There is so much to learn about New Day
and we are excited to have you join us here!

• Sunday mornings we meet at 9:30 AM and 11:15 AM at 3600 Nichols Rd., Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49004.
• For the basics, swing by Overview of New Day.
• Wonder what it will be like if you stop by New Day? Find out here: What We Look Like
• Ready to get involved? Explore the Life Groups, Upcoming Events on Facebook, Calendar, or listen to Messages!

This series is about understanding and increasing God’s will in your life and seeing His Kingdom Come with increasing speed!

Pastor Cameron will touch on personal disciplines like fasting and prayer, soaking, worship, etc., as well as the role of the Church–what it is called to be and do, as it applies to New Day, and personally to individuals across our community!

Catch up on the messages already posted here!

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Visit the messages page and scroll down in the player to listen to past series!

]]> http://www.newdaycommunity.org/2011/10/11/458/feed/ 0 http://www.newdaycommunity.org/2011/08/30/camping-trip-2012/ http://www.newdaycommunity.org/2011/08/30/camping-trip-2012/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:16:57 +0000 Tori W http://www.newdaycommunity.org/?p=1779 Next year we are most likely going some place new for our annual church camping trip–Cran-hill Ranch! Cran-Hill is located 1 hour north of Grand Rapids (14444 17 Mile Road  Rodney, MI 49342) and is going to be a fun new experience for us as a church. They have horses, a rock climbing wall, lake activities, and more (some have an additional cost which we will communicate in advance)! Also, we could potentially have our own area of the campground reserved and our own cabin, kitchen, and meeting room.

Check out their summer camp promo to get a glimpse of many of the activities we will have access to!

Here is the link to check out the accomodations, activites, etc.: http://www.cranhillranch.com/GroupRetreats/Retreats-by-Design.php#accomodations
Note that we will potentially be getting the Retreat Center and the campsites near there, not the other lodging options.

Join us for this summer series as Pastor Cameron takes us through the book of Galatians!  Don’t miss this in-depth look at a letter written to the church in Galatia that is just as relevant now as it was then.  The series begins today and will run through the end of July.

New Testament Tour
Pastor Cameron is beginning an exciting new series today and continuing through the end of May. Join us as we take a look at the New Testament and study the Life of Christ. This is the perfect follow up to Graham’s series on the Old Testament!

We Love Adam and Terra Shockley!
Come to the Open House for them TODAY from 2-4 PM at New Day to show them our appreciation for their service.

Welcome our New Intern!
Amber Gollhardt, a recent School of Ministry Graduate, has arrived to serve here at New Day! She will be helping out in many areas of the church until the end of July.  Please make her feel at home here at New Day!

Calling All Graduates!
Are you graduating this spring? New Day wants to know about it! Please sign up on the Connection Card and let us know. We’re proud of you!!

Buy a Shirt, Promote your Church!
Have you seen those nifty blue shirts that all the cool softball players have been wearing? Now you have the opportunity to wear the same shirts the players do! Wear them to the games to support your team, or wear them around town to share New Day!! Shirts are only $10.00 and can be purchased during intersection and after second service today.

Daniel Sager is coming to live in Kalamazoo!
He will arrive June 27th and stay for at least the school year as he will be attending KVCC. We are looking for host families who can offer him a place to stay for at least the first few months while he adjusts to life in a new country. More information will be coming, but please let us know ASAP if you can help.

How To Grow Your Spirit
Carolyn Lovelace, who taught on “Blessing Your Spirit” here at New Day earlier this year, is teaching a class on How To Grow Your Spirit 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM May 14th, at The Healing Tree in Grand Rapids. Registration is $25 and more information can be found at the Connection Counter.

Be a Part of the School of Ministry!
The School of Ministry in Toronto is starting to stream online some of their teaching sessions and they want to make these available to everyone. The time for these sessions will be 9:45am-12:30pm EST, Tuesday—Friday. These are free to watch at www.catchthefiretv.com.
Also, a one week Worship School will be offered May 9-13, 2011. Speaker will be Chris Dupre, author of songs like “Dance With Me” and the worship pastor that started 24/7 Prayer at IHOP KC. For more information go to http://catchthefire.com/event?id=4637

Alternatives Pregnancy Care Center
Is sponsoring “A Date on the Fairway”, a couples golf and romance fundraiser on May 13th from 4-10 PM. More information can be fond at the Connection Counter.

Don’t you love change!

