HBC Blog

Gospel Growth in the Suburbs

Pastor Ryan and Pastor Mike recently had the opportunity to speak at the Gospel Coalition MidAtlantic conference.  Below is a brief summary of their session. Church growth will always be a hot topic, particularly in the suburbs.  Whether it’s something we verbalize [“How many people go to your church?” “What

Church Planting and Joshua

As we start our pre-launch meetings the main emphasis is preparation. We want to be as diligent as possible so that when we publicly launch on Easter we are as ready as we can be.  Think of this time as hibernation in an incubator. When we emerge we’ll be transformed

What is a Pre-Launch?

Starting Sunday, January 3, 2016, the Highlands Campus Team will start meeting in the Cedar Mountain School. We will continue to meet until our “official” public launch on Easter Sunday, March 27th, 2016. We will be singing together, spending time in God’s word together, praying together, and preparing for our

Christmas Mysteries

With Christmastime comes the familiar traditions of good friends, food, gifts, and sometimes surprises. It’s a challenge sometimes to keep the surprises a mystery. I’m usually guilty of trying to figure out what presents I got and my wife likes to respond – “Don’t ask so many questions before Christmas.”

Ministry Teams – Part 1

Now that we’ve completed our study of the “One Anothers” we are ready to turn the corner into some hard core logistics! (Yes, I’m partly a geek.) We will spend a few weeks mapping out these teams on paper, then in our pre-launch meetings in Jan and Feb we will

One Anothers – Part 5!

Believe it or not, we have reached the end of our journey into the One Anothers!  It has certainly not been an exhaustive study, but we have been diligent and the Lord has used it to convict us, and unify us, as we move forward by His grace to plant

Questions…and Answers?

Starting a church generates a lot of questions.  #LOTS.  That’s good.  The two most frequently asked questions are (1) Where are you meeting?  and (2) When will you start.  [Just for the record: 1) Cedar Mountain School and (2) Easter 2016 – March 27th] Lots of questions mean that people are

One Anothers – Part 4

Boldly…boldly I say, we press on further into what the Bible has to say about the “One Anothers.” The way we treat each other is critical for any believer, but even more so for a new church. Which is kinda why we are spending so much time going over them

Highlands Bible Church – at Cedar Mountain School

As we have previously announced …we have a LOCATION! Praise God! We will be meeting at the Cedar Mountain School, located at 17 Sammis Rd, Vernon, NJ 07462. It is just about as ideal of a location as one could find. Why is it ideal? Well, I’m glad you asked!