You did so much last year…are you ready to do it again, but this time to help us help others? On Sunday, we’re receiving our Thrive Christmas Offering. The Thrive Christmas offering goes to three worth causes: The Barrie Food Bank…helping feed families in Barrie. The Lighthouse Christian Men’s Shelter…helping shelter homeless men in […]
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I’m so excited that part of Thrive Christmas this year is a chance to help start other churches that unchurched people love to attend. I want you to meet Tensley Almand. Tensley is the lead pastor at Stonepoint Church in Tucker, Georgia that launches in January (and a husband and dad of four young kids to
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So December is busy, isn’t it? I agree! Want to hear something surprising? Church attendance actually drops a bit in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Maybe it’s understandable given all the things you’re trying to cram in prior to December 24th. But to miss church this month would be to miss an incredible opportunity.
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One of the most difficult questions in the church today surrounds same sex relationships. If you want to hear the message about same sex relationships, you can watch it here or download the video podcast here. Here’s this week’s bonus video with some important questions about gays and lesbians and the Christian faith. In the
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We’re hearing your stories and they’re so encouraging: all year long, people have been living with margin and living on mission. You ready for what’s next? We want to take that to a new level in this month through Thrive Christmas. This month we’re asking everyone at Connexus to bring a special Thrive Christmas offering
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What’s your favourite part of Christmas? Even as a child, Christmas Eve and Christmas Eve services were among my most favourite moments. To me it always felt like time slowed down Christmas Eve, and we got to capture – even for an evening – a life-changing moment that told us how deep God’s love for
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So Hotseat is quickly becomes one of our most discussed and watched series of 2011. So glad we’re able to engage issues you and your friends are talking about. Which should be no surprise, because the Bible engages some of the toughest issues you can think of. Missed some of the series? Want to hear
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The Bible…some don’t trust its accuracy, but even those who do perhaps don’t read it as much as they should. That’s why we devoted Part 2 of Hotseat to responding to this question: how do we know the bible is reliable? You can watch the message here, and we’ve also included a short bonus interview
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So you’ve got questions…and so do your friends. Tough ones. Which is why we’ve put together the Hotseat series. Some of your toughest questions addressed head on. Questions about eternity, sex, the bible and God’s Old Testament behaviour. Hotseat is designed for your friends too. It’s their toughest questions addressed head on. Plus, as a
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How’s your shoebox coming? It’s incredible that hundreds of families at Connexus are putting together shoeboxes full of practical (and some fun) gifts for children in developing countries this Christmas. If you want details, you can find them here. Boxes are due back at our campuses this Sunday, November 20th. Tell us, how has
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