HBC Blog

Community

A few weeks ago, both campuses and all services gathered at the Green Pond Campus for our Fall Kick-off Sunday and BBQ.  It was great – over 600 people in attendance and we all felt part of something bigger – God’s gospel work in Northern NJ.  It was our church

Baptism!

Last Sunday, on an absolutely gorgeous sunny August Sunday we gathered at one of our members’ homes for our first ever Highlands Bible baptism service.  Eight people stood in the water and gave public testimony of God’s powerful work in their lives through the gospel of Jesus Christ.  There we

Mission Endeavors

I recently was asked about missionaries that we support at Highlands. As part of Green Pond Bible Chapel, we support many missionaries both domestically and internationally in support of our main purpose of bringing glory to God by making and maturing disciples of Jesus Christ. Currently, we support 24 domestic

God’s Word and Growth

It’s hard to believe we just finished up our final weekend of Biblical Counseling Training at the Green Pond Campus. We were delighted to be able to provide this training for many reasons, but mostly because the Word of God, and a church’s understanding of it, is critical to the

Small Groups?

A month under our belt by the grace of God!  We have thoroughly enjoyed meeting together on Sunday mornings for corporate worship and gathering.  Sunday’s are my favorite day of the week! But still…I see people that I only get to talk to for maybe a few moments 1 day

Launch!

Surreal. That might be a good word for it. It seemed like that whole morning I was being carried along, hovering about 6 inches off the ground, not really understanding the magnitude of what was actually going on. Three months worth of work, an amazing team, and a very gracious God

The Call of Wisdom

The Highlands Men have been meeting on Wednesday mornings to work thru the book of Proverbs together. The format is simple.  A bunch of dudes at a diner, (the mighty Double S of course), coffee, eggs, and Bibles.  It’s been great time and I look forward to it continuing long

A New Church Needs Godly Leaders – Titus

This past Sunday, we took some time to look at God’s Word in Titus 1:5-9, specifically regarding the need for a new church to have Godly leaders.  Let’s all enjoy a summary together, shall we? “This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained

Biblical Contentment

This has been a week of major progress for pre-launch. We ordered tons more stuff. Kids ministry people have been on a tear. We’ve got a plan for welcome and traffic flow. We’ve got outside signage to direct people to our door. We are printing invitation cards for distribution. We

Sowing and Reaping

I suppose it’s sort of an obvious metaphor, but it’s called church “planting” for a reason. We don’t simply decide to start a church – we have to plant one.  We start with small seeds in good soil, work the ground tirelessly, pray for growth, and…little by little a church