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The 3 Reasons People Leave a Church

As a leader, you long to see your ministry grow and thrive. So when people leave, it can leave you deflated and discouraged, especially if they were contributing members of the congregation. Here are 3 reasons people leave a church and why it should matter to you as a leader.

2020 Day Camp!

I know that Day Camp is a highlight for many kids in the London area.  Unfortunately, Village Green Community Church will not be hosting Day Camp in the summer of 2020. We regret the inconvenience and disappointment this may cause. Plans are starting soon to host Day Camp in 2021. Please check back early 2021 to hear about the great things we have planned for 2021!

From Kids to Adults – Individuality

If I am completely honest with you all, I don’t love every topic that Orange does.  Every month has important truths that our kids need to hear, but sometimes they just miss the mark.  However, this month hits right on the target.  Our theme is Individuality.  Identity is something that is becoming more and more of an issue.  People are trying to figure out who they are and are attaching to things that don’t define them well. When I was…

From Kids to Adults – Service

Last November I decided to wake up early to do some black Friday shopping.  There were some good deals on and I wanted to see what the big deal was.  I woke up early that morning and headed off to Walmart.  With some excitement, the parking lot was not full nor was there a line.  I was a little concerned as the store opened 5 minutes before I had arrived.  I walked in and it was jam-packed in some sections…

Podcast – 9:31 Growing the Church in Canada

Pastor Jon has been featured in the latest instalment of Heritage College and Seminary’s podcast: 9:31 Growing the Church in Canada. it is a 2-part interview with each lasting a little over 20 minutes. You can catch them on iTunes here.

From Kids to Adults – Self Control

February’s Curriculum is called Operating System which I believe is quite clever.  See Computers run off an Operating System and they are never perfect.  They need updates in order to keep running well.  How accurate is that to us as humans.  We aren’t perfect and we need constant updates to better ourselves.  At least I know I do, I can’t speak for you. The theme verse is 2 Peter 1:3 which says “3 By his divine power, God has given us…

The Power of Fun

Youth Group is an interesting thing to handle.  In some ways it is like a mini-church service except let’s be honest, we don’t play games at church.  There aren’t any church services I have been to that has said before the message we are going to play tag or dodgeball.  Yet for most youth groups games are a part of the rotation.  Is this because the youth leaders are trying to fill time or perhaps there is something more intentional…

Rob and Kathryn Fleming

Warmest early Christmas greetings our friends:                                                Winter, 2018 Tokyo Christmas doesn’t really “Deck the Halls” for us in a country where less than 0.5% of the people identify as followers of Jesus. But that doesn’t stop the holiday sales! As in Canada, as soon as Halloween has mercifully faded away, selling in the name of Santa is…

Bedlam 2018

I listen to a youth ministry podcast called Rethinking Youth Ministry.  This is a podcast with a bunch of the youth pastors that work for Orange and write our curriculum.  These people are smart as they have been in youth ministry for a long time.  A couple of weeks ago they were talking about retreats and as I was in the final prepping process for our Bedlam Retreat, I turned the volume up and settled in for their wisdom. One…