We are praying for God to enable us to be more effective in extending His Kingdom in Kalamazoo.  And we are praying that God will enable us to hold onto more of those who visit our Sunday services.  Because we believe that our prayers are going to be answered, we have added 50 chairs to the sanctuary.  In order to fit that many chairs, we also arranged them differently.  Our vision is to make room for answered prayer!

The arrangement also enables worshipers to see more of the congregation, rather than looking forward.  Both sides are angled so that everyone will see a large number of others.  This is highly recommended as it creates more of a community feel, and seeing others worship stimulates worship.  We have tried to do this in a way that does not limit the room for dancing, prophetic art and traffic flow.

It may feel more “empty” but that is intended.  We want the room to not feel full.  This is similar to when we went to two services and it took a while for both services to fill up.  The same dynamic will apply with this arrangement. When we started 2 services there was a significant difference in the attendance between 1st and 2nd service.  It was interesting to see that the attendance of both services have over time leveled out to almost exactly the same.    Each service has leveled out to be almost exactly the percentage that experts say will make a room seem full which then can unintentionally limit growth.

Let’s all believe God for the house to be full of worship and worshippers!

Thanks,

Pastor Cameron

March 24th: Israel Houghton & New Breed

7 PM at Valley Family Church

Cost: $25

Click here for more info and to purchase tickets!

Israel Houghton is an internationally recognized worship leader, recording artist, songwriter, and producer. He has been in full time worship ministry since 1989. Israel and his wife, Meleasa, founded New Breed Ministries in 1995. Comprised of world class musicians and singers who are all ministers in their respective churches. They travel extensively with a message that crosses cultural, generational, and denominational boundaries. (For full bio visit here.)

May 1st: Kari Jobe Worship Night

6 PM at Radiant Church

Cost: $10 until April 15th, then $15

Click here for more info and to purchase tickets!

Kari Jobe is very well known for writing the powerful “Revelation Song.” She is the worship pastor at Gateway Church in Southlake Texas, and she is passionate about writing “songs that someone could speak to the Lord when they can’t find the words.” (For full bio visit here.)



August 3rd – 5th: Jesus Culture Awakening Conference

Featuring: Jesus Culture, Hillsong UNITED, Bill Johnson and more!

For more information click here!

To register, click here! (This is selling out very fast, so buy as soon as you can!)

Cost: Varies

Letter from Banning Liebscher (Jesus Culture Director):

Jesus Culture is calling youth and young adults from around the Nation to gather at Allstate Arena in Chicago, August 3-5, 2011! We are inviting revivalists from all 50 States of America to converge in ONE place at ONE time – Chicago! This will be Jesus Culture’s first arena gathering and the only conference outside of Redding for 2011. I want to encourage everyone to come, for I believe God is going to release an authority on revivalists that will begin an Awakening in their regions and see something catalytic take place in our nation.

The speakers at Jesus Culture Awakening will include: Reinhard Bonnke, Bill Johnson, Lou Engle, Cindy Jacobs, Sean Smith, myself and others. The Jesus Culture Band with Kim and Chris will be leading worship as well as Jake Hamilton, and Hillsong UNITED!

I believe God is going to release an awakening on a new breed of healing revivalists who will be anointed, activated and sent back into their campuses and cities. And we will see an uncontainable fire once again come out of Chicago only this time it will ‘ignite a generation that will change the world. (For more info, visit here.)

June 23rd-25th: FLAME OF LOVE “A City Ignited”

Featuring: John and Carol Arnott, Ed Piorek, Danny Silk
and worship with Jason Upton, Chris DuPré and Dave Fife

UIC Forum, Chicago

PRICES

Individual: $85 until 6/1, then $100

Married Couple:  $130 until 6/1 $155

Youth  $10

For more information and to register, visit http://www.greaterchicagochurch.com/flameoflove/

Click here to go download the message!

Don’t think forgiveness is a big issue with God? Then you need to read FireDance by Joseph Padgal. The following editorial comment is from Amazon.com.

FireDance is an engaging testament to the impact, healing, and redemption available to those who forgive, even when it comes to the sensitive issues of sexual abuse. In his first novel, Joseph Padgal, intuitively weaves the story with a compelling tapestry of threads from family generational issues, forgiveness, sexual abuse and the redemptive love of God. Written to offer hope and achievable steps toward healing, Padgal provides a clear understanding of how important forgiveness is and how essential it is in the healing process.

