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Are You Preaching From An Island?
Posted on 15. May, 2010 by frank.
Confession time. Sometimes when pastors preach, we feel like we are on an island and there is no one actually listening. We get little or no response from the church, and we can almsot feel like what we’re doing is pointless. It kind of feels like we are stranded on an island in the middle of a lake. We can see [...]
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Christmas Eve
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by frank.
I’m so excited about Christmas Eve at CCV this year. Our creative team has been working overtime to create an experience that will help us connect with God, each-other, and the message of Jesus. …colorful Christmas lights on a cold winter’s night a candle’s warm glow that brightens a darkened room. All around us are [...]
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Church Announcement Obesity
Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by frank.
At our churches we want people to know what we have to offer when they show up to a weekend worship service. However, as our churches grow (and we have more to offer) traditional verbal announcements just don’t cut it anymore. Unless you seriously want people to sit there and listen to a talking head for 10 [...]
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Tony Campolo At CCV – Video
Posted on 31. Aug, 2009 by frank.
Just in case you missed it I wanted to be sure to post the video of Tony Campolo’s recent visit to CCV. Not only is the guy cool cuz he’s bald like me… but he really was an inspirational speaker. I’ve seen him on CNN, The Colbert Report, and he’s even appeared on Bill Maher’s [...]
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Kids’ Camp Galaxy Highlight Video
Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by frank.
We had a great Kids’ Camp this year and I am so thankful for all the committed volunteers that gave their time and resources to ensure our kids had a great experience.
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Kids’ Camp Galaxy – Out of this World!
Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by frank.
Kids’ Camp this year has been an incredible experience and the commitment of our volunteer team has been amazing! We had over 1000 kids here and don’t forget… Darth Vader and a bunch of other Star Wars characters will be showing up on Sunday! Here is some video and a few photos from the event… [...]
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All New BrianJones.com
Posted on 16. Jul, 2009 by frank.
Our Senior Pastor has relaunched his website with some great new features: Online video of Sunday sermons Download the first chapter of his books Pod-casts of Sunday sermons Audio from his radio broadcast (coming in September of 2009) Check it out here – http://www.brianjones.com
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Stretch Out Loud – Night 2
Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by frank.
Night 2 of Stretch was awesome and I am again amazed at how wonderful our volunteers are at CCV. The food was great, and our students are having a great time (see the photo below for the happy meal/blender contest!). April did a great job communicating forgiveness and how our middle school students need to know that God [...]
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Stretch Out Loud – Night 1
Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 by frank.
Brendon and the Student Ministry team pulled off a great start to Stretch tonight! The volunteers, staff, and students seemed to be having a blast as the first night of stretch kicked off a great event. Tonight’s topic, taught by Brendon, covered the idea of LOVING OUT LOUD (check out his sermon video below). In [...]
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Less Clutter, Less Noise - Blog Tour
- Q102, Booker and Brian Jones
- A Church That Burns Bibles?
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Can you quit being a Christian but still follow Jesus?
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Robin: Awesome Frank!!
Go Mandy!!
Miss you guys!...
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Frank Chiapperino, Sr.: Great Job! It looks like everyone had much fun le...
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Looks like a huge success. Congrats to yo...
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