International ministries of the Christian Reformed Church include...

Media

The Back to God Hour

Ministry through the media of radio, TV, print and the Internet

The Back to God Hour is the broadcasting ministry of the Christian Reformed Church, enabling hundreds of millions of people around the world to hear the message of salvation through faith in Christ in a language they can speak and understand. The BTGH:

• proclaims God's Word around the world in nine languages by radio and the Internet;
• produces the popular Primary Focus television program as well as TV programs in three other languages
• publishes Today and The Radio Pulpit, as well as transcripts of other radio and television programs;
• provides follow-up ministries, using staff and trained volunteers who respond to listeners or viewers by telephone or mail.

Radio broadcasts: regular broadcasts are Sunday 7:30 am on 820AM, 8:00 am on 1350AM, 9:00 am on 88.5FM.

T.V. broadcasts: Primary Focus Sunday 5:00 pm on the Vision-TV network.

CRC Publications

Resources and publications used for ministry

CRC Publications is the publishing house of the Christian Reformed Church. It provides resources to assist Christian churches in helping people to commit their lives to Jesus Christ and to show the lordship of Christ in their daily living. More than half the sales of materials published are to other denominations.

Publications include The Banner and Reformed Worship.

Faith Alive Christian Resources develops and produces church school curriculum and other study materials for people of all ages, as well as resources for worship and church development. World Literature Ministries coordinates the publishing and distributing of biblical Christian literature in several major languages.

Relief Agencies

World Relief Committee

Ministry of community development, relief, and justice education

Serving in 27 countries worldwide, the CRWRC is a ministry of community development, relief, and justice education.

In community development, CRWRC works with families and communities to improve leadership skills, food production, income earning, health education, literacy, and spiritual growth. CRWRC partners with 125 local Christian organizations to build organizational strength and capacity to minister to more than 100,000 people in need annually.

In relief, CRWRC responds to urgent need in human and natural disasters around the world. CRWRC works in partnership with Christian agencies, including the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and the Foods Resource Bank, to provide food, medicine, and crisis counseling. It also provides reconstruction services through more than 700 trained volunteers.

In justice education, CRWRC helps people in North America and around the world to develop and act from a Christian perspective on issues of poverty, hunger, and justice.

CRWRC does not receive ministry share and depends on the regular financial support of God's people in these ongoing ministries.

Missions

World Missions

Ministry around the globe

This is the church planting and educational arm of the CRC's international outreach. Almost 300 long- and short-term missionaries serve in about 30 countries around the globe, proclaiming the gospel and developing churches.

World Missions supports about 25 Reformed and Presbyterian denominations, which are attended by more than two million people. It also helps to support 20 other agencies and leadership training institutions. The goal of World Missions is to build the church around the world and equip people for God's kingdom.

Home Missions

Ministry in the U.S. and Canada

Home Missions gives leadership in the task of bringing the gospel to the people of the United States and Canada and of drawing them into fellowship with Christ and his church. This mandate is carried out through Gathering God's Growing Family, a dynamic vision for planting new churches, helping established churches to develop their ministries, and a number of other ministries briefly described below.

The small-group evangelism department provides the popular Coffee Break and Men's Life programs. Home Missions also partners financially with almost 100 established churches, more than 160 new and emerging churches and 40 campus ministries, as well as locations awaiting church planters, various in-training positions and several full- or part-time positions focusing on the development of church planters.