City Leaders Huddle Audio

October 14, 2019

Sunday – 4/13/25

Content:

  • Living Sent Stories
  • Upcoming Events
    • Easter
    • Summer Home Group
    • Summer Socials
    • Summer Fun Events
    • Thrive Book Club
    • Men’s Ministry Retreat
  • Fall 2025 Sneak Peek

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Video – 4/13/25

 

Sunday – 3/16/25

Content:

  • Living Sent Stories
  • Upcoming Events
    • Easter and Invitation Plans
    • Thrive Tea and Book Club
    • Men’s Ministry (2nd meeting)
    • Equipping for Life After Graduation
  • Transitioning Seniors
  • Life-on-Life Discipleship

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Video – 3/16/25

 

Sunday – 2/9/25

Content:

  • City Goals (as we move toward Easter)
  • Men’s Ministry Launch
  • Prayer for our Home Groups and Campus needs

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Video – 2/9/25

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18t2WPO47lKNUR_pE–DMtn1qN1P4vuBY/view?usp=drive_link

Sunday – 1/19/25

Content:

  • What to look forward to in 2025
  • Mission Weeks Content Option

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 1/19/25

 

Sunday – 12/8/24

Content:

  • Home Groups – Ending well for 2024
  • Upcoming dates/events

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 12/8/24

 

Sunday – 10/20/24

Content:

  • Updates from Nik (City Retreat)
  • Home Group Connection Ideas
  • Announcements

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 10/20/24

 

Sunday – 9/22/24

Content:

  • Living Sent Stories
  • Updates from Nik (City Retreat)
  • Fall Launch Debrief
  • Home Groups Start

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 9/22/24

 

Sunday – 8/11/24

Content:

  • Living Sent Stories
  • Fall Launch Events
  • Fall Home Group Start Up
  • New City Events (November Retreat)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 8/11/24

 

Sunday – 5/19/24

Content:

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 5/19/24

 

Sunday – 4/14/24

Content:

  • Living Sent Stories
  • Events/Updates (Thrive Bonus Event, Summer Rhythms, Summer HG childcare, Summer teaching plans)
  • City Director Search Results

Here is a link to the video: City Leaders Huddle Video – 4/14/24

 

Sunday – 3/10/24

Content:

  • Living Sent Stories
  • Events/Updates (Thrive Retreat, Holy Week Invitations)
  • Easter Service Initiative
  • City Director Search Process Update
  • New style for Good Friday Service this year

Here is a link to the video: City Leaders Huddle Video – 3/10/24

 

Sunday – 2/11/24

Content:

  • Not Recorded

 

Sunday – 1/14/24

Content:

  • Living Sent
  • Debrief on Winter Weekend & Pray 300
  • Upcoming Events (including 24/7 Prayer Opportunities, classes, Spring Hill)
  • The Habits of a Disciple – integrating space for the 6 habits in our Home Group spaces

Here is a link to the video: City Leaders Huddle Video – 1/14/24

 

Sunday – 12/10/23

Content:

  • Living Sent & Pray 300 Stories
  • 24/7 Prayer Opportunities in January (Amy Grace)
  • Upcoming Events (Holiday Schedule)

Here is a link to the video: City Leaders Huddle Video – 12/10/23

 

Sunday – 11/12/23

Content:

  • Living Sent Stories
  • Upcoming Events
  • NLK & Youth Needs
  • City Goals – Progress & Next Steps
  • Pray 300

Here is a link to the video: City Leaders Huddle Video – 11/12/23

 

Sunday – 10/22/23

Content:

  • Living Sent Stories
  • Upcoming Events
  • City Staff Updates
  • Home Group Updates
  • City Goals – Progress & Next Steps
  • Home Group Leaders Check-in

Here is a link to the video: City Leaders Huddle Video – 10/22/23

 

Sunday – 9/17/23

Content:

