Resonate Communications Bank
The resources below can be used in any venue to describe the work of Resonate. If you need any resources that are not available on this site, please email resonatecomm@crcna.org
Boilerplate
Boilerplate describes what we do and can be used anywhere without changes.
For CRC audiences:
Resonate Global Mission is an extension of your own church, and we exist to serve you and walk with you. Formerly Christian Reformed World Missions and Christian Reformed Home Missions, we came together in 2017 as Resonate to serve congregations and walk with you as you join God’s mission in your own neighborhood and around the world.
Together we help build God’s church—planting churches and supporting ministry in North America as well as sending missionaries around the globe to share the good news. But sending people is only part of God’s plan for your congregation.
Your church can partner with Resonate as you join God’s mission in your own neighborhood. Resonate is here to walk alongside you in church renewal, preparing missionaries and volunteers, calling and supporting church planters and campus ministers, connecting with ministries overseas, engaging younger generations in mission work, and following the Spirit by discerning new ways to proclaim the gospel.
For non-CRC audiences:
Resonate Global Mission, a ministry of the Christian Reformed Church, is bringing the gospel to people, neighborhoods, communities, churches, and the world. We want to see Christians everywhere participating in God’s mission and faithfully proclaiming and living out the good news of Jesus.
Through planting churches and supporting ministry in North America as well as sending missionaries around the globe to share the good news, we walk alongside congregations as they join God’s mission in their neighborhoods and around the world.
In partnership with over 1,000 Christian Reformed congregations in the US and Canada, we work to see communities of disciples joining in God’s mission so that all people know Jesus as Lord and Savior. The world is at our doorstep. Let’s resonate mission in our neighborhood and around the world. For more information, visit us online at www.resonateglobalmission.org.
Extra Short
Resonate Global Mission, a ministry of the Christian Reformed Church, works to see communities of disciples joining in God’s mission so that all people know Jesus as Lord and Savior. The world is at our doorstep. Let’s resonate mission in our neighborhood and around the world. For more information, visit us online at www.resonateglobalmission.org
Bulletin Announcements
These sample bulletin announcements can help keep your congregation informed about how they are participating in God’s mission through Resonate. Consider customizing these announcements to suit your circumstances and using Resonate’s bulletin covers and inserts, available free of charge here.
Announcement to precede an offering for Resonate
Next week we will be receiving an offering for Resonate Global Mission, the mission agency of the Christian Reformed Church. In this coming week, please prayerfully consider supporting Resonate in planting churches, sending missionaries, and engaging students through campus ministry and international schools.
Announcement to precede an offering for a missionary
Next week we will be receiving an offering for the ministry of [MISSIONARY NAME], our missionary who serves with Resonate Global Mission. [MISSIONARY NAME] depends on our congregation—we are part of the team God is using to extend the gospel message worldwide. Please consider supporting [MISSIONARY NAME] and Resonate through this offering and please remember them in your prayers.
Information about Resonate
By the Numbers
- You are serving the entire globe through Resonate’s 14 regional teams
- More than 1,100 new believers came to Christ in the past year
- More than 100 new communities of faith formed around the world
- You support more than 135 missionaries serving in over 40 countries
- You partner with 42 new churches in North America, including 6 new in the past year
- You support more than 35 campus ministries
- You provide ministries and churches here at home with training, coaching, resources, education, and funding
DIRECTOR OF RESONATE KEVIN DERAAF BIO:
Rev. Kevin DeRaaf was appointed Director of Resonate Global Mission in 2023 after serving in Resonate leadership since 2017.
With a focus on developing and encouraging others to join in God’s mission, Kevin has a special passion for the local church. He believes that God’s purpose for the local church is to shine as a community of love and grace, showing in tangible ways that Jesus is the hope of the world. Under his leadership, Resonate is growing in its ability to walk alongside churches and individuals who feel God’s call on their hearts.
Kevin completed his undergraduate studies at Redeemer University College in 1990 and graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 1993. He served as lead pastor at First CRC in Owen Sound, ON, and later at Faith CRC in Burlington, ON. In those positions he cultivated skills in leadership, staff development, vision casting, and pastoral care.
Kevin joined Resonate Global Mission in 2017 as our leader in Canada East. He supervised and supported Resonate staff working in church planting, campus ministry, and diaspora ministry. In 2019, he accepted the position of Director of North America Regional Teams, supervising all six regional teams across the US and Canada. Kevin’s approach to servant leadership and focus on encouragement have made him a valued member of the Resonate team.
A native of Ontario, Canada, Kevin resides in Burlington, ON, with his wife Jacquie. They have 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren. He loves playing sports, particularly soccer, as well as playing board games and reading. Kevin and Jacquie are also avid hikers working on completing the Bruce Trail, a 550mi (890km) trail running along the Niagara escarpment. Kevin roots for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Regional Maps
Logo
Resonate's logo is comprised of the typographic name and a symbol made up of brushstrokes that form a sound wave going out with the message of the gospel. The bright gold and orange tones of the logo convey hope and courage, and complement the hand-brushed strokes that suggest authenticity and openness. The three darker brushstrokes in the center subtly form the shape of the cross, which represents Jesus Christ as the center of the organization. Including the cross gives the opportunity to tell the story of salvation, yet in a way that permits its use in closed countries and places hostile to Christianity. Ultimately, the image should call to mind the idea of unity in sharing the gospel—the reverberating effect that takes place when congregations and communities work together.
Fonts
Raleway and Cormorant Garamond are Resonate's system fonts and should be used whenever possible. Raleway is a clean and simple sans-serif face and should be used for headlines, subheads, and body copy. Cormorant Garamond is a more classic style serif font, which and is typically used for callouts and quotes.
These fonts should be used for all designed marketing materials such as brochures, newsletters, etc., and day-to-day applications such as Word and PowerPoint. To utilize these fonts, they will first need to be downloaded and added to your computer font library.
Resonate Fonts (.zip)
Font installation instructions (video)
Raleway
Cormorant Garamond
Colors
The Resonate Global Mission Color Palette is comprised of three dominant colors— Resonate Gold, Resonate Brown and Resonate Teal—and supported by Resonate Marigold, Resonate Orange and Resonate Paprika.
Core system pieces (like letterhead and envelopes) lean heavily on Resonate Gold with generous white space and margins, and text set in Resonate Brown. Tints of Resonate Brown and Resonate Teal are used as background color floods to help visually divide content or accent callouts. Use tints anywhere from 10%–50% depending on the application.
