Getting Here
For Your Kids
Faith and Action
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Our PeopleSpecial guest Eric Lassiter shares with us some insights into prayer. Don’t miss this encouragement on the difference between power and authority in prayer!
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LIFE Group Leaders Podcast – Episode 007
Posted on 04/15/2012 by Rich Shipe
Evangelism Training at Refuge or…Completely Changing Our Mindset!
Posted on 04/09/2012 by Local Missions Team
Local Missions Team Update
by Brittany Paist
“It’s not a method of evangelism—we stole it from Jesus!”
Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort, co-hosts of the Way of the Master evangelism course, say that the eight-session program will teach believers how to bypass the intellect (the place of argument) and instead speak to the conscience (the place of the knowledge of right and wrong)—the way Jesus did. In the five weeks since Blue Ridge’s college and career LIFE group, called “Refuge,” has started the course, we have begun to develop a greater concern for the lost, overcome our fears about sharing the gospel, and have learned questions to ask a person that speak directly to the conscience. (more…)
LIFE Group Leaders Podcast – Episode 006
Posted on 03/18/2012 by Rich Shipe
Some thoughts on getting started with the Spring 2012 LIFE Group session. Thank you for taking the time to listen, leaders!
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A Special World Missions Guest
Posted on 03/02/2012 by Missions Committee
Born to a nominally Christian family who belonged to a traditional Armenian Orthodox Church, Abu Saad left his native land at age 14 when his family fled a devastating war. An elder from a local evangelical church visited the family while they were living in the new country and led Abu Saad to the Lord. (more…)
LIFE Group Leaders Podcast – Episode 005
Posted on 02/19/2012 by Rich Shipe
The “I” in LIFE stands for Inspires “Works of Ministry.” This is from Ephesians 4:12 which tells us that the Body of Christ, the church, works to equip the individual for the “works of ministry” that God has called that individual to do. So we need one another and others need us as we work together in the way that God has called us. We equip one another so that we can each do what God has called us to do.
Part of this task is first understanding and identify our spiritual gifts. This week’s podcast will quickly talk about how to help the the people in your group discover their spiritual gifts and start using them.
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LIFE Group Leaders Podcast – Episode 004
Posted on 01/29/2012 by Rich Shipe
Fourth episode for the the Blue Ridge LIFE Group leaders. In this one we’ll talk a little about family discipleship. This starts with your own home as an example to others and includes how the children are taken care of at your meetings.
Subscribe to the podcast through iTunes through this link.
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LIFE Group Leaders Podcast – Episode 003
Posted on 01/22/2012 by Rich Shipe
Third episode for the the Blue Ridge LIFE Group leaders. In this one we’ll talk a little about prayer.
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LIFE Group Leaders Podcast – Episode 002
Posted on 01/08/2012 by Rich Shipe
Second episode for the the Blue Ridge LIFE Group leaders. In this one we’ll talk a little about shepherding.
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LIFE Group Leaders Podcast – Episode 001
Posted on 01/02/2012 by Rich Shipe
This is the first episode of the Blue Ridge LIFE Group leader podcasts I will be creating. Each one will stay under ten minutes and hopefully be an easy way for you to get encouragement and ideas for your LIFE Group. Thanks for listening, leaders!
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Childcare Opportunity for LIFE Groups
Posted on 08/11/2011 by Christy Shipe
The LIFE Group ministry at Blue Ridge is an essential part of our mission as a church. Young people have the opportunity to serve in this important and exciting ministry by offering their gifts and talents to care for children ages 12 and under at our LIFE Group meetings.
The LIFE Group Childcare Worker Program is open to young women ages 14 and up. We see this as a fantastic opportunity for them to build up the rest of the body by making adult discipleship possible within our LIFE Groups. This program also provides an opportunity for young women to invest spiritually in the children under their care. In addition, this program will pay young women for their services as a token of our appreciation for their time and investment. (Pay is $15 / week for each 2-hour LIFE Group session.) (more…)
