Rock Bridge Calhoun

Ladies Night Out          December 1st

Ladies invite a friend and join us for a night out on December 1st from 6:30pm till 8:00pm as we celebrate the start of a wonderful Christmas season. This event will be held our offices located at 113 North Park Ave (across from the Calhoun library). For more information, call Leigh Converse @ 706-618-3664.

Snacks with Santa          December 11th

Mark you calendar to join us at our Rock Bridge Offices for snacks with Santa before the Calhoun Christmas Parade on December 11th. We’ll have snacks, hot chocolate, balloons, pictures with Santa, and more. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please contact Stephanie Williamson at stephanie@rockbridge.cc or 706-280-1622

First Wednesday Service          December 3rd

Please join us the evening of Wednesday, December 3rd for our First Wednesday Service at our Rock Bridge Offices. Dinner begins at 6:00pm and the Worship and Communion service begins at 7:00pm. Free childcare is provided.

Student Ministry          Sundays from 6:30pm till 8:30pm

Our Student Ministry (grades 6th-12th) meets Sunday nights from 6:30pm till 8:30pm at our Rock Bridge Offices (across from the Calhoun Library). Join us for games, relevant teaching, while forming lasting friendships in a small group atmosphere. This Sunday, November 23rd, will be “dinner and a movie”. For more information, contact us at 706-624-6422 or calhoun@rockbridge.cc

Groups

We offer many small group environments throughout the week for you to connect with others through Bible studies in the home. If you would like more information, stop by our Guest Services after the service this Sunday or email us a calhoun @rockbridge.cc

• I have not blogged in a while and I have to get into a better routine!! I am sorry for the long break.
• I got to deliver tons of groceries to the Calhoun Voluntary Action Center on Monday because Rock Bridge Calhoun has an awesome heart to help our community. THANK YOU!
• Week one of our new series “Temptation” was intense. I am loving this series and look forward the next couple of weeks as we get very personal and very practical. Don’t miss this Sunday!
• There has been a nasty stomach flu virus invading our community and we felt it Sunday. I have avoided the bug and don’t plan to get it. I heard over 100 kids got sent home from one school last week. 
• I am pumped about the growth and excitement in our student ministry on Sunday nights. We are working behind the scenes on some very cool stuff coming soon. Stay tuned!
• Christmas is coming very soon and I love it. This is my favorite time of the year. We are decorating our office next week in preparation for some very cool community events. I cannot wait to see the lights go on. 
• I am headed to Newspring Church in South Carolina this weekend. They are one of the fastest growing churches in America and are multi-site. I am looking forward to hanging out with some of their staff for a couple of days.
• Stephanie Williamson, our Children’s Minister and Stephen Hare, our Worship Pastor are doing an amazing job leading their ministries and it is such a joy serving with them both. They have such a heart for ministry and for the people they serve. When you see them this Sunday, tell them how much you appreciate everything they do for the Kingdom! Both have other jobs, families and pour everything they have into Rock Bridge Community Church. They fire me up every week and I thank God for them both!

• Join us Saturday, November 1st from 12pm till 2pm for our Fall Festival at the Calhoun High School Track. There will be free food, inflatables, games, lots of candy, and several prizes given away. 
• This Sunday we continue our “Dirty Jobs” series. This has been a great series and this Sunday will be no different. Invite someone and join us this Sunday at 10:30
• Daylight Savings Time ends this Saturday. Don’t forget to turn back your clocks Saturday night before you go to bed!!
• I spent the evening with some great friends from church for a halloween party with my girls. I love this time of year. 
• Georgia vs Florida tomorrow. It should be a great game! 

• What a great Sunday! I had the opportunity to teach today as we closed out our Hostage series. I love to preach but it’s an area God is stretching me in. I got about 2 hours of sleep Sunday morning in anticipation for this message. 
• We had several families out today with most of our schools on fall break. We were short several guys on our set up and tear down teams and the guys who were there stepped up in a big way. We could not do ministry every week without this team showing up to set up and it is hard work. We have the best volunteers on the planet!! 
• Speaking of fall, after spending 3 years in Detroit, I LOVE Georgia’s weather!!! 
• I am convinced there are thousands of people in our community that are unchurched and there is a lot of work to be done. 
• We start a new series next Sunday called Dirty Jobs. This is going to be a great series! Invite a friend and join us next Sunday. 
• I spent the day with my family at a local petting zoo. I love my wife and two daughters!! They give me more joy in life than I deserve. My girls are growing up faster than I want them to. 

I just wanted to send out a quick note reminding you that tonight is our 1st Wednesday service at “The Room” (across from the Calhoun Public Library). We will eat together at 6pm and the service will begin at 7pm. This is a great time to get to know each other, worship together, and we will take communion together at the end of the service. 

I hope to see you all at 6pm TONIGHT!!

