Last month, babies, children and families lined up in front of the stage during our worship service. It was a beautiful picture of love. Love parents have for their children and love the church has for each other through Jesus. “So in Christ, we though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” (Romans 12:5) Throughout …
Posts by Julie Jewell
Helping Your Kids to See God in the Daily
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get …
Why I Love Serving at Northstar: Julie Jewell
A radio commercial My husband, Charlie and I were driving down the road about 10 years ago and heard a commercial for Northstar. The best part was that it was not on a Christian radio station. It was pretty much as non-Christian as you can get. I loved the idea that a church would put a commercial on a non-Christian …
Parenting is Ministry
I recently had the privilege of getting away for a weekend to attend the Lifeway Women’s Leadership Forum. It was a conference geared toward women in leadership in the church. It was an amazing time of refreshment and truth. Although it was geared towards leadership and ministry in the church, there are several things that I heard that I feel …
Kids’ Camp Follow Up Ideas for Parents
The glitter and glue have settled and life in the children’s ministry department has gone back to normal (as normal as can be in our office!). Northstar Kids’ Camp is over, but our hope is that it was the beginning of a new spiritual spark in your child’s life. Whether their favorite part of camp was worship, games, crafts, hearing …
Amazing Love Women’s Retreat Recap
“I really felt pressed to sacrifice more to God, on a regular basis. I think I became aware of some of my fears and things I struggle to give over to the Lord.” “It was timed great for a needed spiritual challenge/respite…God delivered. I also gained a greater connection to women at Northstar.” These are just a couple of quotes …
Passions Week Devo: Tuesday
But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all …
Easter Egg Hunt 2016 Photos
We had a EGGcellent time at our third annual Community Easter Egg Hunt. Although we had to change venues due to rain and cold weather, it did not stop the fun. We were excited to see so many families from our community participate in egg hunts, crafts, photos with bunnies and games. Thanks, Northstar Church, for being the church by inviting friends, …
Children’s Ministry Volunteer Training
At Northstar Church we want to raise kids who love Jesus and who will go out and tell the world about Him. We don’t take this task lightly and we know that our children’s ministry volunteers are a huge part of this mission. We want church to be a place where kids learn about Jesus’ love for them in a …
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