Pray for the Transitions Conference

Just wanted to ask you readers out there to pray for our Transitions Conference.  We will be having this conference at our church tomorrow (Thursday, September 27th.)  This conference is designed for church leaders who desire to help transition their church to change and we pray that some stuff we have learned can help.  We hope to share our successes, …

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Jesus Paid It All

What another great Sunday!  Week two in the new worship center proved to see tons of people come out and hear the beauty of the gospel.  Jeff’s message was so on.  I was so amazed at hearing the gospel presented so clearly and so passionately.  It was great to be able to pray and think about all those people coming …

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GCS Spiritual Emphasis Week

Last week, I got the privilege to go with the band to lead three chapels at Greenwood Christian School (Wednesday-Friday).  I always love going to GCS because there are a lot of the North Side crew that goes there and also some Submerge peeps, and just some outstanding teachers and students. I love playing with Cory, Jamie, and Wes.  We …

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North Side University

Maybe you’ve seen the signs up around church about North Side University. We’ve a lot of questions, and I thought that I would give you a little heads up about this great upcoming option for our North Siders and their buds. If you have ever said, “I want to go a little deeper…I want to have a couple more tools …

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Wow…Grand Opening…Wow (Not the building – God)

That’s about all I can say – wow. We helped design the building so that people would say “wow.” We wanted people to be intrigued by the outside and come inside. We wanted people to walk in and feel at home and desire to stay a while and build community. And today we saw all of that happen. But we …

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GRAND OPENING (for real this time)

The time of waiting is over! We are moving into the new worship center at North Side next Sunday, September 16! The new service times will be 8:15, 9:45, and 11:15. Please help us get the word out to all your friends, family, and neighbors. It will be an exciting next step in what God is doing at North Side. …

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We Got the Crowd “Pumped”

The following article is from the Index Journal on the Facts of Life event last night at North Side. It said our praise band got the crowd “pumped.” Thanks for the shout out Kenny. We actually got them soulful by starting out with Sister Sledge’s “We are Family.” We had all those people swaying and singing. Beforehand, I told Cory …

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Article on North Side

GwdToday.com is a fairly new website that has some info on what is happenning in the growing metropolis of Greenwood, SC. They had a great article on North Side that someone pointed me too. I have the article below or you can check it out here. Posted on 31.AUG.07 Northside Baptist Church is growing by leaps and bounds….and numbers are …

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The Faith Factor

This was our second week in The Wow Factor and today’s service was all about “The Faith Factor.”  John Thompson, a member at North Side, shared his story.  It is a story of ups and downs, great moments, not-so-great moments, but they were all moments that pointed him closer to God.  He shared an incredible story of a man who …

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Too Hot

So, I am going to start a new recurring theme on my blog which is one of my obsessions – bad church signs. Every once in a while, when I come across one, I will post it and say why some of them are the bane of my existence and do more to hinder the expansion of the gospel than …

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