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NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL GALA
Northside Christian School: For a Thousand Generations Gala
Saturday, October 24 | The Courtyards of Andover
Way of the Lord has the privilege of seeing firsthand what God is doing through Northside Christian School, and we would love for our church family to be part of its future. Join us for the For a Thousand Generations Gala, an evening of worship, vision, testimony, and investment into generations to come. You’ll hear more about what God is doing at Northside and the vision for the school’s continued growth—including the future gymnasium. If you have a heart for Christian education, discipleship, or investing in the next generation, we especially encourage you to come and discover how you can be part of the story.
RSVP at: northsidemn.org/rsvp
TWINKLE TOES
Twinkle Toes Kids Dance Classes
Kids dance classes are back at Way of the Lord beginning Tuesday, October 13!
Led by Nicole Rodman, Twinkle Toes and Steps of Grace offer kids a fun, encouraging environment where they can learn dance, develop coordination and confidence, build friendships, and discover how movement and dance can be an expression of worship.
Twinkle Toes | Ages 3–6
Tuesdays | 6:00–6:40 PM
A fun introduction to dance featuring creative movement, songs, basic dance skills, coordination, simple choreography, team building, and lots of opportunities to grow in confidence.
Steps of Grace | Ages 7–13
Tuesdays | 6:40–7:25 PM
Designed for older kids who are ready to grow in their dance skills through intermediate choreography and movement, while developing confidence, friendship, leadership, and opportunities for individual expression.
The Heart Behind the Classes
Nicole has a passion for dance and for passing that love on to the next generation. As a mom herself, she wants kids to have a positive and strengthening environment for both their bodies and their spirits.
The goal is simple: to give kids a joyful introduction to dance, help them learn new skills, develop coordination, make friends, grow in confidence, and learn to use dance as a way to worship the Lord.
Class Details
Classes Begin: Tuesday, October 13
Location: Way of the Lord Church | 804 131st Ave. NE, Blaine, MN 55434
Cost: $38 per month
What to Wear: Leotard/tutu
VISION SERIES | SEPT 13-NOV 8
Vision Series: Walking the Way Together
Sundays, September 13–November 8
Over the next nine weeks, we’re taking a deeper look at the vision God has given Way of the Lord and the four shifts that will help us live it out together. This isn’t simply a series about where our church is going—it’s an invitation for each of us to take the next step in becoming disciples of Jesus who make disciples. As we journey together, we’re asking one simple question: “Lord, what is the next small, faithful step You’re asking me to take?”
Come ready to listen, respond, and walk the Way of the Lord together as a covenant family.
FATHER & SON NIGHTS
NEXT DATE: NOVEMBER DATE TBD
For fathers and sons of ALL ages this time!
This is becoming a regular (almost every month) rhythm as we gather for games, food, Scripture, prayer, and intentional discipleship.
This is especially geared toward fathers with younger sons, ages 6 and up, but older sons — including high school and college age — are welcome too. The goal is simple: to invest in our sons, strengthen relationships, and help train up the next generation of men to walk with Jesus in wisdom, courage, humility, and strength.
Who’s invited:
Typically, it is fathers with sons ages 6 and up. But contact Joey if you have any questions.
NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL UPDATES & EVENTS
Northside Christian School: Dates Our Church Family Can Support
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Oct 24 — Northside Christian School Gala
For more details go to: northsidemn.org/intheloop
About Northside Christian School
Northside Christian School is the largest ministry of our church and a vital part of how we love and disciple every generation into the family of God. As God continues building His Kingdom through our school community, we want to keep supporting NCS with our prayers, generosity, time, and encouragement.
FOOD SHELF
OPEN: Sunday, Oct 18 | After church
CLOSED: Tuesday, Oct 13 | 2:30-5:30 PM
Our food shelf is such an incredible outreach and ministry to hundreds of families in the North Metro. It is open on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, as well as open to our congregation on Sundays after church following the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Also, we are in need of more plastic bags! So if you would like to volunteer to serve or simply drop off some plastic bags, please talk to Geri Buck or email the church at office@wayofthelord.org.
