http://www.newhopecpchurch.com A Place for New Beginnings! Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:03:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is the obit for Jade Greene’s father.   The funeral home is Rose-Neath 1815 Marshall Street Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone Number: (318) 222-0348 www.rose-neath.com Our hearts go out to Jade and Joni, Amanda and David. Pastor B. (Jade picks up e-mail message on his blackberry (jgreene@rjgriffin.com)) Lt. Col. Herbert Vann Greene (U.S. Army, Retired) BENTON, LA - ... http://www.newhopecpchurch.com/christian-sympathy-to-the-greene-family/1000/ The Cumberland Presbyterian Church has set up a page on the main Denomination website explaining how you can contribute aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti: http://www.cumberland.org/bom/giving/DisasterReliefUpdate.htm Disaster Relief Updates CP Church Aids Earthquake Victims in Haiti The Missions Ministry Team, on behalf of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, has sent $10,000 in relief aid to assist the ... http://www.newhopecpchurch.com/haiti-earthquake-relief/866/ PASTOR NOTES… NEW HOPE…CP…3.5.10… VERNON BURROW WELCOME NEW MEMBERS who joined last Sunday.  From left to right: Greg (Worm) Gibson comes by transfer from the First UMC in Lebanon, and his wife Alene comes by transfer from the CPC in Lebanon.  Their daughter Savannah came forward to enter a time of preparation for membership ... http://www.newhopecpchurch.com/pastors-weekly-notes/116/ (John 4:21-24) In passionate worship, people are honest before God and one another, and they are open to God’s presence and will for their lives. People so eagerly desire such worship that they will reorder their lives to attend. Passionate worship motivates pastors not only to improve their preaching, but also ... http://www.newhopecpchurch.com/passionate-worship/51/ (2 Corinthians 9:6-15) Churches that practice Extravagant Generosity speak confidently and faithfully about money, giving, generosity, and the difference giving makes for the purposes of Christ and in the life of the giver. They emphasize the Christian’s need to give for more reasons than just the church’s need for money. They ... http://www.newhopecpchurch.com/extravagant-generosity/57/ (1 Corinthians 9:19-24) Transformation comes through learning in community. Congregational leaders that practice Intentional Faith Development carefully consider the full life-cycle of members and look for ways the church forms faith at every age. They look for gaps, opportunities, and unmet needs to round out their ministries and ask how they ... http://www.newhopecpchurch.com/intentional-faith-development/53/ (Romans 12:9-21) Congregations offer the invitation and embrace of Jesus Christ, the gracious welcome that creates genuine belonging that brings people together in the Christian community. Churches characterized by radical hospitality are not just friendly and courteous. Instead, they exhibit restlessness because they realize so many people do not have a ... http://www.newhopecpchurch.com/radical-hospitality/18/ The following five practices are a guide for New Hope’s growth as a congregation, as stated by Bishop Robert Schnase, a bishop in the United Methodist Church. The purpose of the church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. But how do we do that? ... http://www.newhopecpchurch.com/five-practices-of-fruitful-congregations/15/ New Hope Church has  enrolled in Stephen Ministry. This program will select and train qualified lay people to take training and provide care-giving ministry for people in the church, in our community and beyond. For more information on this wonderful program visit the website at http://www.stephenministries.org For more information about the stage of our ... http://www.newhopecpchurch.com/stephen-ministry/23/