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The Importance of Friendships: Why Can’t We Be Friends?
Logically and biblically, we might know the call of friendship and community that the Bible has for us. We know all the metaphors for the Church. We have seen the realities that the Church IS a body. It has different functions and designs, but all working together as...
How Do I Navigate the Tension of Being Compassionate & Having High Standards?
In this episode, the team discusses how an unhealthy relationship with perfection impacts the ability to navigate the tension between having high standards and accepting...
Creating & Maintaining Community in Small Groups
Creating a comfortable and welcoming environment for a small group is vital to the success of the group in general. The reasoning is pretty simple - people return to environments where they feel welcome and accepted. People also feel freer to be themselves in a...
Maddy Rudkin – Baptism Story
Maddy was baptized in April 2023. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. When I was growing up, I constantly looked at the people around me for answers to my questions. I was a curious kid...
Addison Bullis – Baptism Story
Addison was baptized in April 2023. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. I have grown up surrounded by religion, and there as always been the truth that Jesus is there for all of us. I...
Jalen Ahlquist – Baptism Story
Jalen was baptized in April 2023. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. I accepted Christ when I was young, and faith has always been important in my family and my life. But when I came to...
Common Misconceptions About Friendship & How Jesus Shows Us a Better Way
This is an article addressing what I've learned from 25 years of friendship...or, put differently, it breaks down common misconceptions concerning the nature of deep friendships. Misconception #1: It is someone else's responsibility to come and be my friend. We might...
Carston Carey – Baptism Story
Carston was baptized in April 2023. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. I grew up going to Hope and grew up in a Christian family. That's how I learned about Jesus. I tried to believe in...
Andrew Julkowski – Baptism Story
Andrew was baptized in December 2022. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. My story begins when I was very young. I was raised in the Catholic Church, where I was baptized as an infant,...
William Stahl – Baptism Story
William was baptized in December 2022. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. I grew up in the church, and I would say that my beliefs about Christianity have been fairly consistent all my...
Nick Gable – Baptism Story
Nick was baptized in December 2022. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. Growing up, I would say that I was “raised to be Christian” – I went to church on Sunday, youth group on...
Omar Abuzzahab – Baptism Story
Omar was baptized in December 2022. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. My faith journey comes from being born Lutheran and going astray at a young age before finally returning to...