Life @ Gracepoint Berkeley
Words and mission statements—as important as they are—aren’t enough to communicate the full story of life here at Gracepoint Berkeley. Here are some personal moments of how we live out our core values and God’s commands day by day throughout our ministries.Blogroll
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A Picture of Perseverence
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 19 CommentsSubmitted by Ulia…This past Sunday, we celebrated Grandma Bessie’s 101st birthday! Despite her age and her weak body, she is amazingly cheerful and thankful, and she thanks God for sustaining her these many years. When I first began visiting Crown Bay at the beginning of summer,... -
Driven by Love
Posted on July 1, 2010 | 10 CommentsSubmitted by Shufei…Yesterday (6/29), Amanda and Baby Rebekah were discharged from Alta Bates Hospital. Allen and Amanda’s parents were so excited that everyone was going home. Sara Hong and I drove our respective vans to give everybody a ride home as well as transport all... -
God at Work
Posted on June 28, 2010 | 2 CommentsSubmitted by Christina…This week at Life Lutheran Church, we had our second service with 8 youth students attending. Most of the youth were returnees from last week, but we were also happy to see three new faces. We started off our time together with an icebreaker.... -
Summer of Servanthood
Posted on June 24, 2010 | 51 CommentsPlease share your summer of service stories here! Share ideas of how you can be a servant this summer, stories of what you’ve done to apply the messages, or just share how you’ve been blessed by others’ servanthood or the message on servanthood. Share by... -
God will roll away the stone
Posted on June 23, 2010 | 7 CommentsSubmitted by May… Being able to go help the MN team settle in, I was able to get a front row seat of how God was actively answering prayers even before the team arrival date on June 8, 2010. It was especially timely and appropriate... -
Serving the community
Posted on June 22, 2010 | No CommentsSubmitted by Franklin… Last Saturday, I went with my roommates to volunteer at a local church to help with distributing food to their community. (This is the same church that we’d been using for weekly SF prayer meetings this past semester.) We had learned that... -
Background work
Posted on June 21, 2010 | No CommentsSubmitted by Paul… Our Visiting Scholars Ministry would not be possible without the help of many servant-like people in Praxis at Gracepoint Berkeley. One way to look at servanthood is to understand that servants are people who work in the background unnoticed, so that the... -
Inheritance in the saints
Posted on June 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsSubmitted by Sue… This past week we sent off Joohye at the airport to go to Texas for her T cell transplant treatment, and I was really amazed at how not only has God really been watching over her, but he gave us the opportunity... -
A Chance to Serve
Posted on June 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsSubmitted by Khanh…On the warm, first Sunday morning of June, Azusa, Tiffany, Victoria and I arrived at Vietnamese Ministries for our first youth service in downtown Oakland. The sisters and I went into the building that was apparently home to churches of varied ethnicities. We... -
Peace in All Things
Posted on June 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsSubmitted by Grace… My sister and I spent about the past 6 weeks in Korea taking care of my mom fighting last stage of lung cancer. Through my time in Korea with my parents, I think God has taught me some lessons about what it... -
Church plant moves – Gracepoint Riverside, San Diego, Minneapolis
Posted on June 10, 2010 | 21 CommentsSubmitted by Allen… One story I wanted to share is our move to Riverside. I’m so thankful for all the many brothers and sisters who came to help out with the move, sacrificing time and taking time off work to come help with the packing,... -
Putting our shoulders to work side by side
Posted on June 10, 2010 | 5 CommentsSubmitted by John… To go to Central Asia was an amazing privilege. I still can’t believe I got to go and with my closest and best friends. I was last there 10 years ago, 1 year out of college and bubbling with enthusiasm and... -
The Joy of Servanthood
Posted on May 26, 2010 | 9 CommentsSubmitted by Daniel… I am blessed by my mom’s servant-like attitude, and it gives me a window into the sheer joy of servanthood. For a few years now, she has been wanting to serve the handicapped or autistic children, spending her free time taking classes... -
A Youthful Presence
Posted on May 26, 2010 | 12 CommentsSubmitted by Jane…This past Sunday, Interhigh Fellowship sent out the first team to conduct a youth worship service at a small Korean church in Hayward. Esther Kang, Kevin Jeung, Sam Hudnet, and I were excited to be a part of this historic move. Without a... -
30 Hour Famine Home
Posted on May 22, 2010 | 4 CommentsGracepoint Berkeley church Sat. 6/26/10 12AM – Sun. 6/27/10 6am WHAT IS THE 30 HOUR FAMINE? The 30 Hour Famine is a World... -
Stats
Posted on May 15, 2010 | 5 CommentsCheck out how much Gracepoint Berkeley has raised for the 30 Hour famine! Which group is contributing most? How are doing relative to previous years?… Gracepoint Berkeley church STATS •a bar graph of contribution amounts by ministry group (click on... -
Blog
Posted on May 15, 2010 | 1 CommentHave some great ideas for this year’s 30 Hour Famine. Let Gracepoint Berkeley know! Help us raise funds together… What can you do to save $30? That’s enough to feed a child for one month. Have a good idea for a... -
Fasting 101
Posted on May 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsNever fasted before? If you need some information on fasting, here is the place to get started. Post contains info about both physical and spiritual aspects… FACTS ON FASTING WORLD VISION’S 30 HOUR FAMINE The average, healthy person is able to... -
World Hunger
Posted on May 15, 2010 | No CommentsWorld hunger is not a minor issue. Click here to find out more about its impact and effects, especially on the children… -
Info
Posted on May 15, 2010 | No CommentsNeed some more information about 30 Hour Famine. World Vision has provided some helpful tips on how to get started… HOW DO I GET STARTED RAISING DONATIONS FOR THIS YEAR’S EVENT? Here’s a great tip, and a great goal to set... -
Small Steps leading to Big Blessings
Posted on May 14, 2010 | 3 CommentsSubmitted by Sijii… When I look back on the past four years of my life, three major life-transforming decisions come to mind. The first was committing myself to my small group, second committing myself to God and third, committing myself to God’s work. The first... -
God’s Bigger Picture
Posted on May 13, 2010 | No CommentsSubmitted by Janet… Now that I’m ending an important chapter of my life and reflecting on the past 4 years, I can see how God has changed my life and has directed me to a better path. I first came into Berkeley excited for my... -
Why So Much Love?
Posted on May 12, 2010 | 4 CommentsSubmitted by Mike… Coming into Berkeley, I expected to learn and experience a lot of new things. Attending one of the top educational institutions in the world, I learned a lot (or at least, I think I learned a lot). And having spent my time... -
A New Sense of Community
Posted on May 12, 2010 | 1 CommentSubmitted by Francisca… These past few days I meditated on what’s the most drastic way my life has changed because of God and it would be becoming part of His community. Coming into college I was very withdrawn from the world, I was so used... -
Church Plant Commissioning Service – Gracepoint Riverside, San Diego, Minneapolis
Posted on May 5, 2010 | 43 CommentsThis past week’s commissioning service held at Gracepoint Berkeley for our 48 church plant team members went by so quickly, I wanted to recap a bit so that we can all be blessed again through all that we experienced together. I wanted to encourage everyone...