Dear Christ Church Family, Thank you! On December 21st, we came to you with our church’s year-end financial need. For our year’s giving to match our year’s expenses, we needed approximately $415,000 to come through the doors prior to December 31st. Together, we took the need to God in prayer. In just two short weeks, […]
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We could not be more excited about the opportunity to adopt Granbery Elementary School this year! There are unlimited ways we can express our support of the students, faculty, staff, and parents, and our goal is for every Christ Church member to volunteer at some point throughout this school year. Whether you have two days […]
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Our next What Christ Church Believes and Teaches Intensive Weekend will be on Friday, November 8 from 6:30-9pm and Saturday, November 9 from 8am-2pm in the Wallace Chapel. The What Christ Church Believes and Teaches class is a great introductory course about our church and is a requirement for serving in ministry at Christ Church. […]
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Camping on the Grounds will be a casual time of fellowship to enjoy the fall weather with s’mores, a family “hidden talent” show and sleeping under the stars. You can set up in the lawn outside of Memorial Gardens after 3pm on Friday, and the fire will be ready to cook your supper by 6pm. […]
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Dear Christ Church Family, On Sunday, August 4, 2013, Christ Church Nashville entered a time of prayer and reflection. The purpose of this discerning process is to clarify our church’s identity and mission in a culture that has changed considerably since its founding era. That morning, we focused our attention on the reasons this process […]
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“Judge not, lest ye be judged. ” That’s how the Authorized Version puts one of our culture’s most quoted saying. It carries great authority because Jesus said it. But what does it mean? Surely Jesus did not mean we should not discern the validity or usefulness of ideas or actions. Otherwise, inhaling the vapors of […]
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This has been and interesting two weeks. I have answered over a hundred email responses from the sermon on June 30th, Taking Refuge: Reflections on Same-Sex Marriage. The overwhelming tone was respectful and appreciative. Both the proponents and the opponents of gay marriage wanted to discuss the issue in a way that deepened their understanding […]
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Dear Christ Church Family, I was moved by the response to Sunday’s message on homosexuality and gay marriage. I have never received as many emails – both before the sermon and afterward – about any message I have ever preached. It is obvious that Christians are deeply conflicted about what lines to draw, how to draw those […]
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It was during one of our nightly meetings that I truly begin to see that the members of this Costa Rican missions team aren’t simply people who just love Christ but also are individuals who encompass such a richness and reality of who the Father is. I discovered this as I watched team members quick […]
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Costa Rica is so different. It’s a place unlike anywhere I’ve ever been. Landing in San Jose, the mountains leer at you with the greenest of eyes. Here and there, little trails carve up the side where farmers pick their coffee. You walk outside to wait on the bus and five or six guys try to get you in […]
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