Ivanrest Church Discipleship

Pastor Brandon Haan answers questions based on the sermon based on gender.

As we continue our current sermon series on topics related to human sexuality, we’ll look at God’s intent for biological sex and gender and how it relates to some of the questions we’re facing in our culture today.

Pastor Brandon Haan answers questions based on the sermon based on Singleness.

As we continue our current sermon series on topics related to human sexuality, we’ll explore what it’s like to be single in the Church, as well as God’s design for singleness in the Christian life.

Pastor Brandon Haan

Song of Songs

Brandon Haan

July 6, 2025

Listen to Jim Heyboer's reflection from his time at Synod 2025.

Six Ivanrest couples traveled to New Mexico as our "Rehoboth Team" in early October. They attended Zuni CRC and toured the school there, and in Rehoboth, they completed a variety of work projects and experienced the Navaho culture while being part of their Indigenous persons celebration. Please listen to learn more about their time in Classis Red Mesa.

Rev. Susan LaClear began her CRC ministry journey in 2005 when Classis Red Mesa ordained her to serve as the commissioned pastor of a Navajo church called Maranatha Fellowship CRC in Farmington, NM. It was an incredible joy to find herself continuing the work of her great-grandfather, L.P. Brink, who had planted this church in the early 1900's. Listen to learn more about Classis Red Mesa and how we can partner with them.

Josh and Mandy Shaarda and their five children are longtime missionaries in Uganda, where they serve with Freedom in Christ Ministries, partnering with Resonate Global Mission. Their work involves discipleship, equipping pastors, prison ministry, and much more. Listen to hear more about their work.

With the renewed violence in Israel and Palestine in the news and on many of our minds, we will offer two special Adult Gather & Grow sessions on Sunday, November 5 and 12, where Pastor Brandon will talk about the history and religious implications of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the summer of 2011, Pastor Brandon spent four weeks in the Palestinian West Bank and Israel, studying the conflict and learning from people on all sides of it. As a result of that trip (one of the most formative experiences of his life), Pastor Brandon has a nuanced perspective on the conflict that hopefully sheds some light on the current violence we're witnessing. Listen to both Podcasts to get an entire lecture series from Pastor Brandon.

Below are links to possible resources and the PowerPoint Pastor Brandon used during his lecture.

Extra Resources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13XC3JD6M8_wzwPXgyivysIHhK7A7Roy99zOA1WXFEMk/edit?usp=sharing

Pastor Brandon's PowerPoint: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1m7o8zImoZqdPFHCJkZwHGWSE24a5Lk-r/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112224742393923917941&rtpof=true&sd=true

With the renewed violence in Israel and Palestine in the news and on many of our minds, we will offer two special Adult Gather & Grow sessions on Sunday, November 5 and 12, where Pastor Brandon will talk about the history and religious implications of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the summer of 2011, Pastor Brandon spent four weeks in the Palestinian West Bank and Israel, studying the conflict and learning from people on all sides of it. As a result of that trip (one of the most formative experiences of his life), Pastor Brandon has a nuanced perspective on the conflict that hopefully sheds some light on the current violence we're witnessing. Listen to both Podcasts to get an entire lecture series from Pastor Brandon.

Below you will find a link to possible resources and the PowerPoint Pastor Brandon used during his lecture.

Extra Resources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13XC3JD6M8_wzwPXgyivysIHhK7A7Roy99zOA1WXFEMk/edit?usp=sharing

Pastor Brandon's PowerPoint:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12XEdBCR83Ho_HJmhvLLSsE3p-RIiBPdI/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112224742393923917941&rtpof=true&sd=true