Posts with the category “pastoral”

We received this last night from one of our global partners who has family in Afghanistan...   Read More

The National Leadership Team has issued a call to prayer in response to numerous situations around the world this week....  Read More

I'm excited about the re-launch of the Adult Connection Group for several reasons.  One, I'm looking forward to working our way through the whole of Scripture over the course of three years.  Obviously, we won't cover every single verse, but we'll get a good overview of the "big picture" of the Bible.  Secondly, I enjoy teaching the Bible in a more interactive manner, where class members have a ch...  Read More

Ministry has always been the work of understanding the Gospel as recorded in scripture, then learning how to contextualize it...  Read More

An update about Project 200 from Adam Decker.  Read More

Ministry has always been the work of understanding the Gospel as recorded in scripture, then learning how to......  Read More

A message from Pastor Glen about Sunday School hour.  Read More

This week, I am in Memphis for the annual General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.  One of the reasons I joined the EPC is because we have a "connectional ecclesiology."  Wow!  Who knew you'd be reading such big words on a Tuesday??? A connectional ecclesiology simply means that our view of church is that we are not independent of other churches.  In Acts 15, the early church had a...  Read More

Update from Rob on the Land sale.  Read More

Join us in welcoming our newest staff member, Andrea McCleery as...  Read More

Our small group ministry has a series of values.  Some describe values as "the core principles" that guide an organization or ministry.  Here are some of our guiding principles:Living Things Grow and Living Things Give Life to New Things.  We believe that healthy small groups will, in time, give life to new groups.Missionary Spirits.  We believe the best small group leaders are already in a group,...  Read More

Let me talk a moment to introduce you to Baby Samwise, the newest junior member  Read More

A message from Pastor Rob  Read More

Updates from Glen  Read More

A message from Pastor Rob  Read More

A message from Pastor Rob about camps.  Read More

Updates from Glen  Read More

Updates from Glen  Read More

Update on the Landsale  Read More

Let me talk a moment to introduce you to Baby Cooper, the newest junior member of...  Read More

As mentioned yesterday, we have some news to celebrate...  Read More

A message from Glen about small groups.  Read More

It doesn’t take much more that a cursory reading of the Bible to see  Read More

A word about small groups with Pastor Glen.  Read More

Many Christians who know the gospel nonetheless struggle to experience and enjoy the Christ of the gospel. Perhaps that’s in part because they’re not at all sure...  Read More

For me, Easter is always a rich celebration of a glorious truth! Death is dead! Love has won! Christ has conquered! This year...  Read More

The final days lead up to Easter play a prominent role in the Gospel narratives. But, with so much content, we can both get overwhelmed  Read More

The final days leading up to Easter play a prominent role in the Gospel narratives. But, with so much content, we can both get overwhelmed...  Read More

The final days leading up to Easter play a prominent role in the Gospel narratives. But, with so much content, we can both get overwhelmed...  Read More

The final days leading up to Easter play a prominent role in the Gospel narratives. But, with so much content, we can both get overwhelmed...  Read More

The final days leading up to Easter play a prominent role in the Gospel narratives. But, with so much content, we can both get overwhelmed...  Read More

We hope you can join us on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday at 7pm as we prepare our hearts for Resurrection Sunday.  Both services are in-person; Good Friday is also live-streamed.  Each service will include singing, Scripture reading, and a short message.   The word Maundy comes from the Latin word, mandatum, which means "mandate."  It comes from the passage of Scripture in John 13:34 when Jesus ...  Read More

The final days leading up to Easter play a prominent role in the Gospel narratives. But, with so much content, we can both get overwhelmed...  Read More

The final days leading up to Easter play a prominent role in the Gospel narratives. But, with so much content, we can both get overwhelmed...  Read More

Every August, our small groups stop at the "bus stop"--people get on and people get off.  We ask our leaders and group members to commit for 9 months and then reevaluate.  What will your group do when the bus stop rolls around in August?  How will you create space for new people to get connected?  Maybe your group will "birth" into two new groups?  Maybe 1 or 2 couples or individuals in your group...  Read More

I've been asked about the video we've been playing  Read More

As will happen when we are exploring God’s word, Matt said something that got me thinking...  Read More

Over the last few weeks, y’all have shared with us a podcast interview and a 14-day devotional with Dane Ortlund who wrote Gentle and Lowly…  Read More

When Moses asked to see God’s glory while the two of them meet on the top of Mount Sinai (Exodus 33:18), God responded, “I will make all my goodness pass...  Read More

Blaise Shields grew up at Southport Pres and is currently an M.Div. student preparing for ministry as a Navy Chaplain.  On Sunday, we celebrated a milestone together as Blaise took his military oath of office led by his Uncle Jerry, a retired minister and retired Navy Chaplain.  After graduating this summer, Blaise will serve as an assistant pastor for two years at St. Andrew EPC in Auburn, Indian...  Read More