  • [1:03] Live Sent Stories
  • [1:22] Things We’re Celebrating
  • [8:03] Updates & Announcements (GroupMe, Fall Retreat Scholarships, Volunteering, St. Paul event)
  • [17:55] City Goals 2023-2024
  • [37:30] Spiritual Gifts Cohort

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 9/17/23

Here is a link to the video: City Leaders Huddle Video – 9/17/23

 

Sunday – 8/20/23

Content:

  • [1:27] Live Sent Stories
  • [5:00] Upcoming Events (Mission Weeks, Fall Launch)
  • [9:48] Debrief – Summer Social & Summer Home Group
  • [19:47] City Goals 2023-2024
  • [25:21] Home Group Launch

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 8/20/23

 

June 2023 (Short Video Update – 6:30)

Content:
Here is a link to the video: City Leaders Video Update – June 2023

 

May 2023 (Short Video Update – 6:43)

Content:
Here is a link to the video: City Leaders Video Update – May 2023

 

Sunday – 4/16/23

Content:

  • [0:54] Live Sent Stories
  • [8:36] Things to Celebrate!
  • [20:10] Summer Plans (Summer HG and Sunday Socials)
  • [33:47] Upcoming Events & Happenings (Gospel Training, Gospel Sharing/Tracking, Women’s Book Club, Women’s Wilderness Retreat, VBS, NLK)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 4/16/23

 

Sunday – 3/19/23

Content:

  • [01:00] Live Sent Stories
  • [7:20] City Groups Transition to New Annual Rhythms
  • [28:00] Upcoming Events & Happenings (Holy Weeks, Gospel Training, Women’s Book Club, Women’s Wilderness Retreat, Christian Love Fellowship Serving)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 3/19/23

Book Club: Event Registration

Thrive Wilderness: Event Registration

Evangelism Training: Event Registration

 

February 2023

No Zoom Meeting this month. Here’s a brief update instead:

Video Version
Audio Version

 

Sunday – 1/15/23

Content:

  • [01:10] Live Sent Stories
  • [4:20] Announcements and Updates (End of Year Giving, City Slices Wanted, Upcoming Spiritual Journey form/survey, Easter photo help, Christian Love Fellowship Parternship, Book Club, Intro Class, and Spring Break Gifts)
  • [15:00] 90 Day Challenge & Mission Weeks
  • [29:00] Home Group Structure Adjustments
  • [33:50] Prayer – SpringHill & Campus Spring Break

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 1/15/23

 

Sunday – 12/11/2022

Content:

  • [00:00] Live Sent Stories
  • [5:50] New Life Kids & Youth – Holiday Services & SpringHill
  • [11:33] December/January Events
  • [22:49] Mission Weeks
  • [25:08] 90 Day Challenge

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 12/11/22

Sunday – 11/13/22 (Meeting Cancelled)

Sunday – 6/12/2022

Content:

  • [00:53] Live Sent Stories
  • [5:10] Adopt an LTer
  • [11:20] Summer Activities Latest & Greatest (Wednesday All City Home Group, Sunday Social, 90 Day Challenge)
  • [19:10] August Events (Prayer & Fasting Week 8/14 – 8/18, Fall Missions Week)
  • [23:33] Discussion: Communication “How do you best receive information from us?”
  • [43:52] Discussion: Fall Invitational Events

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 6/12/22

Sunday – 5/15/2022

Content:

  • [00:25] Intro & Agenda
  • [3:46] “Come & See” (John)
  • [9:15] Updates & Announcements: All City Summer Home Group
  • [23:35] Updates & Announcements: Summer Social
  • [25:16] Summer 90 Day Day
  • [28:41] Leaders – Praying about what’s next for your leadership
  • [29:54] New Life Kids – Summer Need
  • [34:02] Youth Plans – Summer
  • [35:27] Discussion: What training or equipping do you think you or your group members could use?

