high park baptist

We’ve been thinking…

When it comes to church, ever asked yourself one of these questions?

• “What is a church?”
• “Why bother with a local church?”
• “How is a local church supposed to function?”
• “How am I supposed to function in a local church?”

If so, we wanted to pass on some answers.

We’ve uploaded one of the best, most clear, most accessible, straightforward (and downright entertaining), explanations of what church is that we’ve heard in a long, long time.

And as you’ll hear from the speaker, Mark Dever, love is at the very heart.

You’ll learn:

• what is a church
• why God established local churches
• why is church involvement so important
• the 3 essential marks of a Christian church
• how to choose a good local church
• how to build your life around a good local church

And A LOT more.

You’re in for a real treat.

If you’re at all uncertain about what a church is supposed to be, and what your place is in it, we can’t recommend this talk highly enough.

It’s the second best thing to having been at High Park last Sunday.

Tell us what you think.

This one gets to the heart of the matter.

Last Sunday (September 28), Pastor Adam delivered the fourth part of his series “Living A Legacy”. He went hard at modern day idols.

The big take home is that we continually create idols that displace God. Just like Abraham did with Issac. The problem with Abraham wasn’t loving Issac. It was loving Issac too much.

Here’s a follow on message by C.J. Mahaney titled “The Idol Factory”. In it he explores this innate ability we have to create idols.

Chocolate lovers beware.

Welcome back after a pretty quiet summer at HPBC - and this website. Perhaps like you, many of us were taking some time to rest and regroup for the busy fall season.

HPBC has entered the fall under the full-time leadership of Pastor Adam Rumball. We’re all really excited about what God will do with the renewed focus and energy that Adam brings.

There are a few things you may want to know about coming up…

1. Adam is deep into his current series “Living A Legacy”, where he examines the God of patriarchs. Adam has a unique way of disarming listeners, and sneaking in insights and convicting truth in ways you don’t expect. If you’re in the city, drop in to hear him speak. Prepare to leave with something provoking to chew on
2. If you just can’t get enough of Adam’s messages on Sunday, you can now go deeper and examine the themes of the messages on Thursday nights in “home church”. These are small group home settings where we crack open the Scripture and truths Adam speaks on Sunday mornings.
3. Pastor Matt picked up Kid’s Link where it left off before summer. KL is a fun and engaging program for kids 2-12 years old. If you know of anyone with kids in that age range, bring them by the church at 6:30-8 pm. Pastor Matt is also full into the Youth Centre. Teens gather there to be with mat several days a week.
4. Room to Roam is a new moms/kids initiative to connect families in the community. While the weather is still nice, they meet on Tuesdays in Sorauren Park (Sorauren and Westminster). Once the weather turns cooler, they’ll romp around in the lower auditorium of the church. The idea is simply to bring moms and kids together, foster relationships, and have fun.

Those are just SOME of the things going on.

One significant behind the scenes activity is the planning for HPBC’s 100th anniversary. The actual day is November 30, but the planning group is working on stringing together a number of 100th themed events throughout the year. Be on the lookout for more on that as we approach the date.

If you’d like to know more about the events and activities mentioned above, get in touch with the church office. Donna would be more than happy to put you in touch with the right person.

Look for more info coming soon.

If you’ve been over to the About page, you’ll know that loving people is one of our mandates.

Here’s an example of how a group of High Parker’s came together in a practical way to love a family in our church.