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Advance America's 2018 General Election Voter Guide

11/5/2018

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St Joe Community Church appreciates the work of organizations like Advance America, who help represent the interests and concerns of families and children in the public arena, especially before local, state and national government institutions. One of AA's helpful resources is its annual voter guide that helps voters understand contemporary issues and the diversity of opinions held by elected officials and candidates. 

The voter guide is a non-partisan educational tool, meaning that the guide does not endorse a candidate or party. St Joe Community Church does not endorse candidates or political party affiliations, and voters use this resource according to the dictates of their own conscience.
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Click to download this two-page voter guide in a PDF format.
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St Joe Community Church Announces 2018 Family Life Series, “Elephant-Free Family Life.”

10/31/2018

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Sermon series focuses on identifying “elephants in the room” that can hinder healthy family communication.

For Immediate Release
October 31, 2018
Contact: Christopher Mann, St Joe Community Church (260) 255-4484 | cmann89@gmail.com
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA – St Joe Community Church today announced its 2018 Family Life Series entitled, “Elephant-size Miscommunication: Biblical principles for achieving authentic and effective family communication.” The sermon series studies King David’s adultery with Bathsheba that introduced elephant-size barriers to honesty and authenticity between him and his family, his officers, his countrymen and, mostly importantly, his God. But the series also reveals the hope that David found in God’s forgiveness, the same mercy that is available to us today, some 30 centuries later.
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“David not only left behind a legacy to avoid, but a legacy of contrition to emulate,” says Greg Byman, senior pastor of St Joe Community Church. “Most monarchs then and today would simply retaliate against their critics, but King David left for us some key biblical insights on how we can courageously engage the elephant in the room to begin the process of recovering our relationship with God and family.”

The series includes four sermons that candidly explore the causes and consequences of a family avoiding difficult subjects -- “elephants in the room” -- and proposes biblical principles for addressing and resolving those issues in a healthy and God-honoring manner. The four-part sermon series begins November 4th and runs through November 25th. 

Nov. 4, Part 1: How to identify elephants
Has the elephant in your home become the family pet? Every family has its difficult issue(s), and while the elephant might seem docile and domesticated for now, a 12,000 pound behemoth still lingers and lumbers from room to room, generation to generation, threatening to maim and crush its roommates. For this first installment of the Elephant-free Family Life series, Pastor Greg Byman shares some principles about identifying elephants that prevent effective family communication.

Nov. 11, Part 2: Elephant-free Marriage
Is there an elephant in your marriage? Every marriage needs a process for addressing hard issues. Whether a marriage has suffered through strife with in-laws, infidelity, chemical addiction, loss of a child, or any number of heart-wrenching struggles, God promises that he is bigger than the elephants in the room that we find too painful to address and resolve. In this second installment of the Elephant-free Family Life series, Pastor Greg Byman shares some principles about how a biblically-minded husband and wife can, with God's help, lead even the scariest bull elephants out to pasture where they belong, and bring peace to a home.

Nov. 18, Part 3: Elephant-free Parenting
You swore that you'd never (ever, ever...) say that like your father and never (ever, ever, ever...) say that like your mother and, yet, look at who you've become.... Is there an elephant in your parenting? Every parent begins parenthood the same way: a naked baby with no owner’s manual. Years, laughs and tears later, mom and dad have done some things right and other things...less than right. Through it all, God promises that he is bigger than the elephants in our parenting. In this third installment of the Elephant-free Family Life series, Pastor Greg Byman shares some principles about how a biblically-minded dad and mom can, with God's help, lead even the scariest bull elephants out to pasture where they belong, and recover authentic communication the way God designed it.  

Nov. 25, Part 4: Elephant-free Generations
Is there an elephant in your scrapbook? Your journal? Your yearbook? In a sense, these can represent first drafts of our personal history, but they don’t have to be the final draft. God warns his people against generational consequences for wrong-thinking and wrong-living (sin) but promises to lavish generational blessings for right-thinking and right-living (righteousness). In this final installment of the Elephant-free Family Life series, Pastor Greg Byman shares some insights about how a relationship with God empowers us to not only identify the generational elephants that have held back authentic communication but also break the generational sin that too easily entangled our ancestors and imperils the next generation.

About St Joe Community Church 
St Joe is located at 2900 North Anthony Blvd., just a few blocks south of the campus of Purdue University at Fort Wayne. Pastor Greg Byman serves as the senior pastor and the entire St Joe church family welcomes you to join us for worship service each Sunday at 10:00 am. For more information visit www.StJoeCommunityChurch.org or call (260) 471-4704. Pastor Greg Byman is available for media interviews.
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St Joe Hosts ReSermon Institute

10/22/2018

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Click to register for the Nov 9 ReSermon Institute at St Joe Community Church.
​St Joe Community Church will host a unique evangelism and discipleship seminar called ReSermon Institute on November 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at 2900 North Anthony Blvd. Early bird tickets only $15 and covers a box lunch from our friends at Chick-Fil-A as well as some complimentary resources from ReSermon. The seminar is primarily intended for pastors and minister leaders, but the event is open to all. For more information visit http://www.resermon.com/resermon-institute.html.

ReSermon Institute is led by former World magazine writer and Fort Wayne local, Christopher Mann, and now member of the St Joe Community Church communications team. For more information contact ReSermon Institute at (260) 508-3136 or Chris.Mann@ReSermon.com.
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“I am extremely grateful to ReSermon for helping us multiply the impact of our weekly worship. St Joe Community Church is excited to host ReSermon Institute on November 9th” – Greg Byman, Senior Pastor, St Joe Community Church.

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Mission Adventure Camp 2018!

