By Pastor Julie HawkinsPastor of Ministry Every morning when I wake up, the very first thing that I do is read a psalm. I started this practice a few years back after being challenged to engage Scripture before scrolling. Confession time: many mornings, that psalm read isn’t ingested through the bleary lens of my 4:45 […]
Growth Takes Time
By Pastor Rachel WhitePastor of LifeGroups & Alpha One of the many lessons I’ve learned from spending time growing a flower garden this year has been that growth takes time. As the cut flower season ends, I’m already planting seeds for next year, seeds that won’t look like flowers until maybe May! That’s a long […]
What’s Really Facing Today’s Teens – And How to Respond
By Pastor Ellis WhiteSenior Pastor This year, my eldest began Middle School. I recall the transition I made at her age from St Peter’s Catholic Primary School with only 200 students to the Royal Grammar School with 10 times as many students. It was overwhelming. But thankfully, I wasn’t also dealing with a daily bombardment […]
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Integration: Movement Toward Wholeness in Following Jesus
By Katie NelsonDirector of Care Ministries Integration. That’s what my heart and soul have been journeying toward for quite some time now. It’s a concept that has been on my mind ever since I stepped into the role of Director of Care Ministries at Chapel Hill. Integration means bringing all the parts together into a […]
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Loneliness is the New Smoking
By Pastor Ellis WhiteSenior Pastor Did you know that lacking social connection is as dangerous as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day? According to a study published in 2017 in American Psychology, the odds of premature mortality are just as affected by a lack of friendship, as they are by smoking a pack of […]
Fire!
By Pastor Ellis WhiteSenior Pastor “The fire alarm would have gone off on the Day of Pentecost, too!” was one of the many comments I heard after last Sunday. If you weren’t there, you probably heard about it, but just after I stepped up to preach, as I was beginning to read the scripture passage, […]
Thank You, Chapel Hill!
By Pastor Mark TooneSenior Pastor I will never forget this week. Exhilarating, exhausting, and profoundly humbling. Last Sunday’s worship service on August 25 was incredible. Our Sanctuary seats 1,400 people. We had 2,348 gathered in every nook and cranny throughout the building. And oh, did you sing as we were led in wonderful worship! It […]
Grateful Reflections on a Blessed Journey
By Pastor Mark TooneSenior Pastor In some ways, it seems like yesterday. In some ways, it seems like a world away. I preached my first sermon at Chapel Hill as your new Senior Pastor on September 13, 1987. But I preached my FIRST, first sermon in January of that year as a candidate. It was […]
Thanks for the Memories
I’ve been reflecting upon my 37 years here and some of the high points that stand out for me. I thought I’d share a few of those in a mini “trip down memory lane.” I wonder if YOUR favorites are in this list? I’d love to hear from you if I missed one. Here they […]
Nurturing the Next Generation of Leaders
I realize I just preached a sermon on the danger of pride! And yet, I’ve been reflecting upon those things God has done in and through us these last 37 years that make me most proud. I’m in a quandary! But at the risk of falling prey to the very offense I described last Sunday […]