Carey Nieuwhof

–>So…we would have to launch the first campus of Connexus during a blizzard, but that didn’t seem to stop what God wanted to do.  I snapped this picture after lunch…a Connexus trailer and a huge snow plow…how quaint.  (By this point, the snow had turned to a steady stream of freezing rain.)  We were so […]

–>How do you boil the launch of a church down to one thing that is most important? I thought about what to tell you the most important thing was this weekend.  Candidates for the one thing included: that I could preach a crazily good message. That the music would kick. That we would be authentic

–>Well, it’s been a great week so far.  Connexus Barrie is scheduled to open this weekend to the community.  We’re praying, working hard, and very excited about all that is possible in our region starting this weekend.  Hope you’ve got friends and family coming this weekend at 8:30 and 10 in Barrie! Thought we’d bring

–>Here’s something we never anticipated: Connexus is going to be featured in an upcoming one hour prime time special on network television as an example of a church that’s reaching out in relevant ways to the next generation. I’ve had a series of great conversations with a documentary film maker who has been following the

Hey Folks…just some really quick pieces of good news that we received half way through a Monday… i.We think we have the go-ahead on a really cool way to do Christmas Eve service together.  Stay tuned.  We hope to have something to announce shortly.  We’ve been working on this for a month, and a few

–>Wow!  It’s hard to believe, but we did what many said was either crazy or impossible.  We opened two campuses within seven days of each other. Man!  I can’t imagine being part of a finer team of people.  Committed to Christ.  Committed to each other. Committed to the community.  Committed to getting the job done,

–> This weekend we’re going to launch the Orillia campus of Connexus the week after we launched Barrie.  In church planting circles, when you launch two campuses within a week of each other when you are a brand new organization, this is officially known as "nuts".  But I think we’re going to do it anyway. 

This afternoon we have video mail from Scott Tanksley from North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, GA.  Scott provides constant support and aid to our leadership team.  He’s a great coach, resource and cheerleader for us.  He sent some greetings today for us to consider.  Thanks Scott! Click To Play Rich [email protected] Director of OperationsConnexus

–> Wow!  What a weekend. We went from zero to sixty (or 59) in 36 hours. Thank you to EVERYONE who worked on our Barrie soft launch. Hundreds of people pooled their energy, time and resources to pull off what many were wondering was even possible.  We went from having no gear in our possession

Well, the Connexus story starts in earnest this weekend.  Months of hard work, long days, long nights, and years of prayer and visioning begin to gel into something real for the community this weekend.  It’s so amazing, and so exciting that the day is actually here. This weekend we soft-launch the Connexus Barrie Campus.  For