Jack and Jill went up the hill… on their way to church.
For Jack, attending church on Sundays was a fairly regular routine. He liked going to church and considered it an important part of his Christian faith. He enjoyed connecting with others from his church on Sundays – catching up on the sports scores and discussing upcoming vacation plans – and he liked the feeling he got by attending the services. Church made him feel ‘right’ again with God. It kind of re-centred him for another busy week.
By busy, I mean crazy busy. Jack’…
Issue 4 of the Southridge Magazine was pre-released back on April 28th at our Spotlight service, and was officially launched this past weekend. Now it is online as well! The magazine is free and is avaliable one per household at the welcome centre.
You can also download a PDF of the magazine (5.5MB)
You can also download a PDF of the magazine (5.5MB)
When you shop at Zehrs, we invite you to hold on to your cash register receipts in order to help support one of our partners in ministy, Camp Crossroads. Camp Crossroads uses these receipts in a way where they are actually able to raise money to annually replace waterfront equipment (i.e. lifejackets, paddles, etc.).
If you are able to support Camp Crossroads in this way, please feel free to drop off your Zehrs receipts to the Welcome Centre or Reception desk at any one of our locations.
Contact Marlene Goertzen for more information. Thanks.
If you are able to support Camp Crossroads in this way, please feel free to drop off your Zehrs receipts to the Welcome Centre or Reception desk at any one of our locations.
Contact Marlene Goertzen for more information. Thanks.
Once a year, the 30 or so churches that participate in the Ontario Mennonite Brethren Conference (which Southridge is a part of) gather to worship, pray and celebrate what God has been doing in and through them. This year's gathering will take place next weekend (Feb 22-23) at Mountain Park Church - 6970 Mountain Road in Niagara Falls. The event happens Friday from 7:00-9:15pm and Saturday 7:30am (breakfast) - 3:00pm. The theme will be "Loving in Both Directions" with keynote speaker (on Friday night), Dan Unrau from Richmond BC. Delegates representing Southridge have been …
Last weekend we had the opportunity to enjoy another great Vision Night together. Gathering as One Church, we worshipped God and shared His goodness with one another.
The worship time was followed up by this message, not really casting new or drastically different vision, but rather clarifying and encouraging us in pursuing the vision we're on.
If you missed Vision Night, please take the time to watch the video and get your tank filled for this next ministry season!
The worship time was followed up by this message, not really casting new or drastically different vision, but rather clarifying and encouraging us in pursuing the vision we're on.
If you missed Vision Night, please take the time to watch the video and get your tank filled for this next ministry season!
While hosting this morning at our Glenridge location, I asked everyone if they were ready for our Superbowl party tonight. I needed to correct their asumption that I had my dates mixed up by explaining that this evening is essentially "Superbowl Sunday" at Southridge.
Not only is it an opportunity to enjoy a 'One Church' event - where we get to gather and reunite as one congregation across all our locations; it's also our Annual General Meeting and Vision Night.
Our AGM is a chance to provide some key accountabilities and share in the membership responsibilities …
Not only is it an opportunity to enjoy a 'One Church' event - where we get to gather and reunite as one congregation across all our locations; it's also our Annual General Meeting and Vision Night.
Our AGM is a chance to provide some key accountabilities and share in the membership responsibilities …
Six months ago, we put out a communications survey to get an idea on how well we are communicating with our church family. In response to some of the needs we identified, we launched our weekly Mini-Mag to help keep you in the loop. Now we want your feedback to get a sense of how this has made a difference!
Last week, we released a communications survey that is seeking to collect feedback to assess and improve our communications strategy. If you haven't already, please follow the link, and take a few minutes to give us your feedback! Thanks …
Last week, we released a communications survey that is seeking to collect feedback to assess and improve our communications strategy. If you haven't already, please follow the link, and take a few minutes to give us your feedback! Thanks …
For the past couple months we've been tackling a financial challenge together. Before last weekend -- the final Sunday for people to contribute in 2012 -- I mentioned that we had gained some ground over the past month or so, but, heading into the final Sunday, we still had a significant way to go.
By "significant", I meant something along the lines of about $100,000. Since that figure felt more intimidating than motivating, I hadn't bothered mentioning it specifically. But from the perspective of our financial challenge, this number represented the 'finish line'.
With 2012 in the books, I'…
By "significant", I meant something along the lines of about $100,000. Since that figure felt more intimidating than motivating, I hadn't bothered mentioning it specifically. But from the perspective of our financial challenge, this number represented the 'finish line'.
With 2012 in the books, I'…
Just over a month ago we let all of you in on a recent financial challenge we were facing. Trending steadily throughout most of this year, we saw a significant decline in our donations between early October and mid-November and made everyone aware of our need at that time with just over a month before year-end.
