"I find it is good for my soul to be forced to interact regularly for the sake of the gospel with unpredictable slices of lost humanity." One of the reasons our partnership with international missionaries is so helpful is that they point us back to truths that we can insulate ourselves from.

Typically, our mentality toward the idea of child sexual abuse is, "it won't happen to my child, or anyone I know." We hope and pray that this is true, but, based on the statistic that 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before they are 18, the reality is, you will most likely know someone who was sexually abused at some point in their life, if you don't already. City Church will host Stewards of Children Training, a nationally recognized child sexual abuse prevention training that educates adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. This course will take place on Sunday, April 19th from 1:00pm to 3:30pm in room 311 at Grace Covenant.

Highlights from this year's Christmas pageant (thanks to Taylor MacKillop!)

Did you miss Sunday's Art for Advent reception? Take a look at some of the works featured.

Here are some of the ways that we will celebrate Advent together this year...

Kyle LaFerriere shares his thoughts on City Church's trip to Chattanooga back in July--why he *thought* he went and why he *really* ended up there.