Community Stories
These short stories either follow what Spring Church is focusing on in a particular season, like Christmas or Easter, or they take culturally relevant topics and frame them through a Biblical lens. You can look through our entire category of over 7 years of stories using the dropdown.
Would anyone come to a 6:15am Bible Study?
“Would anyone come to a 6:15 am Bible study?” was the question we asked ourselves in September. 7 months later….
Two Timely Questions
Before we go any further down this road of change, of uncertainty, of worry and turmoil, let’s pause and reflect on our very recent past.
Learning how to lament together in the Hospital
Americans, on the whole, don’t know how to lament together very well.
In fact, odds are good that, as you read that last sentence, you thought, “Lament. That’s a weird word. I wonder what Matt means by ‘lament’.” Well, thank you for asking. I mean the actual basic definition: To mourn aloud. Americans don’t often mourn aloud together, particularly in ways that are helpful to the aloud mourners and their friends.
Christmas at the Mission
As we approached the end of Advent, we continued to put ourselves in the Christmas Story by playing Follow the Leader.
Advent In A Barn
For younger children, this Advent I’ve been talking about playing Follow The Leader.
I’ve enjoyed framing what we do through the game Follow The Leader, as it’s helped younger kids latch onto the reason why we do the things we do around Advent.
Camping & Worship
Our family of five have been meeting as our own little church for the last few months, mainly so our kids could start learning how to use their voices in church.
Worship In The Garden
Our family of five have been meeting as our own little church for the last few months, mainly so our kids could start learning how to use their voices in church.