Dear Parents,
 
I need your help with a new program that we are staring up next week, and running for the next three weeks. This program/initiative is called H2GO and will coincide with our new talk series “The Thrill of Hope” starting Wednesday November 28. I hope that you will prayerfully consider in joining in with us for this...

Our kids are desensitized. Maybe that is a sweeping generalization, but let’s be honest: how many times have you heard people talk about the selfishness and lack of empathy in the upcoming generation? To be completely fair, this is probably a label that every generation tends to give the one coming up on their heels. But—whether we like...

I wanted to share this blog post with all my parents to help you. I know all parents would like to leave a lasting impact on their child's life. Here Reggie gives 5 things to leave with your children. It goes with the series that we are about to start on Wednesday nights. 


Leaving Home: 5 Things I Want My Children to Take ...

I wanted to share this article from Orange parents with you as encouragement and guidance. It relates to the series that we are about to start called New Friend Request. We will be talking about their friends and who they are. We will focus on their influence on each other and the impact from that in their lives. 

IMAGINING THE END - Focus ...

Forward Motion is a 3 part series on Wednesday nights for Students starting August 22.  I wanted to provide this parent Cue to give you the parent an additional resourse to better equip you. 

1. Be a Student of What They are Learning
We’ve all made resolutions and set goals, but too often we fall short of what we expected to ...

We've just returned from IMPACT, a youth discipleship camp hosted by the Georgia Baptist Convention. The theme of the camp was "Shift." We talked about making a shift in our lives from complacency to mission, and this Sunday in my sermon I continue the discussion by addressing the roadblock of fear. This is the final message in our ...

Francis Chan illustrates the comedy and tragedy of living the "Christian life" holding onto the beam.

Malcolm Gladwell, writer for the New Yorker and author of "Blink" and "The Tipping Point," gives an incredible address on the issue of testing measures as prediction of performance.  How should this effect our discussion on staff hiring? What is the best indicator or requirement for anyone we want to bring aboard in a ...

Here’s a great video to watch with your kids before the Christmas season.  It should get a great dialogue going on what Christmas has become and how we are pulled into the lure of the season.

Follow Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir as they go on a cross-county mission to save the Holidays from the Shopocalypse: the end of ...

This Saturday, Dr. Broadus Marlow, Pastor Emeritus of First Baptist Villa Rica, passed from this life into eternity.  Dr. Marlow was 91 years old and served faithfully in ministry alongside his wife, Louise, for 70 years.  Dr. Marlow led revivals around the world and served in numerous churches to advance the Kingdom of God.  

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From facilitators Greg and Melanie Cook:
"Do you REALLY believe that what you believe is REALLY REAL?"  What
does this question cause you to consider?
Response by group member, April Price:
"More like what does it NOT cause you to consider.  This question
really serves as a lens to examine your life through. &...

Jeff Powell sends word on our groups mission trip to Mexico this week. 

We asked Donna Powell (Jeff's wife) to share periodically with the church family what she's going through in battling cancer of the thyroid bed. Please keep Donna and the Powell family in your prayers.  You can read more from Donna on her blog http://mercygiven.wordpress.com. 

Getting Ready

Dear Parents,
 
I need your help with a new program that we are staring up next week, and running for the next three weeks. This program/initiative is called H2GO and will coincide with our new talk series “The Thrill of Hope” starting Wednesday November 28. I hope that you will prayerfully consider in joining in with us for this...

Our kids are desensitized. Maybe that is a sweeping generalization, but let’s be honest: how many times have you heard people talk about the selfishness and lack of empathy in the upcoming generation? To be completely fair, this is probably a label that every generation tends to give the one coming up on their heels. But—whether we like...

I wanted to share this blog post with all my parents to help you. I know all parents would like to leave a lasting impact on their child's life. Here Reggie gives 5 things to leave with your children. It goes with the series that we are about to start on Wednesday nights. 


Leaving Home: 5 Things I Want My Children to Take ...

I wanted to share this article from Orange parents with you as encouragement and guidance. It relates to the series that we are about to start called New Friend Request. We will be talking about their friends and who they are. We will focus on their influence on each other and the impact from that in their lives. 

IMAGINING THE END - Focus ...

Forward Motion is a 3 part series on Wednesday nights for Students starting August 22.  I wanted to provide this parent Cue to give you the parent an additional resourse to better equip you. 

1. Be a Student of What They are Learning
We’ve all made resolutions and set goals, but too often we fall short of what we expected to ...