Confession: I’m a Horrible Shepherd

North Side hosted its first Shepherding the Shepherd Conference this weekend.  Jamie and his crew did a fantabulous job putting this event on!  Friday night, we gathered all our shepherds for an appreciation dinner.  Allen Levi entertained us, and Kickers cooked for it.  Great night! Saturday morning, we had some shepherd development (for those not …

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Compass Deadline (New & Improved Edition Coming)

It is deadline day for the January/February Compass which means we are running around doing last minute touch-ups to the magazine.  Our team is knocking it out of the park to make this edition extra special. A few months ago, I tried to figure out how to expand this great piece and even make it …

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“The Church is Always Talking About Money…”

I will never forget that conversation this year.  I talked with a guy who said every time he came to church, the preacher was always talking about money.  That revealed two things: 1) He had been to one of our church services twice within the last year, and 2) money had become his god.  And …

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“Offering” CD Listening Party

Last night, I had our band and spouses over for some fellowship time and the group’s first opportunity to listen to the “Offering” Christmas Worship CD all the way through.  We were missing a few last night, but most everyone involved in the project could come. I just loved watching their faces as they listened …

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Owning Our Mistakes

Last night in C-Group, we spent some extra time studying Exodus 32 concerning the Israelites fashioning the golden calf when Moses was MIA from the group for too long.  Moses is receiving the 10 commandments and other important info from the LORD Himself, and the people get restless.  They encourage Aaron to help God out, …

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Emerald City Worship (Slight Change of Plans…)

We had scheduled the next Emerald City Worship to take place on Tuesday, November 10th.  As we have been approaching time, we have experienced some scheduling difficulties, some AVL issues, and some stuff just wasn’t feeling right.  The approaching evening was feeling like a burden to me, and it was never meant to be that. …

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Compass Tweaks

This Sunday, we are starting a new series called “The Wilderness” which means it’s new Compass time. We are real excited about this edition. For those of you in attendance at the shepherd training led by Jeff, we discussed adding a guide for you as shepherds to lead your group. Here’s how each week will …

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College Ministry Kickoff

Summer was great, but it sure has been great seeing all these college students come back around Greenwood the last few days.  We have revamped our college ministry this summer, and we are so excited to share it with you.  If you are returning to North Side or are wanting to check out North Side …

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Parents Baptizing Children

Sunday night was a pretty big night for me.  It was the culmination of my 15-week project that I implemented at North Side that corresponded with my seminary research. If you want to know what has happened in the last fifteen weeks corresponding with my project: Crossroads Series GRACE Series Legacy Series Focus Group Church …

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All In or Not at All

Today, we started a new series entitled “All In.”  Focusing on discipleship, we are going to spend the month of June asking the question, “Are we really all in when it comes to Jesus?” Jeff’s message was troubling.  He made me think through my own life and think am I truly committed to Jesus?  Will …

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