Now with only one week to go, I’m thrilled to say that we have gained some ground on that trending. God has moved in many peoples’ hearts and we’re heading in a better direction. Thanks to everyone who&…
Now with only one week to go, I’m thrilled to say that we have gained some ground on that trending. God has moved in many peoples’ hearts and we’re heading in a better direction. Thanks to everyone who&…
Over the past few Sundays we've made people aware of a recent trend in our financial giving that has had us concerned. As a leadership, we wanted everyone to know about it so we could rally together and tackle that challenge before year-end. I'm pleased to report that, over the past couple weeks, people have really begun to respond! Our offerings these past two Sundays have been up considerably compared to the previous year, and creating a positive trend as we approach the end of the year.
This means two things. First, it's an encouragement …
This means two things. First, it's an encouragement …
Last Sunday night as part of our ongoing rhythm of One Church events we held a Town Hall meeting and enjoyed a spirited family-style conversation about the way God is beginning to grow our church in enabling and empowering women to lead. We discussed how God has led us into this journey, what we're learning through this journey and where we're going on this journey.
Note that the presentation is nearly an hour-and-a-half long, so make sure you set aside ample time to fully absorb the conversation!
One other thing I'd like to clarify is that …
Note that the presentation is nearly an hour-and-a-half long, so make sure you set aside ample time to fully absorb the conversation!
One other thing I'd like to clarify is that …
As a multi-site church, we're seeking to cultivate community and oneness across all of our locations together through occasional evening experiences called 'One Church Events' - which generally rotate through Vision Nights, Spotlight worship events and Town Hall family-style conversations. For this month we're gathering this Sunday evening, November 18, for a Town Hall meeting and want to introduce you to a conversation that we've recently begun to better empower female leaders in our church.
I don't want to give too much away - I'd rather you come to the meeting to hear about it directly! …
I don't want to give too much away - I'd rather you come to the meeting to hear about it directly! …
Last Sunday evening our church family gathered from across all of our locations to enjoy a One Church event as we celebrated a Vision Night together. We were encouraged and challenged for the year ahead, both personally and together as a community!
If you missed last weekend's Vision Night, be sure to watch the message. If you came and were inspired to give God your "all in!", watch it again. And again. And reflect on where was challenging you to trust, obey, surrender, sacrifice and commit to Him in a fuller and deeper way!
As well, there …
If you missed last weekend's Vision Night, be sure to watch the message. If you came and were inspired to give God your "all in!", watch it again. And again. And reflect on where was challenging you to trust, obey, surrender, sacrifice and commit to Him in a fuller and deeper way!
As well, there …
One of the most special times for our church family is what we call our 'One Church' evening events, where on about a monthly basis we get to gather together as one congregation across multiple locations and enjoy worship, celebration, dialogue and encouragement for how God is moving among us.
My personal favourites of these are our semi-annual 'Vision Nights', where we worship together and hear about where God is leading us in this next era of the adventure of Southridge. At Vision Night, we get inspired, captivated and challenged to go for it with God together to a …
My personal favourites of these are our semi-annual 'Vision Nights', where we worship together and hear about where God is leading us in this next era of the adventure of Southridge. At Vision Night, we get inspired, captivated and challenged to go for it with God together to a …
Click here to download the first version of the Southridge Mini Magazine
We’re very excited to present the first edition of the Southridge Mini Magazine (Mini-Mag)! Over the past few years, we’ve been implementing a variety of new communication initiatives in hopes of consistently and effectively creating a strong sense of belonging. The Mini-Mag is a new approach in communicating with our church family on a weekly basis.
Back in June, we sent out a communications survey to find feedback, which came back generally positive. However, one of the recurring comments was related to Sunday Morning …
We’re very excited to present the first edition of the Southridge Mini Magazine (Mini-Mag)! Over the past few years, we’ve been implementing a variety of new communication initiatives in hopes of consistently and effectively creating a strong sense of belonging. The Mini-Mag is a new approach in communicating with our church family on a weekly basis.
Back in June, we sent out a communications survey to find feedback, which came back generally positive. However, one of the recurring comments was related to Sunday Morning …
If you haven’t heard yet, the re-launch of our North End location has been delayed for at least twelve months. To hear more about our leadership’s thinking on this, check out the previous news post.
Before moving forward though, we want to stop and reflect on some of the amazing things that God has done through this location for the past three or so years. There have been some extremely significant moves that God has made to advance His Kingdom here in the Niagara Region—whether it’s opening the door to serving marginalized …
Before moving forward though, we want to stop and reflect on some of the amazing things that God has done through this location for the past three or so years. There have been some extremely significant moves that God has made to advance His Kingdom here in the Niagara Region—whether it’s opening the door to serving marginalized …
Over the past month we’ve been in dialogue with our church family from our North End location about what will happen with this location in September. Both Welland and the North End locations were unable to continue in their respective high schools for the summer, and where Welland was able to transition to the new Community Centre there, the North End—through prayer, discernment and dialogue—integrated into our other locations for the summer months.
