This is not exactly a time when a lot of hope abounds around us. The economic news doesn't seem to be getting better yet, and a long winter hardly makes people happy. What I love about being part of this community – and what I love about being a Christ-follower – is that hope can […]
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I know we get pumped about what goes on around Connexus every week, but I'm saying what I'm going to say next because I mean it. I think the message that is coming Sunday for Part 3 of Orange Families (this weekend in Barrie, next weekend in Orillia) is one of the most important messages
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Our new series Orange Families: this ain't yo' mama's Sunday School is out of the gates at both of our campuses. What a great opportunity parents have to learn about how make the most out of the more than 3000 hours they have with their kids each year. While the adults are learning about harnessing
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–> Something special happens when a group of people who are really passionate about the same thing get in one room together; This past Sunday's InsideOut Parent Experience was a night just like that. As leaders and parents we are all looking to build relational bridges that allow us to speak truth into the lives
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Men. Women. The tension is as old as Adam and Eve. On my personal blog, today, we started 'researching" a post-Easter series about relationships we're calling "Chicks and Dudes." Here's what I'd love you to do: Tell your friends about the blog posts and get them to weigh in on what they don't understand or
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So we had a fantastic kick off weekend to our Orange Families series at both campuses! If you missed it, you can catch the series here or grab the podcast by clicking here (just click onto the 'subscribe' link once you're on our page). THANK YOU to everyone who invited friends and family to join
Wow! Well Orange Families got off to an incredible start in Barrie last weekend and we're expecting a fantastic weekend as we start Orange Families at our Orillia campus this weekend. Thank you to all of you who have invited friends and family out to this series. Last weekend in Barrie it was a completely
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We always get questions about how people can get a copy of our weekend messages. So this week, we're sharing the easiest way to make you sure you get every Connexus message you want delivered to you automatically: by podcast. You don't even need an iPod or MP3 player to use a podcast. Just a
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Happy Family Day weekend. How's it going? Today was a bit off the hook at Connexus. Really thankful to see what God is doing. Some random thoughts as the sun shines warm into the kitchen at the Nieuwhof home Sunday afternoon: Jeff Brodie gave a great message in Orillia! Although Jeff's only been with us
Hey Families! Despite the excessive amount of rain we have had in the past couple of days it looks like we will be able to have our Family Sleigh Ride Event. Although mid week the Giffens (owners of the farm) thought we may need to modify the event to a wagon ride instead of a
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