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 5/15/22

Sunday – 4/10/2022

Content:

    • [01:27] Upcoming Events (Operation Thriving Marriage, Women’s Wilderness Retreat, Men’s & Women’s meetings, VBS Registration)
    • [11:00] New Life Kids Update
    • [13:35] Church Health Survey
    • [15:25] LT Update

(there’s a short break in the audio between these two sections)

  • [28:42] Summer Social Space & Summer All City Home Group
  • [34:12] Prayer

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 4/10/22

Sunday – 2/13/2022

Content:

  • [01:09] Lent & Easter Rhythms and Plans (Jon Roe & Jason Bennett)
  • [18:35] May Marriage Event
  • [25:55] New Life Kids Launch Update
  • [27:54] SpringHill Thank You
  • [32:52] Discipleship Pathway and Live Sent Stories
  • [44:32] Prayer

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 2/13/22

Sunday – 1/16/2022

Content:

  • [00:55] New Life Kids Updates (Ayla Eichenhofer – New Life Kids & Youth Director)
  • [11:15] SpringHill Updates (Chelsea Grotrian)
  • [16:55] Prayer Opportunities (Shepherd Smith)
  • [22:55] It Matters That You are Here – Worship, Community & Mission (Jason Bennett – City Director)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 1/16/22

Sunday – 12/12/2021

Content:

  • [1:09] Live Sent (Chandler Barense – Campus Evangelism Director)
  • [29:40] City Vision/Plans (Jason Bennett)
  • [43:32] Updates/Events (City Staff Team)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 12/12/2021

Sunday – 10/17/2021

Content:

  • [0:51] 90 Day Challenge & Live Sent Bookmarks – How’s it Going?
  • [20:00] Updates (Half-Time, group Changes, NLK/Youth, Facilities, Events, Fiduciary Board)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 10/17/2021

Sunday – 9/12/2021

Content:

  • [0:45] Intro & Prayer
  • [1:56] Discipleship Pathway – 90 Day Challenge – how to lead your group through it
  • [48:30] Group Needs & Prayer

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 9/12/2021

Sunday – 8/22/2021

Content:

  • [0:49] New Rhythms for City Leaders
  • [12:55] 2021-2022 Ministry Year Priorities & 90 Day Discipleship Pathway Challenge
  • [40:50] 2021-2022 Events & Plans
  • [42:01] Campus/City Integration
  • [47:25] Update/Ask New Life Kids & Youth Director Open Job Positions [Click here to access the Job Postings]

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 8/22/2021

Sunday – 7/11/2021

Content:

  • [1:42] Question: What are your group rhythms this summer?
  • [25:25] Question: What is working well for you or your group right now?

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 7/11/2021

Sunday – 5/16/2021

Content:

  • [1:30] Announcements & Updates (Vacation Bible School, Updated Building Use Guidelines)
  • [16:20] Josh & Carly Woods – High School Transition
  • [21:19] Summer Events Planning Discussion

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 5/16/2021

Sunday – 3/14/2021

Content:

  • [1:30] Announcements & Updates ((Youth/HS upcoming Retreat, NLK Lifestyle of Commitment Plan, City Spring Break week activities, Updated Building Use Policies for Group Leaders, Monthly Food Drive))
  • [16:46] New Life’s Sunday Teaching Practice is changing
  • [37:09] Q&A on teaching practice change

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 3/14/2021

Sunday – 1/17/2021

Content:

  • [1:17] Announcements & Updates (Campus, New Life Kids, High School, City Groups Status)
  • [34:18] Discipleship Pathway Guide for Leaders
  • [43:45] Discussion: What’s working well for your group? What new things are you trying?

