In 2012 we begin our 14th year at NorthStar Community - a ministry focused on both recovery and spirituality. After more than a decade of working in this pioneering field, we are poised to continue this work and commit to a broader scope of ministry to our community. With this in mind, it is with great pleasure that we announce our first Associate Pastor at NorthStar Community. Scott McBean joins our team on January 1, 2012. Scott is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary, where he received a Masters of Divinity with a specialty in Recovery Ministry. Scott has a passion for creating an environment where God's people can grow deep roots in challenging environments.

As you come to know Scott, you might notice that he has a stubborn tenacity for any endeavor he commits to; our NS Community has watched him prepare for ministry with dogged determination. While in school, Scott was a chaplain in the Los Angeles County jail system, served in children's ministry at his church (a start up ministry in Pasadena), and worked as a security guard (ask him to show you his certificate in training on weapons of mass destruction) on the Fuller campus. From teaching children to serving on the set up and take down team at his church (that meets in a local Senior Center), Scott has been practicing for his next right step in ministry. As Associate Pastor, Scott will join our team in seeking to respond to and serve those interested in pursuing recovery within the context of a faith community. For those who do not know him, he grew up at Bon Air Baptist Church and has been part of our NSC community since day one. Our family remembers the day Scott came home from middle school and announced God's intentions for his life. As parents, Pete and I were aware that time and maturity might refine that sense of vocational call - in Scott's case, his adolescent vision has remained steady and his pursuit relentless.

When asked at a recent worship service his plans once he begins his job, Scott replied, "Whatever Teresa doesn't want to do!" I love fantasy living as much as the next recovering person, and that sounds great to me. But in truth, Scott is returning home a man with his own dreams, ideas, and sense of call to serve at NorthStar. Welcome home, Scott - we can't wait to see how the Lord is going to work in this next new chapter in your life, and the life of our community. t

Behold the Lamb of God

Saturday, December 17, 2011

7:00 p.m.

Church of the Good Shepherd

3741 Garrett Rd.

Durham, NC 27707

Since 2000, Andrew Peterson and his friends have performed Behold the Lamb around the country, telling again and again this "true myth", as C.S. Lewis called it, this tale that's bigger than life, but is-astonishingly-true. The tour has become a yearly tradition not just for Andrew and the other artists on the tour, but for families and churches who attend the concert each season. The live concert, like the album, is a community effort, featuring singer/songwriters Jill Phillips, Andy Gullahorn, Ben Shive, Andrew Osenga and more, and over the years has featured artists such as Alison Krauss, Derek Webb, Sandra McCracken, Buddy Miller, Phil Keaggy, Sixpence None the Richer, David Wilcox, Pierce Pettis, Mindy Smith, Ron Block, Brandon Heath, Bebo Norman, Stuart Duncan, Eric Peters, and Randall Goodgame-all in the name of proclaiming the birth, death, and resurrection of Christ.