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Weekend Summary: October 25-26, 2008

Monday, October 27th, 2008

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fall Semester Discipleship Atlas - Pick up your copy of the Fall Discipleship Atlas at the connection center and join us for a semester of small group fun and fellowship. For more information, visit the church website or email Heather.
Daylight Savings - Just in case you forgot…daylight savings time is coming up next week. [...]

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Weekend Summary: October 18-19, 2008

Monday, October 20th, 2008

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fall Semester Discipleship Atlas - Pick up your copy of the Fall Discipleship Atlas at the connection center and join us for a semester of small group fun and fellowship. For more information, visit the church website or email Heather.
aone:eight - Our missions project for this year officially kicked off this week with the [...]

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Video of Heather and Mark at Willow Creek

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Heather and Mark did a main stage session at Willow Creek’s Group Life conference. You can see video highlights here. Good stuff!

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Main Session 5
Description: When community works—when it´s characterized by good health and a supportive environment—it can have a transformative effect on individuals, on churches, and within entire neighborhoods. Miles McPherson details the importance of a community–focused church, and the power of community to impact our entire culture.
Speaker’s Bio: Miles McPherson is the President of Miles [...]

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Main Session 4
Description: Why do some community initiatives fly and others fall flat? Bill Donahue investigates how certain strategies flounder, the missing essentials that can lead to their failure, and how you can avoid making the same mistakes. Or if you´ve made them already, learn how you can get back on your feet.
Speaker’s Bio: Bill [...]

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Breakout C
Description: A leader’s ability to ask great questions is key to a small group’s success. It leads to evocative storytelling, dynamic opinions, captivating discussions, and personal transparency. Learn the art of asking great questions, and the importance of listening to the answer.
Speaker’s Bio: Willow Creek’s key evangelism leader since 1992, Garry Poole is an [...]

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Breakout B
Description: How do people come to Jesus in today’s postmodern culture? Over the last decade, Don Everts and Doug Schaupp have listened to the stories of two thousand postmodern people who have come to follow Jesus. While the stories are diverse and varied, certain common themes emerge, which they describe in their new book, [...]

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