MOMS: A place to belong.
There is a place where you belong. A community who understands you, who won’t judge you for being flawed, where people will come along side you and listen to your story. There is a community here at Ridge Point that meets every other Thursday morning to enjoy the...
Child Like Faith: My day at Creation Ridge
“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3 I had this bible verse in my head this morning as I laced up my boots to prepare for my hike with Creation Ridge. I was invited to be a part...
Who Cares: For Those in Need
Sermon Title: Who Cares for Those Who are Hurting? Text: Matthew 25: 31-46 Message Notes: When we are for others, we are for Jesus. Deeper Dive: Reflect on and answer the following questions... Intro- In this series, we will have the conversation of...
Giving Tree 2021
Giving Tree provides Fearless Followers thoughtful way to walk alongside our Missional Partners: Mosaic, Pullman (Adopt a Family) and Locally, Young Lives and Holland Middle School To participate in person, visit our “Giving Trees" in the Main Lobby or in the Commons...
What does a pond have to do with God’s plan?
Just a hop, skip, and a jump to the north of the building here at Ridge Point, hidden within the 160 acres, you will find a pond. Small and quiet but filled with life, it may seem insignificant and useless to the kingdom of God, but we have learned that God can use...
Child Sponsorship
Our generosity to children makes us more like Jesus, that is why we do this. We do this because we are blessed for the sake of being a blessing to others. We partner with Jubilee Center because children in Zambia live in poverty; like one meal every two days type of...
Celebrating Fill a Bag
God is moving, and he is using Ridge Point Community Church to do his work. We just wrapped up “Fill a Bag Fill a Belly” and this is the story of how the fearless family helped feed hungry children in west Michigan. What was the last thing you ate? Was it hot...
Maria’s Dream – Pray for this House Church in the Village of Cambacol, Guatemala
When we gather with a body of believers, we are blessed with the opportunity to love, serve, comfort, and build up other Christ-Followers. We were not meant to live this life on our own. God lovingly set us apart. HE has given us each other, to encourage one...
Celebrating the Fearless Family’s Residency Program and our ongoing partnership w/ PHP
Our Newest Hire: The People Helping People team is growing! We are so excited to welcome our newest team member, Mike Jones, who will be serving as our Community Pastor. In this role, Mike will help us create a safe place for the community to explore Jesus. He will...
Pullman’s Annual SERVE & Vacation Bible School week
On June 13-18, PHP hosted our annual SERVE and Vacation Bible School week. 15 community middle and high school students lived at The Linking Center throughout the week, doing community service projects in the morning and leading Vacation Bible School in the evenings....
Impact a Life: Sponsor a Child and Pray for our Partner
An update from La Canada Honduras: We recently learned how challenging things are in La Canada for families because of the Covid pandemic. Our FF Honduras Team has expressed much appreciation for the ways Compassion International is supporting children on child...
Community in Students Ministry
I loved youth group when I was in Middle and High School. But most of all, I loved the summer events. I loved the mission trips, going to Six Flags and random Sunday night events. The summer events were where I felt the relationships between myself and the other...
Have You Considered Baptism?
In February 2013, my wife Cynthia and I stood before a large group of family and friends to make our marriage vows. We promised to love each other faithfully for as long as we both shall live. The words we spoke that day reflected the commitment we have already made...
Church Planting, Village Adoption and Travel
God has called the Fearless Family of Churches to make disciples and leaders while also planting churches to Fearlessly Make Him Known. When we caught the vision of Paradise Bound Ministries (PBM) and realized that their mission was our mission, we got excited about...
An Invitation to The Great Adventure: How to Study the Bible
Fearless Followers! Have you ever been on an adventure? Last week I was walking along the shore of Lake Huron searching for beach glass on Mackinac Island. For me it was a relaxing and fun time with my family. For Pike it was a hunt for buried treasure. Within the...
Exciting Update from Holland Middle School!
Over the last year Ridge Point has been partnering with Holland Middle School to support the vision of Mr. Boerman to teach kids about nutritious food through the start and use of a new greenhouse. Mr. Boerman and his STEM class have been the brains, hands and feet of...
Pastor Kevin Featured in Conversation with Spectrum Health
Hi Fearless Family, Recently, Senior Pastor Kevin Pike was invited into a conversation through Spectrum Health with local medical and faith leaders regarding COVID and its impact in the faith community. You can view the video in entirety below. ...
Work as Worship: Live Simulcast!
Hello Fearless Follower, As a Christ Follower, how often have you thought about how our work is a reflection of our walk with Christ; that God has meaningful work for us to do -- filled with passion and purpose? Our approach to work matters! Some local business...
Invite to Invite- Forgiven 4.01.21
Relationships are central to who we are as people, and because no matter how committed we are to those relationship, we are at times going to hurt each other. Therefore, it is absolutely essential that we become experts in forgiveness. One of the central themes of the...
Celebrating Fill a Bag- Fill a Belly Kickoff!
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in. Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. – Matthew 25: 35...
