On Sunday we talked about parenting with the end in mind. Paul & Jen share some of the failures and successes they’ve had on the parenting journey....
This past Sunday we talked about parenting with the end in mind. Here’s a list of practical helps for you to be the kind of parent you want to be....
Our current series is about all of us encountering Christ together. As we go through the book of Mark in the Bible, we're learning about people whose lives were changed because they encountered Jesus. Take a look at the Bible Project Video for an overview of the book of Mark. We hope you take steps each week to encounter Jesus. One of the best ways we can do that is to ...
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We are beginning this year with 21 days of focus on God for 2021. Make the most of these 21 days by building consistency and a healthy dependency on Jesus.Partipate with the Daily Focus. Have a set time/place to spend with God. Set a reminder on your phone a few times throughout the day to keep your prayer focus. Memorize a Verse/Theme Verse for this year. Journal your tho...
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We are beginning this year with 21 days of focus on God for 2021. Make the most of these 21 days by building consistency and a healthy dependency on Jesus.Partipate with the Daily Focus. Have a set time/place to spend with God. Set a reminder on your phone a few times throughout the day to keep your prayer focus. Memorize a Verse/Theme Verse for this year. Journal your tho...
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We are beginning this year with 21 days of focus on God for 2021. Make the most of these 21 days by building consistency and a healthy dependency on Jesus.Partipate with the Daily Focus. Have a set time/place to spend with God. Set a reminder on your phone a few times throughout the day to keep your prayer focus. Memorize a Verse/Theme Verse for this year. Journal your tho...
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We are beginning this year with 21 days of focus on God for 2021. Make the most of these 21 days by building consistency and a healthy dependency on Jesus.Partipate with the Daily Focus. Have a set time/place to spend with God. Set a reminder on your phone a few times throughout the day to keep your prayer focus. Memorize a Verse/Theme Verse for this year. Journal your tho...
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As schools prepare for re-opening, there is a need for more school supplies than ever before. As we talk with teachers, we are hearing that kids won't be able to share supplies in the classroom and several families are struggling financially. Let's spread kindness and do all that we can to help. Between now and August 30, you can bring supplies to one of our Journey site...
Keep ReadingThis month we have some opportunites to take next steps in our relationship with God. The BEGINNINGS CLASS is a great way to explore faith, ask questions, and begin to learn what a relationship with God is all about. If you are new to church or just coming back to church this is a great place to start. At the Quarterline Site the class is 4 Tuesday nights, starting October...
Keep Reading This past week I was talking with some families and kids about going back to school. The kids were sharing how excited they were about their new backpack and some cool supplies they got when they went shopping. I was excited for them, but I also remembered that there are hundreds of kids in our community who are not excited and won't be going shopping for supplies. Their...
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In our Choose Your Future series this month, we are looking at how we can line up our future with God's plan. Just because God has a purpose and plans for us doesn't mean we don't have a choice. Choosing your future means we Choose the Right Guide. God loves us so much, He cares for us, He wants what is best for us, so let's invite Him to help us guide our future. It also ...
Keep ReadingWe received this from Compassion International, the organization that we are partnering with to start a church sponsor children in generational poverty. It was about the country that we will be working in. Please join us in prayer. Because I know you believe in the power of prayer, I want to ask you to pray for the children of Peru. As you may have heard in the news, se...
Keep ReadingPart of our Hope Christmas Project in 2015 was to help support the start of some new churches in Northern India....
Keep ReadingFor our 2015 Christmas project we looked to bring hope locally, regionally, nationally, and globally....
Keep ReadingThe competition was intense, the kicking was incredible...and the food was even better! On Sunday, August 14, The Journey Network Teams had the 2nd annual Kickball Bash! It was a tournament between all the Network Teams. ...
Keep ReadingIn West Michigan, summer is so great! There are so many ways to have fun, relax, and enjoy the weather....
Keep ReadingRUNNING PARTNER MINI-GROUPSAt The Journey, we talk about relationships, not religion. Our Running Partner Mini Groups provide a way to consistently and intentionally take steps with a few other people from The Journey. It's better to learn about and follow God with a few other people, rather than trying to figure it all out by ourselves. FOLLOW UP QUESTIONSEach week we ...
Keep ReadingHow do you think a child would feel if on the first day of school everyone else shows up on the first day of school with their school supplies, and they don't have any because of the home situation they live in? What challenges does that also bring to our teachers who sometimes spend their own money to buy supplies for those kids? How does not having supplies affect a chil...
Keep ReadingThis Sunday Night, July 19, 7:00 pm come on out to one of our Network Ice Cream Nights! All of our Network Teams provide a great way to take steps beyond Sunday mornings and you get to meet some other cool people from The Journey. Next month we'll do some things to impact the lives of others, but this week we are just hanging out mid way through the summer. Bring the kid...
Keep ReadingThis short video is a great reminder for us in the messiness of life....
Keep ReadingA new night class option for the winter session of Journey Night Classes...
Keep ReadingIf you never have financial struggles, always have plenty of money, have all you need in savings, and have all you need for retirement......
Keep ReadingDid you know that many kids in our community will show up the first day of school and won't have the supplies they need to begin their education for the year?...
Keep ReadingWe did it! This past year, starting in August 2013, we set out a goal to make an impact in our community. We wanted to serve people......
Keep ReadingFor part of our Hope Christmas this past year, we raised some dollars to help the House of Hope Orphanage in Kenya to build another classroom. We've partnered with them for many years......
Keep ReadingPeople often feel they are good enough yet to get baptized, or believe they aren't smart enough yet to help others in their relationship with Jesus, or think they aren't at the spiritual level that so many others are...
Keep ReadingAt The Journey I get the opportunity to have lots of conversations with people...a wide variety of people. Many people weren't in church before, some were. I talk to people who are married, single, students, older, younger, etc. People who have great jobs, and people who hate their job. But something I have been finding in common with most people is how they see themselves...
Keep ReadingPeople matter to God, and so people matter to us as well. We want every person who walks through the door of The Journey to......
Keep ReadingYes, summer will eventually arrive. And when it does, be ready. What I mean is that we have unique opportunties......
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