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This summer‘s international Bible study/English class at Northstar follows a simple process that results in students understanding that anyone can read the Bible, being won to Jesus Christ, established in their faith, and discipled to be his disciple makers. Students are provided the opportunity to engage in truth, discovery,  and be introduced to the life-giving message of Jesus. Children will walk through age appropriate VBS curriculum and participate in an art class.

Join us to sit in on a parenting class and pray over our local pregnancy center. Come learn how they serve women and men in our community and how Northstar partners with them through the Embrace Grace program, and how we can best support their life-affirming work.

Come and witness the Cancer Support Team assembling bags for chemotherapy to bless local cancer center patients. These bags provide encouragement and help build relationships with patients. There will be an opportunity to write encouragement cards, build lego-flowers, and pray for the staff and patients. This is a family friendly opportunity.

Join this team for a prayer walk as they pray and consider how we as a church can better support and serve the local schools in our community. This practice of intercessory prayer is a way to intentionally immerse ourselves where we desire to see God move and intercede. This is a family friendly opportunity. 

Join the Neighborhood Schools Young Adult & Home Improvement  Teams as they refresh the garden beds outside the high school in preparation for the new school year! Northstar desires to better connect with the schools in our neighborhood. This opportunity is a chance to show appreciation for the staff, teachers, and students while also beginning to build relationships and trust. This is a family friendly opportunity.

Come for a complementary lunch and learn more about how Men of Valor wins men in prison to Jesus Christ, disciples them, and equips them to re-enter society as men of integrity – becoming givers to the community rather than takers.

One of the best ways to learn more about The Restoration House is to attend The Cost of Thriving. This free, one-hour bi monthly presentation provides you with a look into the lives of low-income single-mothers and their families. Learn how we work in collaboration with single mothers to help them fulfill the goals and dreams that they have for their families. Lunch will be provided.

KIN connects internationals with like-minded partners to empower relationships that embrace cultures and encourage unity.  Internationals in metro Knoxville are welcomed as neighbors, embraced as family, and enjoy lives of hope, dignity and purpose in Christ Jesus. You are invited to join us this summer at KIN's Come SEE! Summer English events.

We work to eliminate the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children in Tennessee and provide safe environments to foster hope and healing through Jesus Christ.

Prayer time is July 10, 12:00pm at Fellowship Church.
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Education is July 27, 6:00pm at Lenoir City Church of Christ.

What would happen if we all made an attempt to build relationships with the people in the 8 households that are closest to you?  Use the Neighborhood Chart as a visual reminder to be intentional with those God has placed around you. The goal is to go from Strangers to Acquaintances, and from Acquaintances to Relationships.

International restaurants are an easy gateway to experiencing other cultures without leaving your hometown. Through authentic flavors, traditional recipes, and unique dining customs, they offer a taste of a country’s history, values, and way of life, and connection across cultures.

There is something deep and transformational that happens when we walk the streets of our  community while conversing with God. Take time to Walk, Pray, Pay Attention, and Listen with this 30 day prayer guide. 

In the middle of diapers, dishes, papers, or presentations, deep down, we long to live a life of purpose, with a bit of adventure. But if we do something, we think we have to do everything—and do it in Africa. In Across the Street and Around the World, Jeannie Marie shows us we can change the world right where we already live, work, play, and study—by learning to grow genuine, spiritually deep friendships with people from other countries, cultures, and faiths.

Poverty is much more than simply a lack of material resources, and it takes much more than donations and handouts to solve it. " Helping Hurts shows how some alleviation efforts, failing to consider the complexities of poverty, have actually (and unintentionally) done more harm than good. It encourages us to see the dignity in everyone, to empower the materially poor, and to know that we are all uniquely needy—and that God in the gospel is reconciling all things to himself.

In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus.

Listen to this practical and effective podcast to learn how to live intentionally this summer by encouraging you to view everyday opportunities as a way to live on mission.

Our monthly top 5 email provides opportunities to your inbox of how to serve, learn, and support both local and global missions. We are not all called to live cross culturally, but we are all called to live as global Christians. 

Radical has a bi-weekly newsletter called “The Commission”. This newsletter is meant to be a tool that ignites your faith and encourages you to play your part and make your life count by following Jesus and making him known in your neighborhood and all nations.

Join us Sunday, July 27th at 9 a.m for a one-time class on how sharing your faith doesn’t have to be intimidating. This practical class is designed to help you confidently talk about your relationship with Jesus in everyday conversations. We’ll explore simple, biblical ways to share your story, answer common questions, and reflect Christ with love and clarity.