You may not know that we have been working on getting our Highway to Maturity Courses online. At OCC, we have three 10 week courses to help you grow in your relationship with God and your understanding of the Bible. Of course, the best thing to do is take them in person, as we offer [...]
Received this testimony last week from someone who has been attending our “Breaking Free” small group. These guys are studying through Beth Moore’s book, with a DVD series, discussion and prayer ministry to help them break free from the chains of the past:
…We went back to our childhood dreams and wishes, hurts, failures, and strongholds [...]
Don’t forget Pastor Frank is starting in chapter one of the book of James this weekend! This means if you missed last week’s message, it’s not too late to catch it right from the first chapter (last week was an overview).
James is an incredible book. It’s practical, down to earth and most of all…challenging! If [...]
Well, we had a fantastic time at church this morning! Pastor Frank kicked off the Bonding with James series with a great overview of the book of James. The whole series is going to be about growing into maturity in your faith, and James is such a practical, “where the rubber hits the [...]
Finally! A chance to begin addressing your comments from our anonymous survey. The hardest part of this is going to be the that I can’t address ALL 520 of them. What I can do is pick out the common threads. So don’t be disappointed if your comment doesn’t show up here.
If you’re new to this [...]
Today, I’m sharing the results of the next 5 questions on the survey. All of them were contrasting questions, asking you to choose which side we leaned toward, between two extremes. Here’s what you said:
I might have expected numbers like this if the survey was not completely anonymous, but honestly, I’m [...]
It is my privilege to read the online reports of our small group leaders every week. Last year alone, we had 120 small groups that helped disciple people, share the gospel, and make a difference in our community.
Here are just two examples of stuff that happened last week:
This morning we were at (name removed’s) house. [...]
Another question asked on the survey had to do with your 3 favourite things about Oshawa Community Church. Here’s what you said:
By far, two things stand out: music/worship and preaching/teaching. Third was the accepting atmosphere, followed closely by our vision. As you can see, there were 22 responses included under “other.” Some were repeated, but [...]