Close the Gap Now, a service of Christian Academy in Japan and the Christian Reformed World Mission, empowers Christian leaders and organizations.
(2) What do you believe?
- Our purpose is to glorify God.
- God is a Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- All people are sinners and need salvation.
- Jesus, fully God and man, died for our sins, rose
from the dead, is in heaven, and is coming again.
- We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus.
- The Bible is God’s Word.
- Christians are part of the Church and should obey
God’s Word.
- God gives parents the primary responsibility to educate their children.
(3) What services do you provide? Top
- Coaching to empower Christian
leaders, for example, to improve relationships,
clarify and implement values, pursue calling, define
ministry direction, balance ministry/family life, get
more focused and more organized. Request coaching.
- Consulting to empower Christian
leaders and organizations, for example, to define
mission and vision, develop improvement plans, use
scoreboards to measure progress, and develop policy
and procedures. Request consulting.
- Training in coaching,
productivity, and Christian education. Request training.
- Resources for coaching, productivity, and Christian education.
(4) Who directs Close the Gap Now? Top
- MA in social science, Azusa Pacific University
- Certified coach with Creative Results Management
- Principals’ Training Center
Certificate in International School Leadership
- Association of Christian Schools
International lifetime certification in secondary
school administration and secondary teaching in
history and English
- Certified continuing education unit (CEU) provider
for the Association of Christian Schools
International
- Experience in administration, strategic planning,
policy development, school accreditation, curriculum
development
- Contributor to publications put out by the Association of Christian Schools
International, Christian Schools International,
and the Japan Evangelical Missionary
Association
- Missionary with Christian Reformed World Missions
(5) With whom are you networked? Top
- Association of Christian Schools
International
- Christian Reformed World Missions
- Christian Schools International
- Creative Results Management
- Japan Evangelical Missionary
Association
- Transforming Teachers
(6) What can I do to support with this ministry? Top
- Pray: Ask God to use Close the Gap
Now to empower Christian leaders and organizations to
achieve their God-given mission.
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Network: Let others know about Close
the Gap Now. The more Christian leaders and
organizations that know about us, the more we can help.
- Give: Provide financial support. Your tax-deductible donations can be made through Christian Reformed World Missions. If you use a check, please enclose a note designating your gift "for Essenburg" (do not use the check's memo line for this) and mail to: Christian Reformed World Missions, 2850 Kalamazoo SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49560-0200 USA.
