January 27, 2016
by Todd Paben
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Missional Life
Over the next seven weeks, we will be examining what it will look like for Missio Dei Church to be knit together as brothers and sisters in Christ as we prepare to go out and share the Good News of our Risen Savior and look forward to celebrating on Resurrection Sunday....
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August 3, 2015
by Todd Paben
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Missional Life
This past Sunday we made an announcement regarding a special offering that will be taken during VBS next week. Amanda Paben was able to have a conversation with Missy Camiola regarding the biggest need for Grace Gardens. Missy expressed a huge need to be able to send the children of Grace Gardens to school. The cost is $250 per semester (or $500 for the entire year). It is...
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August 6, 2014
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Missional Life
Over the next few weeks leading up to Vacation Bible School, I hope to share with you some how to’s that may be helpful for you and your family. This week we will be exploring an answer to the question “How do I invite my neighbor to VBS?†...
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July 14, 2014
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Missional Life
On Sunday night, July 13, we had the privilege to have our missionaries John & Missy Camiola come out for a BBQ and an evening of sharing what God is doing in their lives over in Jos, Nigeria. Here is how the evening went down:...
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February 20, 2014
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Missional Life
We must work at truly listening to others. Listening requires an intense interest in the other person. As Simon Kistemaker says: 'Listening is loving the neighbor as oneself; his concerns and problems are sufficiently important to be heard.' This requires eye contact and sensitivity to the other’s gestures and moods and silences....
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September 27, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Missional Life
This week we will be taking a look at the typical day-in-day-out life and how we bring on our own busyness and how we create busyness for other people...
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September 19, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Missional Life
Over the next few weeks I hope to flesh out some of what Kevin had to say in his book. I do not plan to summarize every chapter. What would the point of you be reading the book then? I will talk about the chapter(s) that have impacted my life most and I think will impact yours as well. This list includes things like: serving other, work & technology, kids, and how you can...
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July 19, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Missional Life
In my last post, I said I was going to be coming out with some various “how to†posts. This week I am going to address how to pray in the weeks leading up to vbs. I would like to share five ways you can be praying for our first Vacation Bible School....
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July 15, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Missional Life
A recap of how the seventh annual all-church camping trip to Potato Creek State Park for Missio Dei Church. ...
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July 3, 2013
by Todd Paben
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Category:
Missional Life
Over the next few weeks leading up to our first Vacation Bible School, I hope to share with you some how to’s that may be helpful for you and your family. This week we will be exploring an answer to the question “How do I invite my neighbor to VBS?†...
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