Invite to Invite- Flourish 3.05.21
Hi Fearless Followers, It is with much anticipation and excitement that I tell you we will be starting a 4-week marriage series called Flourish on the weekend of March 6-7 at all our Fearless Churches. Many of our marriages have been impacted one way or another after...
Making Waves Update
Our Fearless 40 Challenge has inspired us to be a people of prayer. Mark Batterson, in his book "Draw the Circle", encourages us to circle in prayer the areas in which we want to see God move. On Sunday afternoon, February...
Princess Dance 2021
Here in the Fearless Family, we get so excited when the annual Princess Dance is upon us! We believe in the positive impact a strong male role-model plays in the course of a girl’s development. This event is a chance to come alongside our community and provide an...
Fill a Bag – Fill a Belly: March 2021
Kids Food Basket is running out of the Supper Packs you donated this fall. We would love to replenish their supply and provide 6,000 new supper packs during the month of March! Continuing the Fearless Family theme of We Are for Every Child, we are pouring into the...
Jubilee Centre Child Sponsorship Praise Report
Your ALL-IN generosity continues to make waves around the world: Savings Groups are the core of Jubilee Centre’s Child Sponsorship Program. Families are growing their own finances and are able to save and prepare for tomorrow. Martha, JC’s Child Sponsorship ...
Fearless 40 Prayer Challenge: Encouragement
Today is day 3 of the Fearless 40 Prayer Challenge! Batterson starts off by explicating Joshua 3:5 “Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.” (Joshua 3:5). This is the clarion call for anyone expecting God to move in a big way. It...
Fearless Followers Growing Kids and Vegetables
In a year like none other, as Thanksgiving approaches, I wanted to drop a note to say thank you to each of you and to Ridge Point for helping both the students at Holland Middle, but also their families and the surrounding community. While this year has been unique,...
Jubilee Centre Child Sponsorship – Zambia
Our power went out Sunday night meaning no lights, running water or heat. I reflected on the children we sponsor in Zambia; most have no electricity. Families bring water in buckets from a nearby well for drinking, cooking, bathing, and cleaning. They have no heat...
Compassion Child Sponsorship – Honduras
Did you know that Fearless Followers sponsor 170 children who live in Honduras, through Compassion International? That is a great celebration!! We have new profiles for 9 children living in or near La Canada, Honduras who would be blessed by your support of $38 each...
Giving Tree 2020
Giving Tree provides Fearless Followers thoughtful ways to partner with our “Regional” and “Global” Mission partners to Pray, Serve, and/or Give this Christmas season. To participate on-line, CLICK HERE, or simply email me at MaryJoB@FearlessFollower.org and let me...
Fearless Word – November 17
Acts 7:51-52a “You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute?
Healing and Forgiveness: Rooted Prayer Experience
Our fall Rooted groups recently went through their prayer experience. This involved going to prayer stations that prompted them to pray through different aspects of their journey through life with God. It was a powerful time for many of the participants, leading to...
Final week to Fill a bag to Feed a belly!
Ridge Point is filling bellies of hundreds of kids in Holland and Zeeland! As we round the corner into the final week of October, our goal of 5,000 is in sight! Fearless Followers have been packing supper packs all month long and our collection boxes are literally...
What does Rooted and Celebrate Recovery (CR) have in common?
What does Rooted and Celebrate Recovery (CR) have in common? Actually, a lot! According to the Rooted guide, Rooted Connects you with God, The Church and Your Purpose; so does CR! The Guide says Rooted is a catalyst for change; CR is also a catalyst for change! The...
Have you ever wanted to be just ordinary?
Have you ever wanted to be just ordinary? I used to want to be ordinary. I grew up looking different from the girls on tv and in magazines. And I definitely felt “different.” Which wasn’t a great feeling. I thought if I was “ordinary” that would mean that I would...
Fill a Bag, Fill a Belly: Update
God is on the move! Ridge Point, you have blown us away with your excitement about Fill a Bag, Fill a Belly! We have received so many Supper Packs that we had to add extra containers to our displays. God is multiplying our ordinary things to have an extraordinary...
Moving Forward: A Celebrate Recovery Story
Moving Forward - DivorceCare to Celebrate Recovery Gala Kempkers is a Fearless Follower who is currently enjoying her role as a Celebrate Recovery leader at Ridge Point. Gala shares a portion of her journey from brokenness to healing below. I was having a...
Amazing Parent Talks w/ Dan Seaborn
There are times in life when we as parents just feel overwhelmed and we don’t even have the words to express what is going on. A kind encouraging word to get us through the next hour/day/week can be a fresh drink of water in the desert of parenting. Dan Seaborn and...
Freed For Life – 70×7 Annual Fall Fund Raiser
Stronger Together 70×7 Life Recovery walks alongside families while loved ones are absent, and helps families prepare for when loved ones return. We provide encouragement, strength, and hope for families of incarcerated individuals. We believe a family is stronger...
Life Groups this October: Extraordinary Planting
A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a friend about how God works on our hearts. We imagined our hearts was a piece of land and God is a gardener. God wants to plant the seeds of his Kingdom in our hearts, so he comes to till it. He starts by removing the big...