begins, we, too, have the opportunity to take a journey to the cross where we will discover the good news of Jesus. My prayer is that you will set aside some time to consider your faith journey and how you might, through this season, inspire someone else to hear the gospel message.

As an option, you might consider using the guide produced by Resonate called Go Local Lenten Devotional.

I have also included (below) an article written by a Coffee Break leader that is a focused journey to the cross and I hope it will help you on your journey of faith. 

Happy journeying and happy Easter.

-Beth Fellinger

While studying Corinthians, the women attending Coffee Break at Trinity CRC talked about Jesus' sacrifice on the cross—and I was struck by how much the cross factored into their verbal expressions of faith. “Do you really focus on the cross that much?” I asked.

Read the full reflection by Lisa Boonstoppel-Pot.

Resonate has launched a new kind of mission trip called a Witness Trip that sends people from your church to a new country or context to experience how God is at work and learn from missionaries and other ministry leaders. Now available at a new destination: Montréal! Might God be calling your church to make this a part of your journey?

Montréal, Québec is one of the largest cities in North America. Beautiful old church buildings populate the landscape, but very few people are Christians. Protestant Christians make up only 2.6% of the city’s population, and while Catholics make up a little more than one-third of the population, many of them no longer attend mass. On a Witness Trip to Montréal, your church will learn about how God is at work through:

• Going on a walking tour of the city to gain a better understanding of the political, social, and religious history and how that has shaped their present.

• Visiting The Ministry to Seafarers, a Resonate partner, for a tour of the port and to learn how these ministry leaders build relationships with seafarers who are at sea for months on end.

• Spending time with Resonate partner Mission Montréal to experience holistic gospel witness in the city and go on a prayer walk through one of the neighborhoods where the ministry is working.

• Gathering with young adults and other members of First Christian Reformed Church of Montréal for dessert to learn about the church’s work within the congregation and their presence in the community.

Find more information and let us know you’re interested at https://www.resonateglobalmission.org/witness-trips