FLOURISH
🌸 FLOURISH Women’s Gathering
📅 Wednesday, NOVEMBER 11
🕐 1:00–3:00 PM (Parenting Room — Main Sanctuary Building)
Details for our November 11 gathering are coming soon!
“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.” — Hebrews 10:24 (NLT)
Questions or registration? Contact:
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Julie Ahlsten: 651-216-3129
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Dawn Nelson: 763-516-1132
BIBLE READING
PLAN
New Bible Reading Plan: Walking the Way Together
September 13–December 25, 2026
This fall, we’re inviting the whole Way of the Lord family to read Scripture together through a new daily Bible reading plan that follows where we’re going as a church. Beginning September 13, the readings will walk alongside our Sunday teaching—first through the Four Ships of Worship, Discipleship, Fellowship, and Stewardship, and then into a season centered on one great truth: Jesus Is Everything.
Along the way, we’ll trace the promise of the Messiah through the Old Testament, journey through Hebrews, and finish the year in 1 & 2 Peter, learning what it means to live faithfully until Jesus comes.
Our hope is that this will be more than simply checking off a daily reading. We want to become a people formed by the Word of God together—families, individuals, small groups, and the whole church hearing the same Scriptures and responding to the Lord together. As you read each day, keep asking the same question we’re carrying through our Vision Series: “Lord, what is the next small, faithful step You’re asking me to take?”
Open your Bible, listen for His voice, and let’s walk the Way of the Lord together.
How to Join In >>>
📲 Digital Plan: Go to wayofthelord.org/bibleplan to view or download the full 16-week plan.
📄 Printed Copies: Printed reading plans will be available on the table in the foyer—grab one for yourself, your family, or your small group.
CONNECT CLASS
God designed us for connection—and the Christian life was never meant to be lived alone. If you’ve been attending Way of the Lord and are wondering what’s next, we’d love to invite you to take a deeper step into community.
Whether you're curious about:
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Who we are
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What we believe
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Where we're going
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Or how you can belong and serve
...we want to help you find your place here.
Reach out to Joey at jstontz@wayofthelord.org to learn more about our mission, our core values, and how to get meaningfully connected at Way of the Lord. There’s a place here for you—and we can’t wait to help you discover it.
AZURE HEALTHY
FOOD PROGRAM
We have a great new way to stock up on healthy food and bless Way of the Lord! Way of the Lord is now a drop site for Azure Standard’s “Around the Table” program. When people choose our drop for their orders, WOTL receives 2% back on those orders (paid out quarterly).
What is Azure Standard? A Christian, family-owned company in Oregon offering natural/health foods, regular produce, and pantry staples—basically most things you’d find at a grocery store (plus many hard-to-find items).
How to join:
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Visit Azure Standard and add items to your cart.
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At checkout, select “Find a drop near me.” Choose “Way of the Lord Drop.”
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Important: Use promo code WayoftheLord15 on your first order. This gives you 15% off that first order and links your account to WOTL for future credit (no need to use it again after your first order).
Delivery & Pickup:
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Orders arrive once a month.
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The truck meets in the back parking lot (near the back pond / dumpsters / wooded area).
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Azure emails your pickup date/time about a week beforehand (it varies monthly).
Next order cutoff? TBD
Questions or tips on what to order?
Reach out to Ellie Salley, Anja Buuck, or Britta Anderson.
Learn more: Azure Standard • Food, Faith, & Family (Around the Table)
PRAYER MINISTRY
We endeavor to be a heart knit and relationally based community empowered by the Holy Spirit that deeply cares about your personal, spiritual, and emotional needs. Every week immediately after our service, we have prayer ministry teams available up front at our altar. Please do not hesitate to receive prayer from one of our compassionate and prophetic prayer ministry teams.
Furthermore, if you would like to join this ministry, please contact John Zupek (johnzupek@gmail.com).
INTERCESSION
The engine that drives the ship in the Kingdom of God is prayer.
We value and encourage you to prioritize both:
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Warfare Wednesday Prayer at 7 PM
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Friday Night Intercession at 7 PM
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Sunday Gathering Unto Him at 7 PM
Also, our Way of the Lord House of Prayer has many open 1-hour shifts that can be filled either by coming on-site to our prayer room or by praying at home. Email John Zupek (johnzupek@gmail.com) to sign up for a shift!
