One.
Be One.
Make One.
For One.
I’m excited to announce news: Pastor David and Missy Russell are expecting a baby! Yes– another staff baby; there’s obviously something in the Ebenezers Coffee. You can read more from them on Pastor David’s blog and on Missy’s blog.
Please join me in congratulating them. And let’s be praying for David, Missy, [...]
This is the fourth and final in a series of posts comprising the notes from the inductive Bible study breakout session that was offered at the annual Leadership Retreat in January.
Leading an Inductive Bible Study
There are three guiding principles to leading an inductive Bible study: prayer, preparation, and patience.
Prayer
Inductive Bible study is a powerful method for learning [...]
Alright, wonderful women of NCC– I need some help. We’ve just kicked off a new sermon series, Battle of the Sexes: How Both Sexes Can Win. You can read more about it here. Pastor Mark did a great job of framing the series this weekend, and over the next two weeks, we’ll [...]
“I have some bad news,” my wife told me earlier this week. Her serious tone and the look on her face made me very concerned, very quickly. It was then that I learned that…our peanut butter had been recalled. Yes, we had potentially poisonous Peter Pan peanut butter in our cupboard. And one was open. [...]
You can read more about the new weekend service schedule starting in March on Pastor Mark’s blog.
I am writing an FAQ series over on my Wineskins blog to post the answers to questions I often receive about how NCC does disxipleship. I thought I’d share a list with you in case you were interested in reading some of them. Sometimes, we forget what that whole “Be One Make One [...]
It’s Friday– anybody got wins today? I’ve got three.
I got to lead the discussion at Holy Spirit Encounter last night. What a fun group!
Lifeway’s Threads line is giving me the opportunity to work on a small group curriculum for In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day.
Ryan had Corky’s BBQ flown [...]
ZoneGathering is the online community for the Leaders of National Community Church. Be warned, this blog contains encouragement and training for the purpose of being and making disciples—along with wacky ideas and just plain random stuff—none of which are necessarily official stances of NCC.
