JOURNEY 101

7-week session begins September 13

NEC's Signature Small Group Experience includes seven classes that cover different aspects of Christian faith. Our goal is to help you grow in your faith and deepen your relationship with God, and Experience is the place to start! New sessions begin in January, March, May, September & November. Check below for specific start dates!

WORSHIP NIGHT

Wednesday, September 9

2nd Wednesday of the month, 7 - 8 p.m.

This is the mid-week break you need. If you love the music at NEC and crave a reprieve from the daily grind, you should be here. Join us the 2nd Wednesday of every month for Worship Night - an evening of LOTS of great music, prayer, scripture and reset. It’s an hour that will make the rest of your week SO much better.

WICKED SMAHHT is back!

Sunday, October 4 @10:30 a.m.

Do you like knowing the why's, when's, and how's? Most of Christianity is pretty easy to understand. God loves you, Christ died for you, the Holy Spirit is there to guide you. Easy! But there are also some crunchy bits. How was the Bible formed? Who wrote the book of Genesis? What was Jesus' theology? Is the church the same now as it was in Paul's time? If you want to explore the deeper parts of the faith, join us on Sunday mornings for a new, reimagined, and ongoing WICKED SMAAHT!

We kick off with Prison: Theology of the Heart Set Free - see you there!

YOUTH GROUP

Fall Kick-Off! 

Begins September 13*

5 to 7 p.m.

*There is no youth this Sunday, 9/6

We’re back at it! Join us as we kick off this year’s exciting youth program every Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. for both middle & high schoolers. These groups will be here at the same time but will have separate youth group experiences!

Led by our youth pastor, Jacob Padgett, our Sunday night youth groups are energetic, transformative, and tons of fun.

Games and teaching time are part of a typical Sunday evening. In addition, we offer weekend retreats each year and lots of outings throughout the year!

KIDS ZONE

Fall Kick-Off! 

Begins September 27*

9 a.m.

*There is no Kids Zone this Sunday, 9/6

Kids Zone will be at 10 a.m. on 9/13 & 9/20

Kids Zone will be kicking off our school year on Sunday, 9/27, when NEC goes back to 2 services.  Kids Zone will be open during the 9:00 service, and we will be back in the classrooms with our amazing Kids Zone volunteers for some fun, learning, and relationship building.  For more information on our program in general, or for information on how to get involved, go to www.nechapel.org/kids!

You don't need to be a pastor, teacher, or Bible expert. You need to care about people, be willing to listen, be dependable, and be willing to let God use you.

We're asking you to give us a year.

This isn't a drop-in volunteer opportunity. There is an application and approval process that can take a couple of months, and Prison Fellowship provides good, extensive training to prepare you for serving inside. But it is well worth the investment.

PRISON MINISTRY

Some of the people most in need of friendship, hope, grace, and the love of God live just a few miles from NEC.

Come serve with us through Prison Fellowship.

On Mondays and Thursdays, teams from NEC go into the prison here in Franklin to lead discussion groups about God, faith, real life, and real answers. We listen. We talk. We ask questions. We build relationships. And week after week, we get the privilege of walking alongside men who are thinking seriously about their lives, their faith, and their futures.

And you may be surprised by how much you get out of it. Prison ministry is challenging, but it is also deeply fulfilling. The conversations are real. The relationships matter. And it's hard to think of a more meaningful way to serve one of the neediest communities right here in Franklin.

This year is an especially good year to join us: Prison Fellowship is celebrating 50 years of ministry.

Founded in 1976 after Chuck Colson's own experience of incarceration and transformation, Prison Fellowship has spent half a century equipping local churches to encounter Jesus with people behind bars and bring justice, mercy, and hope where they're needed most.

Could the next year of that story include you?

Give us a year. Come see what God does with it.

Tuesdays @ 6:30 p.m. Big Kids Zone

Celebrate Recovery covers a wide range of life's "hurts, habits, and hang-ups," including various addictions (alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling), co-dependency, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, anger issues, grief, abuse, perfectionism, and dysfunctional family patterns. The program uses a biblically-based, Christ-centered approach, combining the 12 steps of recovery with the 8 Beatitudes to provide a supportive community where individuals can find healing and personal growth by accepting responsibility for their struggles.

Thursdays @ 7 p.m. Big Kids Zone

Every other Monday @ 6:30 p.m. Big Kids Zone. Grief is a solo journey but you don’t have to do it alone.

Third Sunday of the Month after second services  @ various locations.

Sundays @ 10: 30 a.m. in Big Kids Zone. Starts on 9/27.

Select Sundays @ 10:30 a.m. in Big Kids Zone. Led by Pastor Cliff. A safe place to discuss tough topics. Must be a Journey 101 to attend. Next session 10/18, 25 & 11/1.

First Sunday of odd months in the Conference Room.  Next one is 11/9.

Specific Sundays @ 10 a.m. JOURNEY 101:

NEC’s must-do, signature small group to ask all your faith questions. Next session begins 9/13.

Specific Sundays @ 10 a.m. Have you taken Journey 101? This is the next step. Next session begins 10/11.

Mondays @ 10 a.m. to noon in Big Kids Zone NEC ($25)

Mondays @ 7 p.m. in the Youth Room. Returns 9/14.

Third Monday of the month @ 6 p.m. at Franklin residence.

Next one is 9/21.

OR

Fourth Monday of the month @ 1 p.m. @ NEC. The next one is 9/28.

A woman’s journaling group. Super powerful!

Mondays @ 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

Tuesdays @ 10 a.m. in the Conference Room. Childcare available if needed!

Wednesdays @ 6 p.m. in the Conference Room.

Second Wednesday of the month @ 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Next one is 9/9.

New! Men’s Bible Study

Wednesdays @ 7 p.m. in Big Kids Zone.

1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 10:30 to noon in the front lobby. If you know of someone that could use a shawl, please email Janice at jwilson491@verizon. Returns 9/3.

Thursdays @ 6:30 p.m. in the Youth Room.  

Every other Thursday @ 7 p.m. from the comfort of your own home! Begins 10/1.

BRING YOUR FAITH HOME

Discussion guides, 5-day devotional and more

Check out our Sunday Extras where you can easily watch the sermon again, dive into a 5-day devotional and reflect using a conversation starter guide.  

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