Berkeley Covenant Church

Our second Build Together community conversation featured Dr. Pat Francis-Lyon, challenging us to pay attention to what is happening in the world of AI and to be proactive about joining the conversation about its use. What a morning!

Spirits and the spirit world are real. They are not to be toyed with, but this is not a battle of roughly equal forces. Jesus is Lord and King--and salvation belongs to him!

I Cried Out to the Name Demons Fear Most - Christianity Today How Jesus rescued a New Age psychic from spiritual darkness.

A few shots from our first 'Build Together' forum event--important discussions for our broader community. This one featured our own Leanne Wydick as the presenter on Technology and the Family.

This video is addressed to church leaders, but the message is important for all of us as a church. What can we learn here about the spiritual needs of our neighbors and loved ones? And make no mistake: These are /spiritual/ needs. How will we respond?

AI Is Doing What the Church Was Supposed to Do 72% of American teenagers have already turned to AI for companionship. Not the troubled kids. Not the extreme cases. Three in four teenagers are going to a m...

Welcome lunch for Dave and Malu Carranza and their family (from 1.18.26). Pastor Dave is our new Associate Pastor of Family Ministries and Outreach. So glad to have them! ❤️

https://relevantmagazine.com/faith/church/80-of-non-believers-would-go-to-church-if-invited-so-why-dont-we/

80% of Non-Believers Would Go to Church If Invited — So Why Don't We? - RELEVANT When we talk about the Great Commission, often our minds go to overseas missions, grand efforts to reach “far lands.” But what if one of the greatest

Hi All --

I am writing to let you know about something we are trying: We are creating a new Facebook group, which will allow group members to create their own posts. This public page for BCC will remain for those looking for the church, but its usefulness as a place to interact online is limited.

The new group will be findable by all, but people will have to ask to join and be approved by an administrator, so it is considered a 'private' group. The group will be moderated to keep it from being overrun by scammers and bots, and to encourage and nurture an atmosphere of Christian love and respect, even if we disagree on some matters. Some ways people might participate:

- sharing prayer requests
- offering items they are giving away
- posting questions or articles for group discussion
- making people aware of community events/opportunities

Everyone who is currently a part of this group will automatically receive an invitation. Please do NOT feel obligated to join the new group, but you are most welcome.

We pray God's blessing on all of you who are a part of Berkeley Covenant Church's extended family! ❤️

A taste: "Christianity has always been personal, but it has never been private. The earliest believers gathered in homes, pooled resources and carried one another through persecution and doubt. Their faith endured because it was shared.

Scripture assumes this: 'Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,' the writer of Hebrews says, 'not giving up meeting together … but encouraging one another' (Hebrews 10:24-25). The New Testament’s dozens of 'one another' commands only make sense if your life is tangled up with other people...

Christianity begins as personal, but it endures as communal. The point isn’t that you’re weak. The point is that God designed you to be known, encouraged, corrected and carried by others. If your faith feels thin, don’t try harder alone. Build a life where other people can find you."

Your Faith Probably Won’t Survive Without Community - RELEVANT We like to imagine faith as a solo climb. You, a Bible app, a late-night playlist. No distractions, no drama, just a private line to God. It sounds

A major reason why I do not recommend the ESV Study Bible and only read the ESV alongside other translations when studying: Their thumb is on the scale on some important biblical and theological questions. Be a Berean!

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Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true. (Acts 17:11)

A taste: "These twenty-seven departures from the Greek undermine the ESV’s claim to be 'the very words of God to us' (9) and to let the reader see as directly as possible the structure and meaning of the original. Regarding women in Paul’s teachings, the ESV and its notes do not fulfill its promise to represent the original text accurately, differing evangelical positions fairly, or the broad tradition of evangelical orthodoxy. Its translation and notes repeatedly assume 'male leadership' in home and church as the 'order of creation' (53, 2328). It supports a wife’s subordination as 'equality' (2206), based on the theory of the Son’s eternal subordination (2214, 2514), belying its claim to 'classic evangelical orthodoxy' (10)."

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