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I’ve been thinking a lot about my kids in the last couple of weeks. We love our boys. This picture was taken eight weeks before COVID officially hit. Looking back, we had no idea what was coming, and they’ve done well to push through a challenging time. But as a parent, you can’t help but…

One change I’ve noticed in the midst of these unprecedented and, frankly, weird times is the increased temptation to focus on myself. And I think it’s a bigger deal than I originally thought. Here’s what I mean… When I focus on the fear, anger, or uncertainty in our world, I can turn inward and forget…

While the world looks different this fall, my guess is that you are probably already planning your fall family routine. As a former teacher, and now as a parent, I’ve seen how great routine can be for kids in the fall.  Much of a kid’s routine revolves around schooling and education, but there’s a bigger…

We’ve been working on this news for months, and I can’t wait to share it with you.  Before I do, if you missed it, I’ve been sharing about how we want to reach 20% more people in Simcoe County online with the hope of Jesus. Check out those posts. As your friends join us online,…

support local business this summer At Connexus we want to be FOR our community. In fact, we want to reach 20% more people in Simcoe County this summer! Yesterday I shared how we are going to be physically present in a big way. But how are we going to be FOR Simcoe County? Throughout the…

Connexus is going to be present in Simcoe County in a big way this summer … literally. Have you ever told someone about an experience or product you are excited about and they say: “I think I’ve seen that before in an ad or on Facebook. It looks interesting.”   This connection really helps the conversation…

The Connexus leadership has decided that our church building will not be opening at this time, and I’m really glad we have. Let me explain. Do I miss seeing everyone face to face? Absolutely. But, I know our services would not be a great experience for our friends or for us. 50-100 people spread out…

One of the things that’s a core part of our church is the idea of being FOR people. It’s our desire to be Jesus to the people around us, in our neighbourhoods, in our communities and in our cities. People won’t know Jesus is for them until they know that we’re for them, so we…

If you followed the news on Monday, you saw that our province has announced it is moving to the next phase of reopening and has given churches permission to open their buildings to 30% capacity. This is positive news as it shows good progress in our province. So the question is, what will we do…

It’s a privilege to have you as a part of what God is doing in our church. In the midst of this crisis, lives are being changed.  pandemic volunteer I also know that you want to help. Maybe you would typically volunteer at a Connexus location as a part of your week, and you are…