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Archive for April, 2007

Book Review: Prayer

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?
By Philip Yancey, Zondervan, 2006. 352 pp.
Reviewed by Michael Glenzer
I came to Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? curious, but wary– praying has always been an aspect of my spiritual life in which I felt insecure, and so a book from a prominent Christian that tells me how to [...]

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Weekend Summary - April 21-22, 2007

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

After a week hiatus in Boise, I’m back with the weekend summary. Here’s what happened at NCC…
WORSHIP

Everyone (Praises) by Glenn Packiam
Forever by Chris Tomlin
King of Glory by Chris Tomlin
From the Inside Out by Joel Houston

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fusion Conference - May 4-5, McLean Bible Church - Come hear speakers like Donald Miller, Margaret Feinberg, Dan Kimball, and even [...]

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Hands On DC

Friday, April 20th, 2007

April 28th - Hands On DC!
A group of NCCers will gather on April 28th to put some hard work into DC Public Schools. Hands on DC is an all-volunteer project that creates better schools and brighter futures for students in the District of Columbia.
The day will run from approximately 8:30 till 3:00 with more [...]

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Young Life Bike-a-Thon

Friday, April 20th, 2007

Here is an event your small group might want to participate in:
Hop on your bike and join the Young Life Celebrity Bike-A-Thon to make an eternal difference in the lives of teens. The purpose is to raise funds for summer camp scholarships for Young Life’s outreach to teens with special needs, teen mothers, disadvantaged [...]

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New Feature: Google Search of the Week

Friday, April 20th, 2007

I’m adding a new feature to Zone Gathering. Well, at least for this week; we’ll see how long it lasts. It’s called the Google Search of the Week.
I’m starting this because of my fascination with how people get to our little website. We have some limited stat tracking on our site (it [...]

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Foundations: The Endurance of a Leader

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

This is Part 10 of the Laying the Foundation series on Thursday Leadership Lesson. As we build our groups and ministries, we must ensure that we are building on a solid foundation. This series will explore characteristics of leaders who lay and build on firm foundations. Today, we will talk about the Endurance of a [...]

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New Blogger

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

I want to introduce new zonegathering contributor John Hasler. He wrote today’s Bible Drill Wednesday and will be writing a lot more over the next several weeks.
Many of you already know John and his amazing work with In Service, the Living Room, and our social justice groups. He left us for a few [...]

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