So you’ve got this friend you want to invite. His kids would love Funday Sunday (at our Orillia campus this weekend) or the Church…Not My Thing series (both campuses this weekend). But here’s your fear: What if they say no? I respond to that question in this two minute video. You might be surprised at […]
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Last month I asked all of us – including you – to pray every day for three people who aren’t yet Christians and invite one to come with you to church before Christmas. Pray for three, invite one. Some of you have already invited friends. I know, because I’ve met them. And others have told
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And, we hope, neither will you. Or your friends. We’re so excited about what’s ahead. Our team has been working very hard to ready things for an incredible September. Funday Sunday hits our Barrie campus this weekend and Orillia campus on September 18th. Plus, we’ve designed the weekend services to be incredible experiences for you
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Fall is a time full of promise and priorities. As families transition into this time of year, we often talk through our priorities and commitments to sports, arts, jobs, family and friends, but we can often forget to have a conversation about where we’ll be investing in our faith throughout the year. Failure to plan
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It’s September! As we wrap up the summer weeks (I know, I’m going through the grieving process too!) we’ve been talking about who and what we listen to. The truth is, we are listening to someone or something all the time. Think about it – right now you can hear something happening, or someone talking, or
This Fall we’ve got a lot to be excited about in student ministry. As our team has been working hard preparing for the school year, the anticipation is building for all of us. One thing we want everyone to know about is the launch of a new identity for Xtreme, our middle school environment for
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Right now – what do you hear? It’s silent around me. I hear the refrigerator buzzing. When I get in my car I will hear the radio tell me about traffic and weather conditions. The first store I go into I’ll likely hear a song about “last friday night.” What if what we listen to
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I hope you’ve got some fun things on the go – time with the kids, vacation (maybe) and some down time before the kids are back in school and life gets back to ‘normal’. But what if you could do something right now that could change lives…maybe even your own life? Here’s what I’m
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What were you doing Friday night? If you ask 23 people, they’ll tell you they got baptized. (I kinda feel like my deepest wish for people was granted in a powerful way.) I’m extremely grateful for the faithfulness of God as we got to celebrate 23 lives that have been changed through the grace of
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I’m sure you already know about our big day Friday. 23 people are being baptized at our Baptism by the Lake service Friday, August 12 from 6:30-8:30. I know that for every person stepping into the water for baptism tomorrow, the baptism will be an incredible marker on their faith journey. It’s a really significant
