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Category Archives: Blog
Doing Church with Kids
The Baskins and Andersons’ experience Over the years a question Leanne and I have repeatedly been asked by new parents is – “how does church work with young kids?” The new parent may not have asked that exact question, but that summarises one of the conundrums of new parents – getting all the kids dressed […]
September in CCC – What is the church?
September 2025 will be a big moment for CCC! A third (North) congregation On Sunday 21st September 2025 we’ll be sending and commissioning the North congregation. Their first Sunday as a separate congregation will be Sunday 28th September, with their official launch on Sunday 5th October. Moving from two to three congregations is a big […]
Church Membership in CCC
What is church membership, how does someone become a member of CCC and why do we have a membership list? Those are the three questions this blog is looking to answer. Church membership – Two options… and a third! When it comes to church membership there seem to be two main options out there. Briefly, […]
Deacons in Christ City Church
In September 2023 CCC appointed elders for the first time. In September 2025 we will appoint our first deacons. This blog is to give you some background to the role of a deacon. What is a deacon? The background reading for this short paper comes from Matt Smethurst and Tim Keller. They agree on the […]
Weekend Away for CCC North – 21-23 May 2027
Sign ups are now open for the Christ City Church North weekend away! We’d love everyone in CCC North to join us. You can sign up by filling in our online form. All the details you need to know are below: Booking are now closed. WHEN: 21st – 23rd May 2027. Please arrive on Friday […]
Philippians – progress and joy in Jesus
Philippians is one of the most loved letters of the Apostle Paul. It’s short, full of encouragement, the congregation seems relatively healthy and stable (especially compared to the chaotic Corinthians we looked at earlier in the year!), and Paul is full of joy. Full of joy On the surface Paul has no reason to be […]
Faith, Work & Rest – Learning to work and rest as God does
Here are two questions for you: Firstly – does God care about what you do from Monday to Saturday, or is he only interested in what you do on Sundays? And if he does care, what does it mean for us to involve him in ordinary everyday life? What does it mean to allow the […]
Parenting Seminars – 25 May, 8 June & 6 July
There are a number of roles in life that no amount of training can prepare you for in advance. For example a soldier preparing for military combat will never be fully prepared in the military training base and must be thrown in the deep end of real combat to actually become a soldier! Well parenting […]
Faithful Friendship
Written by Tim Gaston I was born in the maritime states of Canada and when I was 6 my family relocated across the ocean to Co. Down. Immediately I was marked out as the kid with the Canadian accent. Everywhere I went this was always commented on. When I was 8 I returned to Canada […]