Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: May 17, 2012
BY ANNE-MARIE WILLIAMS Is there anything quite like the bond between a mother and her son? You hold him in your arms as a baby and pray for the man he will someday become, but between birth and manhood is that navigational minefield called the teenage years! Student Ministry Pastor Kurt Brodbeck of Northview Church’s [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: April 19, 2012
BY ANNE-MARIE WILLIAMS Kelli Butler’s Life Group knows what it means to “live life together.” The Butler family, attendees of Northview Church and their Life Group have been doing just that for almost four years now. So when the group found out Kelli was going to be part of Northview’s recent GO Team to Ghana, [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: January 12, 2012
by Anne-Marie Williams Question: Name an event that involves 800 children, 200 volunteers and preparations made months in advance. Answer: One weekend of services in the Studio 6.7 children’s ministry at Northview Church’s Carmel campus. The question is pretty easy if you just take a quick glance at the title. But I want you to [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: November 19, 2011
by Anne-Marie Williams Dogs Behind Bars The day an inmate enters the prison system they give up everything: their freedom, their families, their friends, and the very clothes off their backs. This is by design. Incarceration is their punishment. But what happens on the day that same inmate leaves prison? The hope is that time [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: June 5, 2011
by Anne-Marie Williams Asked to describe Field Day at IPS 54, Executive Pastor Mark Crull had one word, “Loud!” Screaming children, fierce competition, laughter and a good dose of chaos was the scene on May 25 and 26 at Indianapolis Public School 54 for their annual field day. The staff of both of Northview’s campuses [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: May 16, 2011
by Anne-Marie Williams Imagine you’re sitting in weekend church service. Now imagine the pastor telling you to get up, go change into provided clothes and hurry back to be baptized in front of the entire congregation. What would you do? Would you have the courage to get out of your seat and take that next [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: April 15, 2011
by Anne-Marie Williams What is prayer? Who can pray? How do I begin? Will God even hear me? Although most Christians would agree on the importance of prayer in our relationship with God, many still have lingering questions on exactly how and when to pray. Put simply, prayer is the act of communicating with God. [...]
