CCV Baptisms – May and June 2010

Dirty Little Secrets

Click on this link: Dirty Little Secrets! Dirty Little Secrets is a place where people can anonymously share secrets that have been eating away at them for years. It’s simple. You submit a secret, it gets screened for spam and needless profanity, and then it’s posted. Anonymously sharing a secret is a very important first step in dumping [...]

Kids’ Camp – An “Over the Top” Outreach Event!

One of the challenges every growing church faces is the difficulty of continuing to grow through the summer months. My experience has been that this is definitely true in the northeast. I don’t understand it completely, but it seems like everyone is gone on the weekends. Around here, I think they all go to the [...]

Jesus Freak

Christ’s Church of the Valley’s newest series – Jesus Freak Check it out! Series Context: Christians feeling immense pressure to quit because of social pressure. People thought Christians were Jesus Freaks. The author of Hebrews writes: “You need to persevere…” (Hebrews 10:36) Perseverance is from the Greek “Hupomeno” (Hupo – under, Meno – to remain) [...]

Helping the People of Haiti – Lifeline Christian Mission

The situation in Haiti is catastrophic to say the least.  And, many of us are asking, “How should I respond?”  Based on the information I’m getting, the very best thing to do for the people of Haiti is to give sacrificially to a Christian support effort.  Donating to Lifeline Christian Mission will literally provide assistance immediately.  [...]

Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts – Wimpy Christians

Every week Brian Jones, our Senior Pastor, sends out his Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts to those who have subscribed. His unique style is refreshing! I’ve included his most recent contribution, Wimpy Christians. If you haven’t yet signed up to receive this weekly newsletter, do so by clicking HERE. I had just graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary [...]

Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts – The Wisdom of Patience

Every week Brian Jones, our Senior Pastor, sends out his Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts to those who have subscribed. His unique style is refreshing! I’ve included his most recent contribution, The Wisdom of Patience below. If you haven’t yet signed up to receive this weekly newsletter, do so by clicking HERE. One reason we can’t see [...]

Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts – Way Better Than Disney

Every week Brian Jones, our Senior Pastor, sends out his Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts to those who have subscribed. His unique style is refreshing! I’ve included his most recent contribution, Way Better Than Disney below. If you haven’t yet signed up to receive this weekly newsletter, do so by clicking HERE. My grandmother was born in [...]

Going Door-to-Door to Assess Stakeholders

How many people do you know that enjoy going door-to-door? If you’ve done this yourself you know what I mean. Regardless of the purpose, spending a day going door-to-door takes courage and is not usually much fun. Every year here at Christ’s Church of the Valley we spend several days working on our Strategic Plan. [...]

Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts – New Bodies, Finally

Every week Brian Jones, our Senior Pastor, sends out his Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts to those who have subscribed.  His unique style is refreshing.  I love this stuff! I’ve included his most recent contribution, New Bodies, Finally below.  If you haven’t yet signed up to receive this weekly newsletter, do so by clicking HERE. On July [...]

CLEAR Women’s Brunch – 9/12/09

On Saturday, September 12, 2009, Christ’s Church of the Valley hosted its quarterly CLEAR Women’s Brunch event.  Terri Stone and Diane Karchner lead this event, and they’re doing a great job with it.  Each quarter, women from the church and community show up to connect with one another, have fun, and hear an inspiring message. [...]

STRETCH – A Student Ministries Outreach Event!

Much like Kids’ Camp, STRETCH is a summer time growth event.  This year it was STRETCH Out Loud. Everything I described in my Kids’ Camp post applies to STRETCH.  The difference is in adjusting everything to appeal to a Junior High School student.  Everything from what’s happening outside in the field to the music and [...]

Kids’ Camp – A Summer Time Growth Must!

One of the challenges every growing church faces is the difficulty of continuing to grow through the summer months. My experience has been that this is definitely true in the northeast. I don’t understand it completely, but it seems like everyone is gone on the weekends. Around here, I think they all go to the [...]

Kids’ Camp GALAXY!

Yes! It's that time of year again. Kids' Camp GALAXY is right around the corner! Check out the video we produced to kick things off this past Sunday … Our Kids' Camp event is our largest outreach event of the season. Last year we welcomed almost 1,000 kids to our 19 acre campus for 3 [...]

We Are The Church – Remake?

OK … Now that you’ve seen Community Christian Church’s video (my last post), check out the version we came up with to promote our new “Child Sponsorship” program. How did we do? Visit www.ccvinkenya.com to learn more about CCV’s effort to get involved, making a difference in the lives of children in need.