Archive for August 2010

Carmel Studio 6.7 expands to accomodate growth

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 30, 2010

by Shanna Banks Take a leisurely stroll through Studio 6.7 and you’ll find that it can turn into more of a hike, involving all three floors and fifteen different rooms! With this past August’s promotions, Studio 6.7 opened a new Early Childhood classroom and re-organized the layout of the Elementary Ministry.     In Early [...]

Going through the motions?

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 28, 2010

by Ron Hyink A Christian music artist tells us in song that he doesn’t want to spend his whole life asking what if he had given everything, instead of going through the motions. In other words, he had given everything to Christ rather than just going through the motions of a Christian lifestyle. For him, [...]

Paying it forward-The Brad Ehrlichman Scholarship

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 26, 2010

by Brooke Reynolds In 1996, a young man named Brad Ehrlichman and his family were Northview Church attendees at the time when Brad was killed in a plane crash. He was on a ValuJet leaving south Florida on May 11, 1996, and it crashed in the Everglades, killing all 104 passengers and 5 crewmembers on board. [...]

Nicaragua 2010 – We didn’t expect that…

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 23, 2010

by Kerri Barton We were only seven.  Only seven of us headed on a Outreach mission trip to Nicaragua. You may ask, “What kind of difference can only seven make?” You may even ask, “What kind of difference can one make?” “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a [...]

A decision to be baptized

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 19, 2010

by Scott Hiller The act of water baptism was foreshadowed in the Old Testament when the Israelites crossed through the Jordan River to take possession of the Promised Land.  The act of passing through the water was significant to them. The symbolism of crossing over was carried through Jesus’ time as people would enter the [...]

A puppet dream come true

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 16, 2010

by Patty Perkins A dream has become reality for TGR (The Golden Rule) Puppet creator, Paul Santellana. Paul remembers going to his church’s fellowship hall as a child and sitting before a big blue curtain. Music began to play, the puppets appeared and Paul started to dream. He went to the Muppet Movie, watched Sesame Street and [...]

The business of ministry, or the ministry of business?

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 14, 2010

by Ron Hyink When considering all of the ways Northview Church accomplishes its ministry of connecting people with God and connecting people with people, you can’t overlook Capstone Café and Bookstore and how it plays a role in that ministry. Unless you have never visited Northview, you couldn’t have missed the bookstore with its comfortable [...]

Helping my daughter to be the best she can be

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 12, 2010

by Alvin Klement My first experience at the Father-Daughter Retreat was in 2008. Like before, it was as memorable as ever. My beautiful daughter is 11 going on 18. This is an amazing opportunity to have one on one time with your daughter(s). The camp is truly magical. There is tons of space. There are [...]

Backpacks for Brookside a success

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 9, 2010

A total of 330 backpacks were sold during the month of July at Capstone! This surpassed the set goal of 300 backpacks to distribute to families in need in the Brookside community. Over 150 families were served Sunday. A special thank you goes to Jenny Peters, the Brookside Church Special Events Coordinator. She worked with Northview [...]

What’s your shape?

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 5, 2010

by Lindsay Schmitt We often hear people described as various shapes. You’ve probably heard the terms pear-shaped or hourglass in reference to women’s figures, or maybe you’ve heard someone referred to as being “such a square.” But did you know that you also have a spiritual shape? That’s right, each and every Christian has a [...]


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