Parkside Mission

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I am looking forward to the opportunity to preach on Psalm 121 at City Church Eastside on Sunday September 1. We are beginning a new series of sermons called "A Long Obedience in the Same Direction." It is all about what it means and what it takes to thrive for the long haul in your relationship with Jesus.  Here three songs that are based on Psalm. Enjoy and let me know which is your favorite. And if you are in town this weekend, join us for worship this Sunday, www.citychurcheastside.org .

When we made the decision to move to plant a church in the Piedmont Park area, we had no friends with children in Morningside Elementary School. So, we decided to pray for the opportunity for our daughters to meet at least one child in their grade during the summer before school started. Sometime in May we began to offer this request to the Lord, sharing it with some of our friends. Samantha and Langley, having a strong interest in the outcome of these prayers, prayed along as well. We saw the first answer to these prayers when we met some children Langley’s age (3 rd grade) through the local swim and diving team. But, we found no Morningside fourth graders besides Samantha on the team. We continued to pray, but the summer was starting to wind down. Garden Hills Pool Diving Team 2012. Samantha is in there somewhere. Just before we moved, Samantha and Langley spent a week at a Christian camp in North Georgia, Camp Glisson . (Trent’s brother, Bradley, is now the director ...

Trent and Emily are now raising support through their church planting partner, City Church Eastside.  We invite all our supporters to redirect their support from Campus Crusade for Christ to City Church Eastside, designated to “Parkside Plant.” We no longer receive funding from Crusade so: All donations need to be redirected by July 23 rd . All donations are still fully tax deductible.  We are still working as  full-time  missionaries to reach people and make disciples for Christ, only now in a large unreached community. Info you may need for making changes in your giving: Phone number at Campus Crusade 1-888-278-7233   from   8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET , Monday-Friday, or email Crusade at   eGift@cru.org Trent’s #, 404 932 2657, call us if you have any questions! Website to set up electronic giving for our new work, www.citychurcheastside.org/give , remember to designate your gift "Parkside Plant." Checks sent to us or City Church...

Parkside People and Prayer Initially, all good ministry is about a group of people praying to God to enable them to love and serve others in a specific way. This is really a good idea when you think about how much good you can accomplish apart from Jesus (nothing!!). Prayer is vital because it is both the means to what we called to and the end for which we called as well. So, here are a few pictures of the people of the Parkside project and some ways you can pray with us. One of our last official events as ChristChurch Presbyterian members -- out to Mexican while the church teenagers babysat.  We are thankful for the wonderful support and friendships of the ChristChurch family.   Prayer request: For Trent, Emily and our daughters for the personal aspect of this transition. Walking and praying on the Beltline ( http://beltline.org)  with Alicia and Dan DeCrisio.  On our walk we passed million dollar (plus) homes and a few guys with all their worl...

We believe our journey from campus ministry to church planting is following a path that God is wonderfully clearing. The current steps in our journey are: 1. Build a base of prayer and financial support 2. Engage as a pastor in our mother-church, for a season 3. Adapt to and serve the Parkside neighborhoods Prayer walking the belt-line by the Park So, right now, I am mainly focusing on step #1, building a base of prayer and support so that Emily and I reach outreach and lead so that a Christ-centered, community focused, and mission minded church can be planted in an area that greatly needs one. (And, I might add, an area that, with such a church, could be a great blessing to Atlanta and the world!) Occasionally, I will have to opportunity to delve into step #2, engaging as a pastor at City Church Eastside. For example, I am attending some church staff meetings and I am preaching on occasion, including, Sunday July 1st, 2012.  Trent and Scott Armstrong, the l...