Checkpoint Church
Playing the Support Role
When I first started developing a church for nerds, geeks, and gamers, I thought what I was creating was novel. It didn't take long to...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Celebrating the Mileage Maniacs
We wrapped up our first ever community challenge event at the end of June - Mileage Mania. For the entire month of June, we challenged...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jul 6, 20222 min read
A 2-Year Reflection
This past Sunday marked an important day in the United Methodist Church. Clergy across the denomination will be preaching their very...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jun 29, 20222 min read
LVL2 According To LVL2
With the release of our most recent LVL2 newsletter, we have entered into our final quarter of the inaugural year since it's inception....
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jun 22, 20222 min read
Moving Forward Together
Checkpoint Church moves fast. Like, crazy fast. Sometimes it can be overwhelming to remember where we were last month, let alone last...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Innovate, Rinse, Repeat
Constant and attentive innovation is necessary for the digital church. The world online moves quickly and unapologetically. This nature...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jun 8, 20222 min read
Nerds of a Feather Study Together
I might be biased, but I love our weekly nerdy sermons. I love getting to craft them as a pastor, sure. But as a nerd, I love that they...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jun 1, 20222 min read
Walk the Walk, Talk the Talk
One of the biggest challenges of an online, unlocalized church is finding intentional ways to serve together. It would be challenging for...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
May 25, 20222 min read
Some Assembly Required
What a couple of weeks it has been. ICYMI, I'm now a dad of a second beautiful baby girl. I'm also exhausted, but that comes with the...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
May 18, 20222 min read
A Shot In The Dark
This is it - our final paternity newsletter. And this one is a bit of a gamble to write, but I have faith that God will help me out and...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
May 11, 20222 min read
What Tangled Webs We Weave
Alright - we're two weeks into our paternity leave. Hopefully you aren't missing me as bad as I'm missing y'all. Well, I might be missing...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Apr 27, 20222 min read
The Responsibility of Time Off
With this newsletter, we begin four weeks of paternity leave for me. Putting it lightly - this is a challenge for me. It's not a lack of...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Uh... Sike?
I'll go ahead and call out the elephant in the room: I'm not supposed to be writing this. I'm supposed to be sitting in a hospital room...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Apr 13, 20222 min read
The Final Countdown
My paternity leave begins next Tuesday the 19th. Anything is possible, but my wife and I have had our scheduled delivery for the past few...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Apr 6, 20222 min read
The Day The Stream Stood Still
ICYMI my wife and I are expecting our second child any day now. It's an exciting and stressful time to say the least. With our first, we...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Mar 30, 20222 min read
A Year of Generosity
Early on Checkpoint Church was faced with the challenging question: how do we practice generosity in this space? When we are in the...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Mar 23, 20222 min read
Now What Am I Supposed To Do?
Checkpoint Church is a weird thing. This past week I was tasked with, yet again, presenting Checkpoint as a concept to a Board of...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Mar 16, 20222 min read
A Selfish Request
Out of all of the things that has surprised me the most with Checkpoint Church, the way that this community prays is astounding to me....
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Marking The Safepoint
This past Monday we officially unveiled our Safepoint Policy. When it comes to digital ministry, much of the work being done is entirely...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Mar 2, 20222 min read
It's Been Lent All Along
Today marks the beginning of the Lenten season. From now until Easter, Christians across the globe will honor the age-old practice of...
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