Many of you know Patrick Voo. He’s not only a personal friend, but we’ve had the privilege of serving at Connexus together since we launched, and before that Patrick and I were on church staff together at another church. If you know Patrick, you also know that there’s no one quite like him. It shouldn’t […]
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So…what are you doing with your time? You’ve got an extra day off…time with family and friends. But what are you doing with the time God has given you? That’s the question we ask this weekend as we kick off the Time of Your Life series at our Barrie campus. And it’s a question worth
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If you’re like me, you love the baptism stories we share on Sunday mornings. If you think about it, every one of the people we baptize at Connexus has had a first Sunday. For many of them, it’s been in the last few years. Know how their first Sunday happened? A friend brought them to
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Some of you have been waiting for an apology from a church leader for years. That day rolls around Sunday at our Orillia campus. If you have a friend who has been hurt by the church (or hurt by us), you might want to bring them with you this weekend. In Barrie, we’ll tackle the
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So you’ve heard us talk about Group Link coming in Barrie this Friday, September 23rd in Barrie (details here) and Friday, September 30th for our Orillia campus (details here). As your pastor, I think one of the very best things you could do is to join a community group this fall. Here’s why: You’ll have
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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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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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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
I’m loving the I Wish series! It continues this weekend at our campuses with a fresh look at how to determine God’s will for your life and why God hasn’t yet put a stop to evil. But I love how you are trying to apply what we’ve learned. Last week someone stopped me and said
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