This past Sunday, Mike laid out the Tithing Challenge to North Brooklyn Vineyard members who don’t tithe (give 10% of their income) to the local church. The challenge is this: give 10% of your income for 3 months & if at the end of that time you feel like it didn’t work (e.g. you didn’t experience blessings from God & that it wasn’t worth it), we’ll give back everything you’ve given, no questions asked.

Why are we doing this? Because we believe it’s going to help you discover an important thing about God and giving. God says in the book of Malachi that his people can test him on this. That when we’re generous with our offerings to his work he will “open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in!” (Malachi 3:8-10). Those of us who do regularly give have experienced it! (Ask around… we think you’d be hardpressed to find someone who does give & doesn’t think it in some way enhances their life).

Signing up below ensures that your offerings over the next 3 months will be kept to the side as part of the challenge. Email finance@northbrooklynvineyard.org at any time with any questions.

A 3-part sermon series January 15, 22 & 29 featuring personal finance expert Dave Ramsey (via video) addressing the very practical issue of money & how to best manage it.

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The Greenpoint Gazette featured a story about us: The Vineyard Church Toasts Jesus at Trash Bar. Read it here!

If you find this interesting, check out other articles written about us over the years:

- Finding God in a Watering Hole from The Brooklyn Rail (Sept 2010)

- Punch-Drunk Church from The Village Voice (June 2007)

- N.Y. Church Goes Into the Bar and Finds a Flock distributed by AP/Religion News Service (2007)

A transcript taken from a recent talk Pastor Mike gave at our Family Meeting on October 21, 2011.

Muldoons on 3rd Ave & E 43 St.

Our story begins in Manhattan. At the time we had an alternative church gathering in a midtown office building for twenty-somethings who liked Jesus but didn’t particularly like church. A trend began to develop. Afterwards a bunch of us would go to an Irish pub across the street to hangout and socialize.

It was during this time that we began to build stronger connections not only among ourselves but also with bar staff and patrons. Some of the most impactful movements to God’s kingdom would happen as we hung out and socialized. We began to see God at work right there among people who were not “part of our church” but who nonetheless felt like they belonged to our community because they were becoming our friends. They felt included without question and loved. That’s because they actually were! That’s because everyone – churchgoing or not- was actually on the same page and were simply enjoying the sweet community of God’s Spirit. Read more ›

Here are the groups that will be meeting from October through December 2011. You’re welcome to check out any of these groups.

Most groups are a combination of building friendships, some Bible or book study & prayer, although different groups might focus on different things. Contact the group leader for more information about a specific group.

The Apprentices: What it means to follow Jesus is running through September!

Here are the groups that will be meeting from June through August 2011. You’re welcome to check out any of these groups.

Most groups are a combination of building friendships, some Bible or book study & prayer, although different groups might focus on different things. Contact the group leader for more information about a specific group.

Starting in May we will be examining the Sermon on the Mount and what Jesus had to say about living our lives wisely or as we like to say, “living the good life”.

Here are the groups that will be meeting from February through April 2011. You’re welcome to check out any of these groups.

Most groups are a combination of building friendships, some Bible or book study & prayer, although different groups might focus on different things. Contact the group leader for more information about a specific group.

Mike concludes his Rethinking Prayer series with a reminder that we’re not left to struggle with prayer on our own. We’ve been given very special help. 11am at the school or 6pm at the Trash Bar.