Shaped to Serve, Sent with a Purpose

This August, we walked through a three-part series titled Gifted and Called: SHAPED to Serve, exploring how every believer is saved for something – called, equipped, and sent for God’s purposes. Together, we saw that God’s calling isn’t reserved for pastors,...

Where You Sit Matters (Sort Of)

Church seating is a fascinating thing. Over time, most of us gravitate to “our spot,” whether that’s on the aisle, near a friend, or close to the back. I’ve even joked that if someone sits in your seat, it can throw your whole morning off. And of course we kid about...

Walking with Our Schools in Prayer and Service

This past Sunday was a special day of prayer and blessing at HRBC. We began with our Blessing of the Backpacks, where students of all ages brought their school bags forward and we prayed together for a year filled with curiosity, kindness, and courage. As a...

Discovering How God Has SHAPED You for Service 

This past Sunday we began our new sermon series, Gifted and Called, by exploring what it means to be One Body with Many Gifts (1 Corinthians 12; Romans 12). We learned that every believer is uniquely designed by God – on purpose for a purpose. God has given each of us...

A Summer of Song and Stillness

This week’s letter has been written by Gabrielle “Gabby” Maes. We hope you are blessed by her thoughts this week. An organist buddy of mine told me about a great church music workshop held for two weeks at the height of summer, at Shenandoah...