Revolutionary Response – Describe How Connexus Has Impacted You

Posted on 16. Dec, 2008 by carey in Connexus | No Comments

So yesterday we revealed our Barrie campus' response to the invitation to describe how God moved in their lives in 2008.  Today, we're shifting subjects and outlining peoples' responses to this question: What single word would you use to describe how Connexus has impacted you in this past year?Again, the bigger the font size, the [...]

Revolutionary Response – Describe How God Moved

Posted on 15. Dec, 2008 by carey in Connexus | 1 Comment

Our whole mission at Connexus is to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.  So as we reflected on our first year together at our Barrie campus yesterday, we asked you for some feedback (Orillia, we'll do this next weekend).Because a picture paints a thousand words, here's a 'word cloud' that contains all [...]

Revolutionary Response – Stay Tuned

Posted on 14. Dec, 2008 by carey in Connexus | No Comments

THANK YOU Connexus for your incredible response to Revolutionary Love this weekend.  Orillia – a great response to Guatemala.  Thank you!Barrie campus – WOW!  We asked you to talk about how God has impacted your life this year through Connexus. 
Let's just say a ton of you took us up on the invitation (Orillia peeps,
it's Orillia's [...]

This Weekend @ Connexus | December 14th, 2008

Posted on 12. Dec, 2008 by carey in Connexus | No Comments

Well, Connexus, it's time to jump into Revolutionary Love again
this weekend.  You are showing revolutionary love in incredibly
tangible ways this December!  Thank you!            Before we get into the details of the weekend services, if you attend the 10 a.m. service in Barrie,
you may have noticed it's getting a bit crowded lately.  Really
crowded!  Last week, we [...]

Friday is for Friends: Revolutionary Love

Posted on 12. Dec, 2008 by rich in Current Affairs | 3 Comments

Hey friends!I'm looking forward to seeing what happens this weekend at Connexus!  I've heard stories of people making huge decisions to re-prioritize how they spend their resources to focus them towards the poor and marginalized!  Fantastic!  Remember that this week in Orillia we are bringing in finances and clothes for Guatemala while in Barrie we [...]

Revolutionary Assignments 3 + 4

Posted on 11. Dec, 2008 by carey in Connexus | No Comments

Okay Connexus, out of the park again on Revolutionary Love.  Even the blizzard last weekend didn't keep people from being generous!  Your compassion is already being felt around
the world. We've got another chance to make a huge impact this weekend – showing Jesus' love in tangible ways! Here are this week's assignments:Revolutionary Assignment 3
Due Date: [...]

The other side of revolution

Posted on 09. Dec, 2008 by rich in Orillia | No Comments

Revolutions are messy.  By definition it's a massive upheaval in system.  When we talk about revolutions we often just focus on the “up” side of the change – those people that “won” the confrontation.  But there is always another side of the conversation that we have to understand as well. Somebody always comes out of [...]

Sunday Brain Dump – Late Edition

Posted on 07. Dec, 2008 by carey in Connexus, Current Affairs, Leadership Community | No Comments

It’s Sunday.  Almost 11 p.m.  Time to clear the brain.  Here’s what’s on my small mind today. 

So I fully realize that I am behaving like the parent of a new born who can’t stop talking about how great his kids are or showing off pictures, but I really am SO proud [...]

This Weekend @ Connexus | December 7th, 2008

Posted on 05. Dec, 2008 by carey in Connexus | No Comments

Join us this weekend. We are in full swing with a Christmas series like no other we've been in before -  Revolutionary Love. We are also celebrating the 1st birthday of Connexus  (there's cake after our 8:30 and 10:00 am services.)The music this weekend will be more than memorable, and we'll get a chance to [...]

Malaria Bites . . . Orillia Rocks!

Posted on 01. Dec, 2008 by rich in Connexus | 2 Comments

If you can’t see the above video click here.Orillia really did show up and filled the back of the Ambulance yesterday!  Thank you so much for bringing the toys and food for people in our community.  Greg Sharp, from the Simcoe Country Paramedics said that in the 6 years that he has been doing these [...]