You can purchase his book on www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com. Also, when you get the book and read it, please go back to the website you bought it on and rate the book. If you would like a copy from the author himself just ask Bill Padgham–he will personally introduce you!

For another amazing New Day author, check out Stephanie Jones, who wrote the amazing book “The Upside Down Kingdom.” Check it out on Amazon.com!

]]> http://www.newdaycommunity.org/2011/01/28/another-new-day-author/feed/ 0 http://www.newdaycommunity.org/2010/12/22/message-from-dan-gwen-slade-2/ http://www.newdaycommunity.org/2010/12/22/message-from-dan-gwen-slade-2/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:01:23 +0000 Tori W http://www.newdaycommunity.org/?p=1480 Here is an update from Dan & Gwen Slade, the leaders of Partners In Harvest, our church association:

We are nearing the end of another year and and just like many others, we are remembering the faithfulness of God and reviewing what has happened with PIH in 2010.

We are all grateful for the recovery that Fred Wright has had from his stroke last December. In light of some of the changes this has brought to their lives, Fred and Sharon have relocated, at least temporarily, to California and then probably eventually to Abbotsford, BC. Presently for this Christmas season, they are in the Toronto area with their daughter Hanna and son-in-law awaiting their second grandchild.

It is encouraging to see the growth within PIH. This year we have had 21 churches and ministries join as part of the PIH family. Four of those churches are in the Ukraine. It is always exciting to see the values of the River expanding around the world.

With IHOP in Kansas City having an outpouring of new wine in November of 2009 we have come into a closer relationship with the prayer movement around the world. Now that John Arnott has been down in IHOP and we have had Mike Bickle and Wes Hall in Toronto encouraging us in the call to be a house of prayer. Isaiah 56:7 is one of the rhema words to the body of Christ right now: “I will make you joyful in My house of prayer”. We are seeing the uniting of the River and the Prayer movement in our day!!!!

Another emphasis the Lord is leading us into is our relationship with a ministry called La Red. Many of you heard the presentations at our conferences and we hope you will consider implementing this outreach program into your ministries. John Arnott has felt led of the Lord that this could be an effective tool for our E value, (Expansion of the Kingdom with signs and wonders). It is a way to get the truths of the Kingdom of God into our society in a wise non-threatening way. If you have not yet considered implementing this program into your ministry we would ask you to take another look at www.lared.org and see if it could be a good fit for you.

We have had great conferences in Toronto, Hemel Hempstead and around the world. Some of the memorable words to us were:

Besides being a local church network, PIH has the God-given character of being an organic missions movement. It seems when we jump in the River there is an impartation of DNA for the nations. In November, 6 PIH leaders, with John Arnott, had the privilege of ministering in Turkey, one of the more lost nations of the world. Out of a population of 70 million there are only about 5000 believers from a Muslim background. Besides Turkish believers there were Iranian leaders who are reaching out to the many Iranians that come to Turkey for either holidays or refugee purposes. We see this as one of the open doors that we need to walk through in missions and hope to have two ILSOM in Turkey in November of 2011, one in Turkish, and one in Farsi. We are becoming aware of the revival in Iran and are asking the Lord to show us our part in this unexpected awakening.

We have had a movement in Philippines join us this year which is led by Barb Arney, a member of Jim Curtis’s church in Tulsa, OKlahoma. Other nations such as Bangladesh, Egypt, India, many African nations, China, Chile, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia and others are being reached through your efforts. (Forgive me if I left your nation out).

I , on behalf of Gwen, myself and John and Carol, want to thank all the regional and national coordinators for their sacrificial efforts in travel, pastoral input, and keeping the values of PIH in the forefront. You are highly valued and may the Lord bless all you’re doing for His kingdom.

So have a blessed new year and we look forward to 2011 together with you.

Special note from John and Carol Arnott:

We send special Christmas greetings to each one of you and are really looking forward to seeing you again next year at one of the many upcoming PIH regional events. We are believing for a greater outpouring and for harvest to begin. The La Red emphasis is helping us get out into our communities, and we are believing that a greater anointing for signs and wonders will enable us all to begin to see significant impact.

John & Carol

The New Day Autumn Fest is coming up October 30th!

It starts at 3:00 PM and will be a blast, with

• Chili Cookoff
• Bounce House
• Hayrides
• Scavenger Hunt
• Games
• Hog Roast
• Bonfire
• and Great Fellowship!!

This is an excellent opportunity to invite friends to meet your New Day family in a laid back, fun environment!

See you there!