Reading and understanding the Bible can be challenging.  But, with a little help, you will discover why it is the greatest book you will ever read!  Whether you are new to the Bible or have been reading it for some time, it helps to have some background and tools to aid your understanding. 

This 6 week class is recommended for those with minimal Bible knowledge and focuses on developing needed skills for reading and studying the Bible.

Topics include:

• How to navigate through the Bible
• Getting the Bible's big picture
• Understanding and interpreting the Bible

Some reading and short assignments are given for independent study each week. 

You will need to bring a Bible to class.  You may purchase an NIV Study Bible for $20 the first night of class.

No childcare will be provided.  Please make your own childcare arrangements at home.

Celebrate Recovery is an ongoing support group for individuals and their families that are healing from hurts, habits, hang-ups, compulsions and addictions.

Each Participant's Guide costs $6.00 each.

For more information please contact communitycare@mecklenburg.org

No childcare provided

James, Jesus' own brother, started out as a skeptic. See how one glimpse of the resurrected Savior turned an unbeliever into a disciple. Bible scholars compare James to the prophet Amos.

James: Mercy Triumphs  by Beth Moore provides a personal study experience five days a week plus viewer guides for the 8 video sessions of this in-depth women's Bible study.

In other ways, James more closely resembles the Book of Proverbs than any other New Testament book. Topics in this study include: joy, hardship, faith, reversal of fortunes for rich and poor, wisdom, gifts from above, single-mindedness, the dangers of the tongue, humility, and prayer.

8 video sessions with 7 weeks of print study.

Classes begin Wed Jan. 18, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Class dates: Wed. Jan. 18,25, Feb. 1,8,15,22,29, Mar. 7,14

Due to ongoing construction, no childcare provided.  Please make your own childcare arrangements.

Register here to take your Spiritual Gifts Test.

Class dates: Jan. 11- Feb. 22, 2012

You are welcome to begin attending the GriefShare group at any session. Each is “self-contained,” so you do not have to attend in sequence. You will find encouragement and help whenever you begin.

It may be hard for you to feel optimistic about the future right now. If you’ve lost a spouse, child, family member or friend, you’ve probably found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel.

For more information please contact ksaylor@mecklenburg.org.     

Cost of material:  $16.00 per workbook

Dates:  Feb. 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24

Come join us at Streetside Classic Car Showroom as we explore The Quest for Authentic Manhood.

Come join us for teachings on prayer and to pray for all the weekend services at Mecklenburg Community Church. Those on the prayer team receive weekly updates about the prayer requests people have sent in from the church and community.

If you would like to join the prayer team or send in a prayer request go to our community care page and scroll down to prayer team. If you have any questions please contact communitycare@mecklenburg.org or at 704.598.9800 x 121.

What worries you most about your finances? Have you ever been in financial trouble? Does money have anything to do with spiritual matters?

This online course will help you answer these questions and more as you're introduced to biblical principles on material wealth like:

• understanding the "heart issue" of money
• examining misconceptions about ownership and responsibility
• developing a financial plan
• trusting God as provider
• gaining freedom from debt

Based on a message series by Senior Pastor Jim White, this online course is a good first step toward financial freedom!

*You can access this class via DVD by visiting any of our Charlotte-area campuses and picking up a free DVD during the month of January.

Trained marriage mentors are available to help you at every stage of your relationship.  This includes three major areas:

1)  Preparing:  Mentoring Engaged and Newlywed Couples
2)  Maximizing:  Mentoring Couples from Good to Great
3)  Repairing:  Mentoring Couples in Distress

The training that our marriage mentor's go through includes topics such as:

*Building Rapport
*Working as a team
*Asking Meaningful Questions
*Telling Your Stories
*Praying Together
*Common Subjects to Explore with Your Marriage Mentorees
*And much more!..

This training can be scheduled at any time to fit the marriage mentor’s own schedule!   

