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Alpha Marriage Group
Learning how to leverage your past to create intimacy is just one of the many topics we will cover in the Alpha Marriage Group starting on October 7th. The past rarely stays in the past. More likely, it creeps into your present and invades every area of your life. It affects the way you parent,…
If Only One
“If only one comes to know you, Lord, it will have been worth it.” When was the last time you prayed, thought, or said that before you taught a class, shared a message, signed up to serve, or invited someone to dinner? Well, I don’t remember saying it back in May when planning to launch…
What Is Alpha?
Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith, typically run over 11 weeks. Each talk looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. Alpha is run all around the globe, and everyone is welcome. We have several classes beginning this fall at both the East Cobb and North…
You Asked For It: When Adult Children Stray from Faith
“What do we do when adult children stray from the faith?” As the father of an 11-year-old boy, how my son is going to respond to the Christian faith in his adulthood is something that I think about and pray over constantly. There are at least two great men who serve as mentors to me…
A Hopeful Naiveté?
A dear friend recently told me that a major difference between the two of us is that I am an optimist and they are a realist. That led me to question where my hope for the world comes from. I think the hope I hold to is not due to a sheltered life or a…
The Genius of the And
I never liked it when my former boss would respond to my asking if I should be working on this OR that by saying, “It’s the Genius of the ‘AND.’” However, his vantage point was higher than mine. He knew for me to grow and for us to achieve our vision and mission, attention was…
Why Join a Life Group?
What do you get when you have a small group of women who are in their 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s who meet together each week to study the Bible and talk about their relationship with God? You get transformed lives for Jesus Christ. That’s what being in an adult life group is all…
Winshape Camp Volunteers Needed
Mt. Bethel is partnering with WinShape Camps for Communities at Cobb, held on our Mt. Bethel North Campus, to provide volunteers for the two sessions of day camps we are hosting. The camp is held throughout the summer, but the sessions we are hosting are the weeks of June 4-8 and June 25-29. Get camp information…