Answering a need
Building lasting relationships
Caring for others
Developing new skills as you grow and stay teachable
Earning the praise of your Master
Feeling good about following God’s call
Giving back to the Bethel community
Hearing “thank you!” from all those you help
Inspiring others with your desire to be a disciple
Joining the dozens like you in GROWing people
Keeping active and involved […]
Our group had a difficult year with a breast cancer scare, a breast cancer surgery (that one is still ongoing obviously) and a kidney transplant among our members. It was wonderful to see God at work and to see our members pull in and support each other in many ways. We also had the opportunity […]
This week the staff spent some time together to commune together around our upcoming theme of Pursuing a Deeper Relationship with Jesus. Joseph Christopherson led us down the path of how godly transparency points people to Jesus, and isn’t a dumping ground for our bitterness or blame against others.
Jesus calls us friends if we do […]
Are they competitors or team members?
by Daphne Kirk
When I speak at conferences or seminars, I ask people to write down the areas of ministry they are involved in and then prioritize them. Sadly, the majority of people never list one of the most important ministries entrusted to them by their Heavenly Father: their own family. […]
John Stone (tag-teaming with Dave Dawson) continued the Life in the Spirit series for July this past Sunday with “The Idiot’s Guide to the Holy Spirit.”
Some potential takeaways to pray into your life from the message:
Thank God for 10 things each day, because anything good that emanates from us is not from us; it’s from […]
Keeping you leaders in the loop (hence, the loop photo) with information from this past week’s all-staff meeting:
The staff is memorizing and discussing Psalm 103 (so if you see us you can ask us to recite the first couple verses), as part of John Stone’s encouragement with M & M’s: memorization and meditation. You want […]
While not every resource can get a total stamp of approval, it’s nice to be able to know somewhere to turn (or to refer a group member to) for solid on-line advice, as recommended by Christian counselors at a past Marriage and Family Conference. Everything must be run through and pass the test of Scripture, […]
Dave Dawson continued his series on Life in the Spirit with “the Spirit makes us better than we are” this past Sunday. Some takeaways to pray into your life:
1. We are on display in front of the whole earth. “His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made […]
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” –Edith Wharton
“We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges.”
“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” –Les Brown
“Faith is not a thing which one “loses”, we merely cease to […]
Remember the Multiplex Theater for the past 2 summers at Bethel? It was a great dinner, family entertainment, and dessert on the patio–a very non-threatening atmosphere to bring unchurched or disconnected friends along.
Well, this summer, we have narrowed the event to 2 nights: Thursday, July 19, and Wednesday, August 15, and it has a new […]