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 1/17/2021

Sunday – 12/13/2020

Content:

  • [2:20] Announcements (Investigation Summaries & End of Year Giving Campaign)
  • [7:35] Discipleship Pathway – Discussion on what this can realistically look like for our groups
  • [47:30] Thriving in Worship

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 12/13/2020

Sunday – 11/8/2020

Content:

  • [1:26] Announcements (NLKids, CHAOS, NLC Parenting Course, Sunday Service Changes, Thrive 2021 Survey, Christian Love Fellowship Food Distribution)
  • [11:50] Q&A – What do you need? How are your groups doing?
  • [24:25] Specific prayer for our groups (each group shared a prayer request)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 11/8/2020

Sunday – 10/11/2020

Content:

  • [0:42] Discipleship Pathway – How do we engage this as group leaders?
  • [16:20] Update on In-Person Worship
  • [28:25] Upcoming events: Debucks Corn Maize, Parenting Seminar, High School Leadership changes, and more

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 10/11/2020

Sunday – 8/23/2020

Content:

  • Update on Sunday Services
  • Vision & Prayer for the fall
  • Q&A

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 8/23/2020

 

Sunday – 7/12/2020

Content:

  • Church service changes and Re-Opening Updates
  • Discussion on in-person group gatherings
  • Updates on New Life Kids, Jingle Run, VBS
  • Q&A

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 7/12/2020

 

Sunday – 6/14/2020

Content:

  • Churchwide re-gathering survey results
  • Group transitions to in-person gatherings
  • Discussion on how our community is processing racial injustice

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 6/14/2020

 

Sunday – 5/20/2020

Content:

  • Re-opening plans
  • VBS update

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 5/20/2020

 

Sunday – 4/19/2020

Content:

  • [Start] Check-in on virtual groups (due to Covid-19)
  • [14:43] Summary of feedback from City Leaders Check-in Interviews
  • [17:24] Overview of what’s happening at New Life right now (particularly in light of Covid-19)
  • [31:46] New Life Kids & Youth Update
  • [39:53] Finance Update
  • [41:55] Q&A

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 4/19/2020

 

Sunday – 3/8/2020

Content:

  • [Start] Open Q&A
  • [3:39] Summary of Discipleship Pathway (how we are integrating it into Home Group and Discipleship Group rhythms)
  • [25:02] Invitation (including a slice from Sarah Scadding [34:30])
  • [47:29] When to report something to staff or pastors?
  • [51:30] Announcements

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 3/8/2020

 

Sunday – 2/9/2020

Content:

  • Open Q&A
  • Listening Prayer (Amy Grace Smith)
  • Campus/City Integration – formation of Campus/City Integration Team (Sara-Marie)
  • Announcements (Leaders Check In, VBS, 40 Days of Prayer)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 2/9/2020

 

Sunday – 1/12/2020

Content:

  • Open Q&A
  • Updates (Thrive, Investigation Results, “Unashamed” February teaching series on sexuality, Church Finances/Budget)
  • Conversation on Campus/City Integration event for Spring, 2020 (Sara-Marie)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 1/12/2020

 

Sunday – 12/08/2019

Content:

  • Groups Status Update (Joel VanderSchel)
  • Church Finances & End of Year Giving (Jason Bennett)
  • Phase 2 Transition & City Staff Roles (Sara-Marie Kuntz & Jason Bennett)
  • New Discipleship Group Model Practice Run Through (Joel VanderSchel, Sara-Marie Kuntz, Melissa Mashner)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 12/8/2019

 

Sunday – 11/10/2019

Content:

  • Vision & Plan for Home Groups and Discipleship Groups in the City utilizing the Discipleship Pathway
  • Includes an explanation of the new campus model (Hannah Witte & Ryan Bondy)
  • How that integrates with City groups (Jason Bennett)
  • How that integrates with New Life Kids (Melissa Mashner)
  • Q&A (Sara-Marie Kuntz, Jason Bennett, Joel VanderSchel)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 11/10/2019

 

Sunday – 10/13/2019

Content:

  • Introduction & Vision for City Leader Huddles (Joel VanderSchel)
  • Dialogue – “How can we help?” (Sara-Marie Kuntz)

Here is a link to the audio: City Leaders Huddle Audio – 10/13/2019

 

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