Overall the Marriage Mentors role is to:

*Serve as a guide, role model, teacher and encourager

*Offer accountability

*Provide resources

*Focus on the marital growth needs of the mentee

Overall the Marriage Mentees role is to:

*Identify marital growth needs

*Be willing to learn and grow

*Set specific goals

*Solicit mentor's assistance

If you are interested in receiving information on how to obtain a marriage mentor, how to become a marriage mentor or simply want additional information about the program please contact communitycare@mecklenburg.org; 704.598.9800 x 121 today!  Learn even more at the Community Care site!

 Come join us at Streetside Classic Car Showroom as we explore The Quest for Authentic Manhood.    

Spiritual mentors help individuals grow spiritually through an individual coaching relationship. This training is designed to help those interested in becoming a spiritual mentor, receive training on various resources such as different spiritual growth and gift inventories, how to give support to the mentees, and how to optimize this partnership in learning.  

Overall the Mentors role is to:

*Serve as a guide, role model, teacher and encourager

*Offer accountability

*Provide resources

*Focus on the spiritual growth needs of the mentee

Overall the Mentees role is to:

*Identify spiritual growth needs

*Be willing to learn and grow

*Set specific goals

*Solicit mentor's assistance

The opportunity to help an individual grow spiritually is a very special and significant relationship!

The majority of training is offered ONLINE. 

Contact us today to learn more about receiving a mentor or becoming a mentor!

Discover Who You Are:

Uncover your talents, spiritual gifts, passions, values, and personality to see where you fit best and how you can live more effectively!     

• Find deeper meaning in life
• Consider significant volunteer opportunities in or outside of church
• Work through career changes
• Develop your usefulness to God              

This 5 week course will address all of these topics.

DivorceCare seminars and support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. You’ll gain access to valuable DivorceCare resources to help you deal with the pain of the past and look forward to rebuilding your life.  The Group will meet weekly to help you face these challenges.

If you would like more information concerning this group please contact ksaylor@mecklenburg.org

Dates:  Feb. 27, Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26, Apr. 2, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, and June 4

Day:  Monday Nights

Time:  7:00 - 8:30 PM

Cost of material: $16.00 per workbook

TeamLife is our seminar for church membership. It doesn't obligate you to join, but it is required. This class will answer all of your questions about Meck - how we got started, our beliefs, vision, values, mission, decision-making process, and more. At the end of this one hour session you will have the chance to fill out a membership survey if you're interested in doing so. 

The Single & Parenting group is a 13 week support group exploring topics such as the following:  rest, comfort, money & career, parenting goals & expectations, parenting tools & projects, suffering & adversity, dating & single sexuality and much more.  The materials for this group costs $16.00.  The group will meet at the North Charlotte campus on Tuesday nights from 7:00 - 8:30 pm on the following dates:

Feb. 21, 28, Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15

For any questions please contact 704.598.9800 x 121 and/or communitycare@mecklenburg.org

*Childcare will not be offered

In our Marriage Prep Class we discuss topics such as communication, conflict resolutions, finances, intimacy and many more.  The cost for this 8-week class is $35 per couple.  We will meet each Thursday night from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.  Registration is required and please note that this class is part of the requirements Meck has put in place for those who wish to be married by one of our pastors.  For more information, please email Kelly Saylor at ksaylor@mecklenburg.org or call at 704.598.9800 x121.

Dates:  March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Apri 12, 19, and 26

Cost of material: $35.00 per couple

Learn more at the Community Care site!

Sacred Marriage is a marriage enrichment group based on Gary Thomas' material.  Come to learn and discuss God's purpose for marriage, the refining power of marriage, learning how to be a God centered spouse and much more!

Dates:  March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5

Times: 7 - 8:30 pm

Cost:  $19.00 per person for materials (Workbook:  $7.50 and Main book:  $11.50)

No childcare will be provided.

For more information please contact Kelly Saylor at ksaylor@mecklenburg.org or at 704.598.9800 x 121

Learn more at the Community Care site!

If you've talked to someone who has been on Meck's Mission trip to Harmons Jamaica with Won by One, you know that people don't seem to come back quite the same. This trip touches the heart of people, who year after year decide to make the trip again.