3/22/2018

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Students who have completed 3rd through 6th grade

REGISTER!
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​JUNE 25-29,2018

LOCATION: Highland Lakes Baptist Camp

COST

$215 if paid in full by May 25
$250 if paid in full by June 11

*Registration requires a $50 non-refunable deposit

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Participants must register online by Monday, June 11 or a $20 late fee will be applied. *Registration is not complete until the final balance has been paid.

FOR: Children who will have completed grades 3-6

DESCRIPTION: Children who have completed grades 3-6 will learn what it means to put their faith completely in Christ.  Missionaries will share their experiences and challenge campers to envision being part of God's family and sharing their faith with others.  Kids participate in classes like archery, riflery, crafts, drama, dance, outdoor games, and more.  During free time they can take a try at the gian swing, play in the lake, archery tag or swim.

Speaker: Nathan Tripp

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Nathan is an experienced Camp Pastor who has frequently served in Children’s Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and various camp staff roles. He earned his Biblical and Theological Studies degree with an emphasis on Worship and Pastoral Studies from Boyce College of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently working towards his Masters of Divinity. He currently serves as the interim pastor for Calvary Baptist Church in Greenwood, IN and as the Bible Teacher for Greenwood Christian Academy working with Middle School and High School students. Nathan has focused on increasing a love for the Church among young believers, encouraging them to trust God’s desire for the Church’s loving community to be the best place to grow in Christlikeness and to glorify God with every thought, word, and deed in the name of Jesus.

Worship led by Carman Hammond

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Carman Hammond grew up in Southern IN and found his love for music and worship early in life. At age three, he started playing drums and singing with his parents. At age 11, he started playing guitar, writing his own songs, and leading worship for small groups. Through high school he led worship for several area churches and then went into full-time worship and pastoral ministry at age 20. In 2011, Carman graduated with his bachelors degree in Biblical studies with an emphasis in worship ministry from Cincinnati Christian University. He now serves as the Worship Pastor for Graceland Baptist church in New Albany, IN. Carman has been married to his wife Lauren for 13 years and together they have four children. When he's not playing guitar or singing, Carman enjoys watching movies at home and at the theatre, camping, drinking coffee, playing basketball, and hanging out with his family. ​

Students who have completed 7th through 12th grades:

REGISTER!
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DESCRIPTION
Student Fusion will equip and challenge students (grades 7-12) to be on mission for Christ.  Jesus' followers have been carrying on the mission for almost 2,000 years, but it is not yet accomplished since nearly two billion people still have not heard the story of Jesus.  Sharing the gospel to further His Kingdom is the ultimate reason He has left the church on earth.  Join us for Student Fusion Camp 2018 as we study the life of Paul and discover how to live a life on mission for Christ.

Camp Pastor: Rayden Hollis

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Rayden is a church planter in the St. Louis area. He and his wife Sarah have three kids: Kaleb, Nathan, and Aubri Jane. Rayden is passionate about living everyday life for Jesus, and he is excited to pastor Red Hill Church in Edwardsville, IL. He is an engaging story teller and a passionate evangelist. He believes that this generation has the opportunity to finish the task and usher in the return of Jesus. Rayden believes that there has never been a better time to be alive, a better time to serve the local church, or a better equipped generation to reach the world for Jesus

Worship Leader: TBD

Schedule

Monday
1:00     Registration
3:30     Opening Meeting
4:00     Rescue!
5:00     Dinner
6:00     Pool Party/Lake
8:15     Worship
10:15   Cabin Devotions
10:30   Bedtime/Lights Out
 
Tuesday-Thursday
7:00     Wake up/ Clean Cabin
7:30     Personal Devotion
8:00     Breakfast
8:30     Morning Celebration
9:20     Track A
10:10  Bible Study A/ Missions B
11:00   Track B
12:00   Lunch
1:00     Bible Study B/ Missions A
2:00     Free Time
4:30     Clean up for Dinner
5:00     Dinner
6:00     Evening Activity
8:00     Worship
9:30     Cabin Prayer Time/ Quiet Time
10:30   Bedtime/ Lights out
 
Friday
7:00     Wake up
7:30     Personal Devotion
8:00     Breakfast
8:30     Closing Worship
9:30     Pack and Clean Cabin
10:30   Leave for Home
 
WHAT TO BRING TO CAMP

CONTACT: Terah Adams or Sarah Bohrer
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Christmas Eve at St. Joe: December 24, 2017

12/10/2017

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St. Joe's annual Christmas Eve candlelight service will be held on Sunday, December 24, 2015 at 6:00 pm at St. Joe Community Church, 2900 North Anthony Blvd. 

St. Joe's regular worship service will be held that morning at 10:00 a.m.
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Chris Kern to guest-preach at St. Joe Community

10/23/2017

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By Christopher Mann
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Connect with Chris Kern on:  
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St. Joe Community Church welcomes Young Life's Area Director, Chris Kern, to the pulpit Sunday morning, October 29, 2017. 
Chris Kern has been on staff with the youth ministry Young Life since 2007. In 2016, Chris left the Indianapolis ministry to serve as the leader for Fort Wayne's Young Life outreach to Snider, Northside, Homestead high schools, and Canterbury School.

​Young Life's vision is to serve as a lifeline for kids, one kid at a time. Over the last twenty years, Greater Fort Wayne Young Life has expanded into four high schools, with more in their sights in 2018. Chris and his leadership team is developing a network of leaders and committee members who will serve specific communities in Allen county. Young Life's five year goal includes expansion into two additional high schools.
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2900 North Anthony Blvd.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805
(260) 471-4704 www.StJoeCommunityChurch.org
Sunday Worship: 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM (Live cast at 10:30 am)
Sunday Kids Connection Classes (infants-5th grade):  10:30 AM

Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study:  6:30 PM
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