Corey Bullock – Ahwatukee Campus Pastor

A couple of weeks ago my wife and I got to go on a retreat to Wisconsin.  You might be asking yourself, “What’s in Wisconsin?” Evidently God!  The idea of this retreat was to get away from everything and reconnect to my bride and my God.  For us this required flying halfway across the nation to a little town called Oconomowoc (trying saying that out loud) and disconnecting from all work and media.  No cell phones, no tablets, no laptops, no meetings, no agenda and no kids.  To say this least, it was extremely difficult for me to disengage at the level that was expected for this retreat.  I’ve got issues!

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Jaime Geideman – Worship Leader

In this past weekend services my husband & I were able to share our miracle story via video with all of you. If you weren’t able to check it out, it would be such an honor if you took time to do that now.

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Lead Pastor Student Ministries – Jon Moton

I know their intentions meant well. I know that it was a good gesture. It made everyone fill well. It left all the kids feeling good about themselves. But here’s the issue.

There was no experience of disappointment or discontent.

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Perry Emerick – Mesa Campus Pastor

A couple weeks ago, I did a vow renewal for some good friends of mine. These wonderful people had only been married for a couple of years, but when they had gotten married, they had only done so at the courthouse. Though they had started attending Central at the time and God was working on their hearts and had accepted Christ, they still didn’t really have much of an understanding of a God honoring marriage. It was a few months later that they felt like they needed to get into a life group, so they attended a connection event. As it turns out, they connected with a few other couples and agreed to facilitate a marriage life group in their home.

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