The Messy Reformation

Episode 261: The Bittersweet Work of Transitional Ministry — Roger Sparks & Harv Roosma (Part 1)

“When [a church invites] in an STM, what they’re saying is, ‘We want this person but also we’re willing to look at things.

Feb 23 • Jason Ruis

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Episode 260: Is the CRC Cutting the Wrong Things?

“We need to trim back…This is a normal aspect of renewal and reformation and revitalization…Everything expands, and then somebody eventually has to make…

Feb 9 • Jason Ruis

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Episode 259: Why the CRC Needs Vision More Than Another Fight

“The last two years revealed there hasn’t been vision here for a long time…We’ve been coasting around.

Feb 2 • Jason Ruis

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January 2026

Episode 258: From Reformation to Rebuilding — Cameron Oegema (Part 2)

“Continue to find the joy even in the hard moments...There has been joy in the re-establishing trust.

Jan 30 • Jason Ruis

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Episode 257: From Passive Participant To Active Leadership — Cameron Oegema (Part 1)

"I've just been in the CRC my whole life, but this is what it means to be a member of a Christian reformed church...

Jan 21 • Jason Ruis

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Top Five Episodes of 2025

Introduction

Jan 14 • Jason Ruis

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December 2025

Episode 256: More Than Sunday Christians — Kurtis Ritsema (Part 2)

“I believe wholeheartedly that our denomination is in a good place…I also believe that the future is bright for the CRC…We’re in a unique place of…

Dec 26, 2025 • Jason Ruis

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Episode 255: What Seminary Cannot Teach You — Kurt Ritsema (Part 1)

“[I found myself] called to more than what I think I’m called to…I think my calling to youth ministry was very specific at the time because I felt it…

Dec 18, 2025 • Jason Ruis

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Lee Christoffels & CJ den Dulk — Pastoral Ministry: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

“I would say without any hesitation that the most urgent need in the Christian Church today is true preaching; and as it is the greatest and the most…

Dec 12, 2025 • Jason Ruis

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Episode 254: Standing Firm When Truth Costs Something — Richard Britton III (Part 2)

“…Listen to preaching and to the faithful ministers that we have in the CRC…Listen to this podcast (thanks Richard!)…We have so many good…

Dec 8, 2025 • Jason Ruis

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Episode 253: The Value of Confessional Accountability — Richard Britton III (Part 1)

“Another thing that hit was the HSR.

Dec 3, 2025 • Jason Ruis

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November 2025

Episode 252: Faithfulness Over Institutional Preservation — Jim Hollendoner (Part 2)

“Stay excited, stay humble, and slightly terrified.

Nov 24, 2025 • Jason Ruis

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