THE FUTURE
For decades, God has been so faithful to our church and to Northside Christian School. Many of you have prayed, given, served, and poured yourselves out so that generations could meet Jesus, be discipled, and be sent out.
Now we sense the Lord inviting us to take another step of faith together.
Under the banner of “Honoring the Past and Embracing the Future,” we are moving forward with plans to build a new gymnasium that will serve both our church and our school—a space for worship gatherings, chapels, kids and youth ministry, community events, outreach, and everyday discipleship.
Why a Gym? Why Now?
This is more than a building project—it’s an investment into people and the future of what God is doing here.
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A place where students will hear the gospel, grow in character, and encounter Jesus.
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A place where our church family can gather, worship, celebrate, and serve together.
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A place that says to the next generation: “We believe in what God wants to do in and through you.”
We believe the time is now because:
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God has already begun stirring hearts and opening doors.
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Our current spaces are stretched, and the opportunities for ministry are growing.
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Waiting years down the road could mean missed opportunities to reach and disciple the kids, students, and families God is bringing to us right now.
Look What God Has Already Done! 🙌
We want you to be encouraged:
We have already raised $1,100,000 toward our $2,500,000 goal.
That means we are already over 44% of the way there! 🎉
Our next big milestone:
👉 Once we reach the $2,000,000 mark, we’ll be able to break ground.
How Can You Be Part of This?
First and foremost, we are asking every person and every family to:
PRAY
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Pray that Jesus would be exalted in this whole process.
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Pray for unity, faith, and wisdom for our church and school leadership.
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Pray that this gym will be used to reach many with the gospel and to make disciples.
ASK THE HOLY SPIRIT
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Ask: “Lord, how do You want me (and my family) to invest in this?”
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This could be a one-time gift, a monthly commitment, a creative sacrifice, or even a step of faith you wouldn’t naturally take without God’s leading.
BE READY FOR A CONVERSATION
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In the coming weeks and months, you can expect a more formal ‘ask’ in a home group or small group setting.
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We want to share more details, answer questions, and give everyone a chance to engage personally.
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Our heart is not pressure, but invitation—inviting you to join in what God is doing.
Family, we truly believe this is a Kingdom moment for Way of the Lord and Northside Christian School. Let’s thank God for His faithfulness in the past, and step forward together in faith for the future.
MOMS GROUP
Moms Group
Motherhood is a gift—but it was never meant to be walked alone.
For more than 11 years, our Moms Group has been a place for moms of young children to slow down, connect, worship, pray, laugh, share life, and encourage one another in the beautiful and demanding calling of motherhood. Our desire is to help one another grow in our relationship with Jesus, love our families well, and raise children who know, love, and serve the Lord.
Each gathering includes a light meal, worship, fellowship, biblical encouragement, and plenty of space to build real friendships with other moms who are walking through the same season of life.
Our next gathering is Wednesday, October 21!
When: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
Time: 9:30–11:30 AM
Where: 12780 Monroe St. NE, Blaine, MN 55434
RSVP: Contact Kathleen at 763-228-9014
Bring the kids!
Babysitting is provided so moms can participate, connect, and be refreshed while knowing their little ones are being cared for nearby.
We also need babysitters! Our Moms Group has been growing—with lots of little ones—and we would love a few more women who have a heart for serving young moms by loving and caring for their children during the gathering.
Whether you're exhausted, thriving, somewhere in between, or simply longing for deeper community, there's a place for you here. Come as you are, bring a friend, and join us!
PRAYER WALL &
ART CORNER
One of the quiet treasures in our church has been the Prayer Wall & Art Corner on the south wall of our foyer. For years, it’s been a place to display original, God-inspired content—paintings, drawings, poems, Scriptures, and creative expressions—and also a place where we can share prayer requests and support one another in prayer.
Over the past season, Irene Hilliard has graciously invested her time, creativity, and energy to make this wall more usable and interactive for all of us. We’re so grateful for her heart to help our church family connect, encourage, and build one another up. Here’s the invitation for this season: anyone in the church is welcome to “design” the Prayer Wall for a month at a time.
A family, a Home Group, a ministry team, a group of friends, or an individual—everyone is invited.
