Thursday, March 28, 2013

Restored

Come join us for Week 1 of Restored at Northwest on Easter Sunday, March 31 at 10am. Together we will learn that God is a restoration expert specializing in restoring people.  If you have never experienced life at Northwest you will discover that we are a group of imperfect people who have encountered the forgiveness of Jesus Christ. God is knocking off our rough edges, giving us hope, and allowing us to live with purpose, meaning, and excitement. Along the way, we want to share this experience with an many people as possible.

Easter Sunday will be an opportunity for you to gather with others for worship and teaching designed to help you connect with God. Northwest will be a place where you can come as you are, meet new people, and pick up a fresh cup of coffee. The environment will be casual, friendly, and contemporary. As you enter Cooper Elementary, you will have the opportunity to check in your children ages birth – preschool at Northwest Kids. For parents of children ages K-5th grade, we encourage families to worship together until the children are directed to a separate time of Bible teaching during the service. Basically Sunday mornings at Northwest will help you and your family focus on the things in life that are the most important...your relationship with God and your relationships with other people. 

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Monday, March 18, 2013

Northwest Kids


From the start Northwest has been modeled after the basic blueprint for the Church given to us in the Bible.  We believe that the New Testament not only describes how the early church got started, but it also prescribes how we are to function and operate today. For example, in 1 Cor. 12, the human body is used as an analogy to describe how each member of a healthy church is to be valued and needed.  In addition, Acts 2 describes the attitude of the early church as members made great sacrifices to serve each other and meet the needs of a growing church.  Likewise, we want to duplicate a similar culture so that every member feels valued, needed, and personally responsible for the health and growth of Northwest.  As the needs of a growing church fluctuate, we anticipate sharing specific needs with you and then watching as God uses our individual gifts and talents to meet those needs. 

Recently Cassi Luka, our Children’s Director, sent a letter out to all the parents with children involved in Northwest Kids. Cassi reminded us that over the past three years the children’s ministry has grown from only 1 child when we first launched to now averaging 20 – 25 children each Sunday morning.  Cassi and her team of leaders who consist of Keslyn Erb, Michelle Sanders, and Jennifer Powers have done an amazing job at adapting to the growth and staying focused on the vision of discipling children and equipping parents.   


Ideally a growing ministry of this size requires 23 adult volunteers each serving one Sunday per month. However, Northwest Kids currently has only 15 adult volunteers on the rotation.  Beginning on Sunday, May 5 the key areas of need for the children’s ministry will be:
  • Nursery (Birth - Walking)
  • Toddler (1 - 3 Year Olds)
  • Early Elementary (PreK - 2nd Grade)
  • Hall Monitors
As you can see, Northwest Kids needs 8 additional volunteers in order to meet the needs of a growing children’s ministry.  Over the next few days, please prayerfully consider if you would be willing to serve in this important area in the life of Northwest. Feel free to contact Cassi Luka at cmluka01@gmail.com or 502-939-8281 for further information and questions about how to become involved in what God is doing through Northwest Kids.