• This Sunday marks the 1 year anniversary of Rock Bridge Community Church in Calhoun. We had no idea what to expect in September of 2007 and we had no idea how to be portable church in two locations but God showed up and we have had an incredible year! We are going to worship together this Sunday at 10:30 and then eat together on the front lawn. Make plans to be in church this Sunday and bring a side dish or dessert to share as we celebrate what God has done.
• Baptism at the creek last Sunday was incredible. It is awesome to see 1000 people together witnessing dozens of people go public with their faith in Jesus Christ. 
• There is no better time than now to invite your friends, neighbors, and coworkers to church this Sunday. It is going to be an amazing Sunday!
• After taking last Sunday off, our Student Ministry is back this Sunday at “The Room” on Park Ave (across from the Calhoun Library). Dinner starts at 6:30pm and we finish at 8:30pm.
• See you Sunday!

• What a great Sunday @ Rock Bridge Calhoun! One of the biggest crowds of the year.
• Matt was in the house. I love serving with one of the most gifted communicators and leaders in the country.
• Stephen Hare knocked it out of the park leading worship Sunday! 
• We had several new families visiting this Labor Day weekend! I am pumped every weekend to see so many new faces coming through our doors.
• Our set up team is the best on the planet! We were short handed this weekend and they still got us set up with no complaints. We would not have church each week without these guys showing up every week at 7am to do what they do! They “go the 2nd mile” and I love it!
• 1st Wednesday Service is this Wednesday. Join us for dinner at 6pm or 7pm for worship and communion. 
• New series “Hostage” beginning this weekend! Invite your friends, neighbors, classmates, and coworkers to church this Sunday. 
• 1 year anniversary in Calhoun in a couple of weeks. I cannot believe it has been 1 year! Hang on because year 2 is going to be a wild ride.

Friday night Football is back and I cannot wait to get to the game tomorrow night. Sonoraville High School is beginning a new season against Catoosa with high expectations, building from a historic win last year. The Gordon Central Warriors travel to Model, and Calhoun High School travels to Dalton for what is one of the biggest rivalries of the year! Calhoun is looking for another year of bragging rights after a last-second win last season and Dalton is looking for a little retribution. I think we all know how this game is going to turn out!  

Rock Bridge Calhoun has been invited to be part of a joint tailgater between the Calhoun and Dalton Quarterback Clubs — our very own Rock Bridge band will be playing during the pre-game festivities!!  Come on out and support your school, our young people, or just our church … food, inflatables, and good music . Join us this Friday around 4:45 at Harmon Field in Dalton for what will be a great time and a great game.

• What a great day to be back in church today at Rock Bridge Calhoun! We continue to have great crowds as school started back this week in both the city and county. 
• We are portable again after getting a break this summer with the school break. The guys that show up at 7 a.m. are incredible and go “the 2nd mile” every week! 
• Last Wednesday was our first ever 1st Wednesday service and we had a great time. It was great to hang out with some new families God has brought to us. I got to meet with one mom who recently starting attending and now has 4 generations of her family coming to RBCC. That is awesome!
• Our student ministry will be kicking off our new ministry year next Sunday night from 6:30-8:30 in our new office space. We have a great group of students and I am looking forward to watching this ministry grow this year. They are pumped and ready to go! 
• Today we talked about “going to the second mile” I would love to hear your stories this week of how God has called you to be a domino in someone else’s life by going the 2nd mile. 
• There are several small groups getting started this week. If you are not plugged and want check out one of our many small groups, contact me at carll@rockbridge.cc

After taking the last two Sundays off for a little vacation with my family, it was GREAT to be back in church today. The worship was incredible, the message rocked, and there were several families visiting for the first time. It was a great day to be back. Here are the highlights.

• Matt wrapped up the “Man vs Wild” series in a powerful way talking about living with conviction. He defined conviction as “making Godly choices that are courageously lived out”. Here are a few insights from today’s message that challenged me.

1. We will never have to violate the Word of God to maintain the blessings of God!
2. Having courage is often times more important that having knowledge. When it comes to our convictions, it is often times not about a lack of knowledge, but is a presence of fear!
3. The more we live by conviction, the more clarity we have. Having conviction gives you clarity about what to do.

• I am pumped about our first ever 1st Wednesday service on August 6th! I hope you are making plans to be a part of this important event in the history of your church. We will eat together at 6pm, worship and share communion together at 7pm. Childcare will be available for birth through preschool.

• Our student ministry has been on a summer break and I miss hanging out with our students. We are kicking off this ministry bigger and better on August 17th in our new facility in downtown Calhoun. If you are interested in hanging out with our students on Sunday nights or if you want some more information about our student ministry, I would love to hear from you. Just send me an email to carll@rockbridge.cc

• Next week we begin a new series called “Domino”. God did some incredible things through the “Man vs Wild” series and Matt and I are praying hard expecting God to accomplish some great things in the next several weeks. Make plans to be here next Sunday and bring someone new with you!

• Small Groups are an important part of who we are at Rock Bridge Calhoun. If you are not in a small group today, you are missing out. Small Groups are a great way to build great relationships and grow in your relationship with Jesus Christ. Group Link is coming up soon to help get you plugged into one of our many groups meeting throughout Gordon County.

I would love to hear from you! If you have a story to share or want to offer some feedback about our service just click on the comment section of this blog. I look forward to sharing what is going on at Rock Bridge Calhoun while celebrating what God is doing in our midst.

Carll Converse