[nlcf] – a church community for Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, and Christiansburg

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• A City on a Hill

  “You are the light of the world, a city on a hilltop cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket, instead they put it on a stand where it gives light to everyone …
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• What is the Downtown Congregation?

  [nlcf] — older.

  Seem oversimplified? Not really. The mission of [nlcf] is to…

  • invest in spiritual growth
  • invite others to follow Jesus
  • inspire each other to change the world

  With a bold mission like that, something like a downtown congregation …
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• A Day in the Life of a Staffer

  It’s a challenge sometimes to accurately communicate the 9 to 5 of someone on staff… partly because the 9 to 5 doesn’t exist when you are working with college students and partly because every person on staff has a different …
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• Why We Work With the College Generation

  Up until the magical age of 18, most individuals have someone to help guide them in their journey of life, be it parents, grandparents, or some other guardian. When young people get to college a new door is opened up …
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• What We Believe

  We value the ancient roots of our faith. Soon after the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the church began to develop a clearly articulated expression of what Christians believe. Various creeds and confessions emerged. The church struggled as a community to …
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• Theology of Giving

  a republished article by JR Woodward

  One of the greatest ways we can engage in the community of faith is through the giving of ourselves: our time, our talents and our treasures. Giving is a spiritual discipline as well as …
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• The [nlcf] Manifesto

  A working document.

  We believe that New Life Christian Fellowship is called out by God…

  To invest in spiritual growth by

  • choosing to be the church, not attend it
  • enjoying the richness and reality of face-to-face relationships in a technologically

  …
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• How to Become a Christian

  Being a Christian is simultaneously the easiest and hardest thing a person can do. Simply put, it is an action of two words: trust Jesus. Some people say this is just a one-time mental agreement to a spiritual affiliation, but …
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• What is a Homegroup?

  John Eldredge describes the average church experience like this: “We come; we learn; we leave. It is not enough.”

  You and I were created for community. Before God even finished his creation, he said it wasn’t good for us to …
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