November Grand Connect Gathering: Endurance

At the November gathering of the Grand Connect, Virginia Tech track coach Dave Cianelli led an interactive and thought-provoking session on the topic of endurance. The discussion was based on carefully chosen scripture verses which prompted heartfelt questions and...

Reflections on Endurance

I was blessed to be a part of the conversation by Dave Cianelli on ENDURANCE from our November gathering. I asked him to talk about endurance because he is head coach of a D-1 university and has gotten voted best coach for 15 years!!!! He must do something significant...

Not Your Grandparents’ Adult Ministry

Where do you find Veronica “Ronnie” Bluey and Ellen Cianelli on a Friday morning? Typically, outside. That’s when the two of them get together to walk and talk and pray about ideas and dreams for a new ministry that they are spearheading at Northstar Church. “I was...
Grand Connect Spotlight – Nolan Schmidt

Grand Connect Spotlight – Nolan Schmidt

In the spring of this year, a new ministry was born at Northstar Church: The Grand Connect. The idea was to provide a space for believers over the age of 50 to meet together and encourage, pray for, and challenge one another, as well as reach out to those who do not...
The Grand Connect – Game Night!

The Grand Connect – Game Night!

The Grand Connect is a meeting of mature believers living in the last trimester of life on earth. We are a fellowship of Christians, 50 and above, who support one another in ministry of love and good works as we fix our eyes on our Savior, Jesus Christ. Through...