Learning, Meeting, and Growing

     Wednesday nights have been the cornerstone of Christian religious education and music ministry practices in the Baptist tradition for generations. From Training Union, to GAs, RAs, children and adult choir practice, and Bible study, Wednesday nights have helped to build a culture of learning, living, and loving in the lives of Christians. Northside Drive desires to keep up with changing work schedules, widening school activities, and a more difficult commute into town by continuing to offer a unique format for Wednesday night programming.

     The staff of Northside Drive would like to encourage the creativity of the congregation regarding planning, leading, and implementing Wednesday night activities. The church will be open Wednesday nights for childcare, music rehearsals, small groups, workshops and committee meetings. The ministerial staff will also be available for coaching, counseling, or simply to share a cup of coffee with you. A regular Wednesday night meal and worship service will no longer be available, yet food can be ordered in advance for any group that would like to include it in their meeting.

       This adapted Fall Wednesday schedule will begin on September 12, 2012 and conclude November 14, 2012. The hours the church will be open, a minister present, and childcare provided will be 6 PM to 9 PM. Many opportunities are available including a bible study on Genesis, a discussion group on atomic energy, a look at the importance of hymnody, Music Together for families, practicing with the Sanctuary Choir and a "This I Believe" workshop. All groups will be publicized and updated on the "Bible Studies and Fellowships" tab of the website. If your committee or small group would like to use the facilities, please schedule your time and room with Renee Gamache, the Administrative Assistant. To schedule a session with a minister please contact the minister directly.

     For more information on the Wednesday Night Schedule, visit www.northsidedrive.orgor call 404-237-8621.

Led by Rev. Zachary Bay

Come and join in a discussion of beginnings. We will read and discuss stories, and hopefully, overhear the groanings of Creation and Creator as each strives to exist with the other. This will be study about us and God trying to live together this thing called faith. To prime the pump of conversation, we will make use of Bill Moyer's Genesis: A Living Conversation as commentary material. The book can be purchased inexpensively on Amazon.

Week 1:  The Image of God ..................................Gen 1-2

Week 2:  Temptation ............................................Gen 2-3

Week 3:  The First Murder .......................................Gen 4

Week 4:  The Flood, the Ark, & the Apocalypse ....Gen 6-9

Week 5:  Call & Promise ....................................Gen 12-13

Week 6:  A Family Affair ...........................Gen 16-17, & 21

Week 7:  The Test ..............................................Gen 22-23

Week 8:  God Wrestling ....................................Gen 28-32

2012 Habitat for Humanity Build

       For more than 20 years Northside Drive has been building homes for and with families in Atlanta Habitat for Humanity's home ownership program. Volunteers from our church have installed windows, painted siding and planted trees alongside the homeowners of the Habitat homes. Each homeowner has their own unique story of what the new Habitat home means to them, but a common theme runs through every story-building a strong and stable future for a family.

       This year we start another house, for another family---and WE NEED YOUR HELP. Please sign up to volunteer for one of the build dates below. You don't have to have experience, skill or even coordination---just a willingness to help. Everything else they will teach you!

       For more information on how to sign up, please contact Geneva Hall-Shelton at geneva.hall-shetlon@atlantahabitat.org, or Beth Laxton at laxton2125@charter.net.