Advent is in full swing. We are now busy at Woodmont getting ready for Walk Thru Bethlehem! The village is being built every night this week. Our leadership team has been working on this for months. For over 40 years now, Woodmont has been putting on this major event for the Nashville community, and many who travel in from out of town. What first started as a live nativity scene up at South Hall in 1983, put on by our youth group (honoring Anne Keith), has grown and evolved into a major......

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The Christmas season is now in full swing. We will experience some special Christmas music this Sunday with the choir and orchestra and Walk Thru Bethlehem is coming on Dec. 14. I have always loved Christmas. I love the parties, the lights, the trees, the wreaths, the music, and everything that comes with this wonderful time of year. Our family always watches Home Alone 1 & 2, Cousin Eddie making his surprise appearance in Christmas Vacation, Elf, A Christmas Story, and all the other classic movies. I believe that Christmas is a......

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This week, I am working hard to cultivate a mindset of gratitude. I encourage you to do the same. Take time to reflect and name your blessings. Spend time with the people you love. I am grateful for my family. I am grateful for our church and all the ministries we have. I am grateful to live in Nashville, TN. I am grateful for my friends. I am grateful for my Vanderbilt students who always keep me sharp. I am grateful for the amazing response that we have had to our capital......

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I want to say THANK YOU to everybody who has made a three-year commitment to support our “Generations of Faith” capital campaign to build a new family life center and additional parking here at Woodmont. The response has been VERY STRONG and we are now moving into the follow-up phase of the campaign. You can still make a commitment here and we are working hard to turn this bold vision into a reality. Thank you for your generosity and support, and thanks to all our leaders who have worked hard to lay out this vision. This......

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This Sunday, Nov. 16, we will wind down our “Generations of Faith” capital campaign with our Commitment Sunday. We have laid out our vision for the future. I want to THANK everybody who has already made a commitment to move this vision forward. Our leaders are leading the way. This Sunday, we are asking our entire congregation to make a three-year commitment to support our vision for the coming years. It is now time to turn our vision into a reality. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and ongoing support of......

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On Sunday, Belmont President Greg Jones preached and talked about the importance of having “God-sized dreams.” At Woodmont, we are rolling out a “God-sized dream” that will lead our church into the future. One of our primary goals of the “Generations of Faith” campaign is to make a massive investment in the next generation of Christians. They are the future and the present! Our new family life center will allow our church to grow and thrive in the years ahead, creating new space so that our church can flourish and expand. We need your support to make......

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Our “Generations of Faith” Campaign is underway! We are excited and motivated about the future of our church! The mission of Woodmont is to “Grow disciples of Christ.” Everything that we do at this church falls under this important mission. We want to form committed disciples of Jesus who will grow deeper in their faith and go out and change the world. Between now and November 16th, we are asking that you prayerfully consider a THREE-YEAR commitment to support our vision and master plan for the future. You can see the updated......

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When it comes to living with emotional health and spiritual vitality, men and women face uniquely different challenges. Men seem to consistently struggle with issues of pride, ego, identity, and success. Men are competitive by nature which is socially conditioned at a very young age. Richard Simmons, an executive coach in Birmingham, wrote a great book titled The True Measure of a Man where he argues that most men define their lives by two factors: career success and money. However, when one or both go away (like in a financial crash), men......

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We are now in a capital campaign to invest in the future of our church. For over 82 years, Woodmont has been “Seeking God, Sharing Love, and Serving Others,” right here in the heart of Nashville. Generations of leaders have gone before us and generations of leaders will come after us. We continue to be a forward-thinking congregation that is looking down the road to the future and what we want to accomplish. Paul writes, “Like a skilled master builder, I laid a foundation and somebody else is building on it. No......

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