Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: September 30, 2010
Todd Wilson, a speaker who combined Scripture with humor, drew a crowd of more than 110 men to celebrate the fathers at Northview on Sept. 15. Men walked away encouraged & empowered, and they enjoyed a few hours of fellowship and laughter with other men. A love offering collected at the event brought in $650. [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: September 27, 2010
by Helen Baker If you are down to your last ream of paper and one roll of cellophane tape, and your budget is in dire need of being supplemented, you pray very specific prayers, like “Lord, please send office supplies.” On Sept. 7, those prayers were answered when Brookside Community Church (BCC) was blessed with the [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: September 26, 2010
This weekend, Worship Pastor Matt Bays shared a new song he wrote specifically for the Free* series at Northview. Below he shares some of his thoughts about the song: I wrote “I Want to be Free” specifically for the Free series. The lyrics in the second verse: “I’ve heard it all, the callous lies, he [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: September 25, 2010
by Brooke Reynolds Eleven-year-old Donovan McGruder may be young, but his academic accomplishments and leadership potential have springboarded him to new heights. An anonymous teacher from Sycamore School nominated Donovan for the prestigious Junior National Youth Leadership Conference (JrNYLC), a week-long convention in Washington D.C. for high-achieving middle school students. Then a choosy conference committee [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: September 23, 2010
by Patty Perkins A real recipe for success was served up at the Children’s Ministry Team Time and Chili Cook-Off on Sept. 14. Children’s Ministry Pastor Joe McGinnis said, “This time not only serves as an equipping time for the volunteers, but also serves as a time to get together, hang out, and enjoy one [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: September 18, 2010
by Erin Monahan Stauffer Many of us have had the experience of looking at our closet full of clothes and sighing because we “don’t have a thing to wear.” But the true source of our discontentment is probably not coming from a place of poverty. What we really mean is that we can’t find any [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: September 15, 2010
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Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: September 15, 2010
by Ron Hyink A lot can happen in 25 years. Modern technology offers great examples: Just 25 years after the horse and buggy days came to an end, the land speed record surpassed 300 mph; and it was only 25 years after the first electronic computer was unveiled that we put a man on the [...]