Book Recommendation: The Best Kept Secret of Christian Mission

This book comes out of years of reflection, failures, and some successes in the task of reaching out to others with the gospel. Many Christians think of the task of mission as an entirely verbal activity, when perhaps the best kept secret of New Testament teaching about mission is that it involves a whole range of activities that explicitly promote Christ to the world and draw others to him, and only a few of them involve speaking. Without diminishing or downplaying the importance of speaking the gospel, John Dickson shows that, on the other hand, downplaying the range of activities that promote Christ to the world has its own set of problems.

Ministry Profile: Young Family Play Day

The parking lot at the Warehouse in Solon is filled mostly with mini-vans and SUVs, evidence that a family-friendly event is taking place this Saturday afternoon. Open vehicle doors reveal tiny feet dangling above favorite toys that have found their way to the backseat’s floor during the drive to this month’s Young Family Play Day. As moms and dads herd their little ones into the Warehouse, a light rain begins to fall.

Pics from Terry Pluto

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Meet Wes and Nancy Collins this Sunday!

This Sunday, September 12, Wes and Nancy Collins will be at Parkside Church. Please come greet them and hear an update on their ministry with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Peru and Guatemala at 11:15 am in the Fellowship Hall. They will also be at the Missions Table in the Commons throughout the morning.

Holiday Service Schedule

Please note that due to the holiday weekend, we have an amended schedule.

Ministry Profile: Ushers

With a name like Usher, it's fitting that David Usher would serve Parkside Church as, well, an usher. "I've been ushering for about 10 years," says Usher with a warm and welcoming smile. "I enjoy it. I look at it as a ministry. It's not just a job. It's something that I can do to serve the Lord, and God gets the glory."

Connections Sunday: Fall 2010

Location: The Commons
Start Time: Sun 5, Sept. 2010, 11:30 a.m.
End Time: Sun 12, Sept. 2010, 11:30 p.m.

Looking for another way to make a big place a little smaller? This happens through worshiping God together, finding a place to serve, and forming relationships with others. Connections Sunday is a way to help you do this a little more by identifying some of the many opportunities for involvement.

Speaking the Truth in Love

Every day I listen and speak with people who are hurting either because of their own sin, someone else’s sin or from the mere fact they are living life on a fallen planet. At times I wish I could wave a wand and make their problems and struggles disappear—if only life was that easy! The process of change and victory in the life of an individual is so much more complex and involved than merely ‘memorizing a Bible verse a day.’ But yet this process of change is incredibly rewarding as we are daily conformed into the image of Christ.

Book Recommendation: "What is an Evangelical?"

This month's recommended reading selection is "What is an Evangelical?" by Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones.  The slim volume is a collection of three talks Lloyd-Jones delivered in 1971 to the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students through which Lloyd-Jones addressed his concerns about the "subtle, but real shifts in commitment to the biblical gospel." 

Ministry Profile: Children's Ministry Volunteers, Heather and Andy Davis

In Matthew 19:14, "Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."  Each week, hundreds of children come through Parkside's doors and the faithful volunteers of the Children's Ministry stand prepared to receive each one of them with the love and grace they themselves have received from Jesus Christ.  According to Children's Ministry volunteers, Heather and Andy Davis, the experience is rewarding beyond words.