Ministry in Harmons is two-fold.  First, the teams show the love of Christ by meeting the physical needs of the community.  This is done by building 12' x 15' concrete houses, working in a local store, repairing homes and delivering medicine and clothes that the team brings down.  Second, the team practices friendship evangelism thoughout the week.

Teams stay in "Harmony House" in the center of the community they are serving. It is a very safe environment, and the local people in Harmons are always so welcoming.

Wanna find out more? Join us for a trip interest meeting on Sunday, March 4 at 1 p.m. at the North Charlotte Campus. This will allow everyone to get their questions answered and to register for the trip.

We hope that you'll prayerfully consider joining the team!

This is Meck's newest mission trip being introduced to the 2012 calendar, and we are so excited about this new missions partner.

In the breathtakingly beautiful countryside of Guatemala, amid volcanoes, forest, desert, mountains, valleys and lakes, small teams of Americans are transported in USA-supplied Chevy Suburbans to remote villages to offer both medical and spiritual restoration to the needy. Teams will stay at the newly Ministry Training Center and go out into the villages during the day.

If you are considering taking this opportunity, please come join us for the trip interest meeting on Sunday, March 11 at 1 p.m. at the North Charlotte Campus. We would love to have you as a part of this year's team.

"Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." - Matthew 19:26

You may have heard this verse but have you ever wondered to yourself if there actually is anything that is not possible for God?

Over the past few weeks, we've learned that it is impossible for God to lie and it is impossible for Him to reject us.

Join us as we continue our series of Things That Are Impossible for God and learn what else is impossible for the One who makes all things possible.

Grab a friend, join us for dinner, and get ready to learn more about God, each other and yourselves!

Come spend some time with ONElife, the College Ministry, as we to answer the call of the local mission field right here in Charlotte by serving alongside the rest of Meck at the Crisis Assistance Serve Day.

And once we've completed our tasks at Crisis, join us for lunch!

We will meet at the Spratt Street location at 9:45 a.m.

"Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." - Matthew 19:26

You may have heard this verse but have you ever wondered to yourself if there actually is anything that is not possible for God?

Well, there is and over the past few weeks we've been uncovering it.

Join us as we continue our series of Things That Are Impossible for God to learn what else is impossible for the One who makes all things possible.

Grab a friend, join us for dinner, and get ready to learn more about God, each other and yourselves!

If you would like to go public about your decision to be a Christ-follower (whether it's only been a day or a decade), Meck would love to share this amazing experience with you. Just register below for our upcoming baptism, which will be held Easter Sunday at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, and you will be contacted with more information.

If you have questions about baptism, please contact our Director of Connections.

Let's face it, parenting is challenging. And new parents have it rough as they navigate this new adventure. In First Steps, we'll help parents explore three important topics: staying connected with God, staying connected with your spouse, and raising a child who knows and loves God. This two-hour seminar class is ideal for new parents.

While you are not required to be a parent of a newborn, or have your baby dedicated at Meck, that this class is a requirement for Baby Dedication.

Childcare is provided with advanced registration. For more information, please email MecKidz or call at 704.598.9800 x145.

Let's face it, parenting is challenging. And new parents have it rough as they navigate this new adventure. In First Steps, we'll help parents explore three important topics: staying connected with God, staying connected with your spouse, and raising a child who knows and loves God. This two-hour seminar class is ideal for new parents.

While you are not required to be a parent of a newborn, or have your baby dedicated at Meck, that this class is a requirement for Baby Dedication.

Childcare is provided with advanced registration. For more information, please email MecKidz or call at 704.598.9800 x145.

COST
The August trip is $1450 per team member

The price does not include:

• Passport fees
• Immunizations - Tetanus is required (must be current), Hepatitis A is recommended
• Snorkeling and shopping in Ocho Rios
• Entrance to Dunn River Falls
• Meals during travel days.

• Valid US Passport or Foreign Passport
• Jamaican Visa (if not a U.S. Citizen)
• Signed and Notarized Trip Participation Form