The summer hiatus in the North End also opened up some new dialogue for the future, as the vision for multi-site&…
The summer hiatus in the North End also opened up some new dialogue for the future, as the vision for multi-site&…
Earlier this year our church completed our annual budget development process. This season inevitably triggers the question, “Where does the money go?” Personally, I think that’s a terrific question because Jesus clearly taught an expectation of ROI (Return On Investment). Consider the parable of the talents, for example, where He describes a king who entrusted servants with some of his talents, intending them to each use the resources for financial gain. To the servants who generated gain on their investment, the king called them “good and faithful servants,” but to the servant who generated …
I want to remind everyone who is part of our North End location to join us for an important Town Hall Meeting tonight at 7:00pm at our Glenridge facility.
This is a follow up meeting to our recent survey regarding the North End location. We hope that you'll be there tonight as we share our plans for the fall.
See you then!
This is a follow up meeting to our recent survey regarding the North End location. We hope that you'll be there tonight as we share our plans for the fall.
See you then!
How can our entire community become contributors and volunteers on Sunday morning?
What would it look like for all of us to be ushers within the area we occupy on Sunday mornings? We know that we are all creatures of habit and tend to sit in the same area of the auditorium week after week. How often do we ask others to sit with us? What would it look like if we really took ownership of the space that we fill each week. How often do we turn around or glance side to side and introduce ourselves …
What would it look like for all of us to be ushers within the area we occupy on Sunday mornings? We know that we are all creatures of habit and tend to sit in the same area of the auditorium week after week. How often do we ask others to sit with us? What would it look like if we really took ownership of the space that we fill each week. How often do we turn around or glance side to side and introduce ourselves …
What a privilege for the Southridge staff to serve breakfast to some of our amazing volunteers! This past Sunday we had approximately eighty of our Sunday morning volunteers enjoy a pancake breakfast with us at our Glenridge location. We also did this for one hundred of our Vineland volunteers in the end of June.
I didn’t grow up in the church and still find myself continually in awe of the amount of hours our volunteers sacrifice without any expectations in return. They serve out of a deeply felt …
I didn’t grow up in the church and still find myself continually in awe of the amount of hours our volunteers sacrifice without any expectations in return. They serve out of a deeply felt …
For me, it actually started by accident.
I wasn’t initially booked to attend an event called “The Leadership Summit” at a suburban Chicago church called Willow Creek back in August of 1997. But when someone else backed out at the last minute and I was invited to go, I agreed and embarked on a weekend road trip with little to no expectation. That is, until I experienced the very first session.
I can still remember the title of the session: “Leadership–A Life and Death Deal”. The message was rooted in the Ephesians 6 metaphor …
I wasn’t initially booked to attend an event called “The Leadership Summit” at a suburban Chicago church called Willow Creek back in August of 1997. But when someone else backed out at the last minute and I was invited to go, I agreed and embarked on a weekend road trip with little to no expectation. That is, until I experienced the very first session.
I can still remember the title of the session: “Leadership–A Life and Death Deal”. The message was rooted in the Ephesians 6 metaphor …
Hey Everyone,
I hope you’re enjoying our current message series called ‘It Takes A Village’, where we can be inspired by some of the leading voices that speak into the lives and ministry of our leaders and church here at Southridge. If it’s having the impact on your mind and heart that we’re praying it will, then I want to invite you to enjoy even more of this type of transformational experience by participating with us in the Global Leadership Summit, Thursday and Friday, October 18-19 at Glenridge.
Essentially, the Summit is …
I hope you’re enjoying our current message series called ‘It Takes A Village’, where we can be inspired by some of the leading voices that speak into the lives and ministry of our leaders and church here at Southridge. If it’s having the impact on your mind and heart that we’re praying it will, then I want to invite you to enjoy even more of this type of transformational experience by participating with us in the Global Leadership Summit, Thursday and Friday, October 18-19 at Glenridge.
Essentially, the Summit is …
This is your last chance to take our current Southridge Communications Survey!
www.southridge.cc/survey
Please tell us how we're doing by taking 30 seconds to complete the survey. We look forward to hearing from you and analyzing the results later this week!
Thanks for your help!
www.southridge.cc/survey
Please tell us how we're doing by taking 30 seconds to complete the survey. We look forward to hearing from you and analyzing the results later this week!
Thanks for your help!
I want to remind everyone from our North End church family that we will be meeting at our Glenridge location starting tomorrow. The service starts at the usual time of 10:00AM.
We look forward to spending the summer with the folks from Glenridge!
We look forward to spending the summer with the folks from Glenridge!
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