Many have been devastated by the news of those who were killed and wounded in Orlando during the nightclub shooting early Sunday morning, June 12. We mourn with those who lost loved ones and pray for physical and emotional healing for the others affected. North Shore Community Baptist Church is part of the denomination Converge…
Category Archives: Leadership Notes
Update from Your Elders: May 2016
Dear North Shore Community Baptist Church Family, Do you ever find that sometimes you are reluctant to pray that someone’s faith (or your own faith) will be deepened? Surely this is because you know that often the way the Spirit answers this kind of prayer is by bringing trials and challenges that bring us to…
Update from Your Elders: early March 2016
The Elders met this past Monday. It was our pleasure to be joined by Jimmie Massie, a mentored-ministry student and co-leader of our College Ministry, who observed our meeting as part of his degree program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. After solving our most pressing problem (where to meet – there were too many of us…
Update from Your Elders: late February 2016
In the interest of trying to keep everyone in the church on top of the kinds of things the Elders are discussing and acting on, here are three things we talked about at our meeting on February 22nd: 1. Gospel Renewal – You have probably noticed a buzz about a renewed focus on the gospel…
Facing Conflict Within Community
A couple weeks ago I was invited by Pastor Bobby to share some principles with the Elders about facing conflict in healthy, biblical ways. I welcomed this opportunity because for a long time I have been really interested in biblical peacemaking and its important role in maintaining – and yes, even fostering – genuine community among…
Update from your Elders: early February 2016
As Elders who live under the cross and have big hopes for our fellowship, we want to share with you the types of things we are discussing at our bi-monthly Elders Meetings. Obviously, we can’t go into extreme detail or violate confidentiality, but we can make you aware of the matters on our hearts. So without…