✅ How to sign up: There is a sign-up sheet on the right side of the wall. Simply choose a month and take ownership of that month’s “prayer mandate” focus.
🌿 Vision: We’d love for the wall to be interactive—as much as possible engaging the 5 senses—so it becomes a living, participatory space where we pray, reflect, and encourage one another. This is a practical way for us to share life, share inspiration, and join together in the beautiful vision of community God has called us to.
Example (March): You’re invited to lay hands on different ministry letters on the wall as a way to impart Aaron’s blessing and speak God’s favor over the ministries of our church.
This is very much in the spirit of 1 Corinthians 14:26—“When you come together, each one has…”—a simple way for us to bring our “each one has” to the family.
And as we pray, we’re believing for the kind of life and healing pictured in Revelation 22:2—fruit in every season and “leaves…for the healing of the nations.”
For more information and questions, contact Irene at 763-200-4334.
FRIDAY FAMILY WORSHIP WATCH
Friday Family Watch
Building the Ark Together. Discipling Every Generation.
First Friday of Each Month | 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Next time: NOVEMBER 6
Friday Family Watch is a monthly gathering for families to worship Jesus together, grow as disciples, and intentionally build strong, Christ-centered homes.
As a church family, we believe God has called us to love and disciple every generation into the family of God. Friday Family Watch is one practical way we want to live that out—creating space for parents, children, grandparents, and families of every season to seek the Lord together.
Friday Family Watch will take place in the Sanctuary from 6:00–7:00 p.m., with an intentional emphasis on involving and discipling our children and young people. We hope to see many of them helping lead, serve, sing, play instruments, pray, read Scripture, and participate in worship as they learn what it means to minister to the Lord and serve the Body of Christ.
This is not simply a children’s event or a family program. It is a place where generations worship together and where younger disciples can learn by participating alongside parents, leaders, and the wider church family. If one of your children want to sing or play on the worship team, contact Joey at jstontz@wayofthelord.org or 763-283-8595.
At 7:00 p.m., Friday Night Intercession will continue as usual in the Parenting Room for those who want to remain and press into prayer together. Friday Family Watch is not replacing Friday Night Intercession, but creating an additional opportunity earlier in the evening for families and children to engage in worship and prayer together.
Whether your children are little, teenagers, grown, or you simply want to invest in the next generation, you are invited to come and be part of what God is building among us.
Come watch. Come worship. Come build.
GATHERING FOR GOING
GATHERING FOR GOING | Saturday, October 24 | 10:00–11:30 AM
Discover what God is doing in our community—and be part of where He's leading us next!
Join us for our next Gathering for Going, an important time for our Way of the Lord church family to come together in worship, prayer, fellowship, and meaningful conversation.
We'll hear updates from our elders and ministry leaders, celebrate what God is doing in our midst, discuss important developments and future direction, and provide opportunities for questions, input, and discussion.
As we continue through our Four Ships Vision Series, this is an opportunity to stay connected, seek the Lord together, and move forward in unity as we pursue His calling to love and disciple every generation into the family of God.
Everyone is welcome, and we especially encourage those who call Way of the Lord their church home to attend. Your presence, prayers, and perspective matter. This is your church family, and we want everyone to have a voice!
Saturday, October 24 | 10:00–11:30 AM
Let's keep growing, listening, and moving forward together!
FALL CLEAN UP DAY
Fall Clean-Up Day | Saturday, November 7 | 8:30 AM
Leaves beware! 🍂 Bring the whole family for a morning of rakes, laughs, and church-family teamwork as we spruce up our Way of the Lord Church and Northside campus!
Early birds get coffee and donuts! ☕🍩
Come a few minutes before 8:30 AM to enjoy some breakfast before we get to work!
We'll be tidying up the grounds, raking leaves, trimming, and doing some light hauling as we prepare our campus for winter.
What to bring: Rakes, gloves, leaf bags, tarps, leaf blowers, shovels, wheelbarrows, or trailers if you have them.
Everyone is welcome! Bring the whole family, and come for whatever amount of time you can. Every bit helps!
Thanks for helping us keep our campus beautiful and welcoming for our church family, school families, and neighbors.
See you Saturday morning on November 7th!