It’s no secret to any parent that Christmas morning arrives with enormous expectations. Every year seems to come with the unspoken pressure to create the best Christmas morning in the history of Christmas mornings. And if we’re honest, we often carry a few of our own expectations into the season as well. But beneath the decorating, […]
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Christmas is such a festive time of year. Lights start to twinkle from neighborhood homes, holiday music begins to play (sometimes much earlier than we would prefer), and beautifully wrapped presents appear under the tree. Growing up an only child, watching the presents under the tree multiply brought great excitement and anticipation. I don’t remember all
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Have you ever awaited something with great anticipation and excitement, longing for the day it would finally arrive? You’ve prepared and prayed and planned, and now you wait with eager expectation. Perhaps it was the birth of a child, the homecoming of a loved one from a faraway place, the completion of a degree, or a much-desired
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The songs we learn as children have a way of sticking with us. I am a product of the 1990s VeggieTales era and can still sing along with hits like “Where Is My Hairbrush?” and “The Cheeseburger Song” and “Barbara Manatee.” While the lyrics to these Silly Songs with Larry embedded entertaining lyrics deep in
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In the fall of 2020, worship leaders from Grace Community Church in Warsaw, Ind., were asked to lead worship at a youth ministry outreach event. Over the following year, 909 Collective was established as they continued to receive requests for leading worship outside of their church. Tristan Spuller, worship director at Grace Community, said, “As
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A mature and growing Christian and visionary leader responsible for championing and executing the discipleship of our children. The Children’s Ministry Director is responsible for developing a team of volunteers and volunteer team leaders to ensure that all children are taught Biblical truth and feel welcomed, known and loved by God and His church. This
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Thank You, Pastor October is Pastor Appreciation Month. The Charis Fellowship would not exist if not for the hundreds of pastors who shepherd our churches week in and week out. We are grateful for their leadership in our local congregations, national Fellowship, and global family. Their sacrificial care and love for God’s people and their
“…baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19) From the earliest chapter of the Church, baptism has served as a public act and an embedded expression of our faith in Jesus, and it marks us in our new identity as a child of God.
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“So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and
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Interested in learning more about discipleship pathways? Join us for a webinar where Charis Fellowship Executive Director Tim Sprankle will facilitate a discussion among leaders that will highlight key insights from various Charis Fellowship churches and how they disciple their congregations. Anyone interested in developing or refining discipleship pathways is invited! Find out more info
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