UMV Articles
Reformed Joanna Gaines?
When you walk into my house in Coralville, IA, you enter right into the living room–the central space of gathering where we spend most of our evenings,
How does the gospel of Jesus Christ help us navigate and think through what's going on in our present culture?
This is a topic that I've taken up this semester in our church's Adult Sunday School class. We've been working our way through the early Church Fathers and Mothers--their histories and writings--to see how their lives…
A Confession We Can Use
When I was finishing seminary and pursuing ordination in the Reformed Church of America through the old Ministerial Formation Coordinating Agency (MFCA), I was asked to submit a Credo.
Can We Turn That 4 into a 5?
As I sat down across the table from my seminary neighbor, I thought the conversation was going to go a certain way. I thought that we’d get to know one another
UMV NETWORK PASTOR’S RETREAT
Every so often, a pastor needs a time where they can be among others who know the journey, its joys and its tribulations and everything in between. A time of rest, relationship and recovery.
UMV network prayer team
The UMV Network Prayer Team is organized and ready to take any requests for prayer from our congregations, pastors, and leaders.
UMV Welcomes two new board members
We welcome Loren Ten Boer as our new The Valley cluster leader and Taylor Mabaga as an at-large board member. Ron Fischer's term as a board member ended but he still serves as Network Leader for the UMV.
Reaching the Next Generation
Young people are not just the future of the church, but they are a vital part of the Body of Christ today! When you hear “the next generation” who comes to mind?
Creeds and Confessions Series
Our Network Ordination Team is passionate about building up and training leaders who are actively serving in ministry by training and coaching a wide variety of pastors in their contexts. That means that we…
Covenant Keepers
The Covenant Keepers Team (CKT) has been working towards beginning the 5-year renewal process for a church in the Alliance of Reformed Churches.
The Sovereignty of God
One of the distinctive beliefs of Reformed Christians is our belief in the sovereignty of God. That means…
What makes ordination in the Alliance different?
In other denominations, ordination might mean that you have passed through rigorous…