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Archive for February, 2008

Connection Cafes- This Weekend!

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Your mission this weekend is to forcefully advance yourself to the Connection Cafe at your respective location. It’s a great opportunity for you to connect with brand-new NCCers who are looking for community. And you get free food. Please plan to attend, and then start meeting people and talking to them like crazy. And don’t [...]

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Stupidity Happens

Friday, February 8th, 2008

It’s the launch of a new semester, and I am reminded once again that I am quite possibly the worst small group leader at NCC.
My group slowly rolled in between 7:30 and 7:45 last night, mingling and getting to know one another over lime tortilla chips and cookies, we sat down in the living room [...]

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Church Planting

Friday, February 8th, 2008

More Floyd McClung:
You might say, “I’m not called to plant churches.” Yes, you are! It’s always the will of God to have a people who worship His Son in the nations. You’ll never have to worry about making God mad if you try to plant a church. It seems crazy to [...]

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Apostolic Praying

Friday, February 8th, 2008

I’ve been working on my homework, which means some more good quotes. This is from Floyd McClung and comes by way of the textbook for Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (we’ve offered the Perspectives course at NCC before, and need to do so again):

A young man in Bible school offered to help David [...]

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Ebenezers is excited to welcome back to its stage, Brandon Heath and Steph Modder Tonight 2/7 at 8pm. Heath’s music can often be heard playing before the Ebenezers service, so if you like that be sure to check out tonight’s show. Tickets: $12 / $8 students
www.brandonheath.net

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It’s the launch of a new semester which means the start of a brand new leadership lesson series! If you are new to NCC leadership or to the zonegathering, Thursday Leadership Lesson is a weekly article selected or written by a member of our team that we hope will help you grow as a leader.
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Leader Resource: Book Swap

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

During my breakout session on “Growing as a Leader,” I encouraged the participants to read. Josh Nemecek gave a great suggestion about how to expand your library without going broke. He recommend this website: PaperBackSwap. And it’s not just paperbacks! If you’d like a low-cost way to share books with others, check it out!
Thanks for [...]

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