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Archive for May, 2022

A Summer of Spiritual Significance

For many families at Ingleside, the rhythms of life will change as the school year comes to a close. The demands of classes, tests, and extracurricular activities will give way to a welcome change of pace. At Ingleside, the summer promises to be spiritually significant. I want you to know about, participate in, and pray for some of the ministry and missions that are planned.  Here’s a summary: June 6-10 Xtreme Week (Vacation Bible School) June 12-17 Sessions Tour...

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Leadership Matters

On May 3 and 17, our Nominating Committee met to select new nominees who will be considered for service as Overseers. As I left the meetings, my heart was deeply grateful for the quality and strength of the leadership God has given our church across the years. I’m convinced that one of the reasons that we have had strong leadership is because we have a good selection process.  It includes congregation-wide input, consideration by a Nominating Committee, personal interviews, and...

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Do You Use the Ingleside App?

A revolution has occurred over the past 10 years. According to the Pew Research Center, in May 2011 only 35% of adults in the United States owned a smartphone. By 2021 the number had grown to 85% (see the data here). Not only do most of us now own smartphones, but we also use our phones now as our primary way of accessing information, communicating with one another, and managing the many details of modern life. When you look at the worldwide data about internet traffic, in 2011...

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Connecting with our Community

The month of May has become a time when we connect, serve, and share the gospel with our community in a significant way. As the school year comes to a conclusion, we host a number of end-of-year events at Ingleside.  This year these include: . On Monday night, May 16, we will host the Tattnall Square Academy Commencement in our Worship Center. . On Thursday night, May 19, we will host the Covenant Academy Commencement in our Worship Center. . On Saturday, May 21, we will...

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