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Nerd Pastor Nate
Oct 6, 20212 min read
The Bot Heard Round The World
ICYMI the world fell in upon itself this past Monday when Facebook suddenly crashed around 2:00 PM EST and the servers remained offline...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Sep 29, 20212 min read
When Nerds Say 'I Do'
I love weddings. They have all of my favorite things. My favorite people. My favorite food. My favorite dances. My favorite food. My...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Sep 22, 20212 min read
Expectations of Loss
Warning: this post will be brutally honest and yet hopelessly optimistic. Last week, we had our second ever Check-A-Thon and set the goal...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Sep 15, 20212 min read
Achievement Unlocked
ICYMI: we announced last week that I was selected to be one of the speakers at the highly anticipated UMC LEAD 2022 event in San Diego,...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Sep 8, 20212 min read
Advice For The Creative
Last week, I was featured on a podcast called the 1000 Question Christian podcast, where I was asked a series of questions on Checkpoint...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Sep 1, 20212 min read
Let's Run That One Back
No, you're not seeing the cover art for this newsletter wrong. I didn't accidentally post an old newsletter - we are hosting our SECOND...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Aug 25, 20212 min read
Weebs Take Queen City
Between writing an article for Rethink Church on Shaman King, binging like three new anime, and attending the Queen City Anime...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Aug 18, 20212 min read
What is Nerd of Mouth?
Look - I hear you. Should we really be starting another new project? If you haven't learned by now, I (Nerd Pastor Nate) am an unabashed...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Aug 11, 20212 min read
Ready For The Next Level?
Time to trade in some of those experience points, folks. We're stepping up the game and introducing LVL2 - this is our first 'level up'...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Aug 4, 20212 min read
A Year's Reflection
One year. One whole year of Checkpoint Church. I need to pinch myself, because I must be dreaming. How has a year already gone by? It's...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jul 28, 20212 min read
Meet the Nerds of Pray
Remember last week when I mentioned that we would be seeing total game-changing developments to Checkpoint every month until the end of...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jul 21, 20212 min read
Time To Take That Next Step
Alright - it's been three weeks now since we officially began the process of moving into our new building. Between sporadic vacations,...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jul 14, 20212 min read
Something Completely Different
Did you know that we are a few weeks away from our one year anniversary as Checkpoint Church? Not gonna lie - it's pretty frightening. I...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Almost But Not Yet
it's been a tough week. For some context, we have been on the cusp of a new building transition for the past month now. We've checked...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jun 30, 20212 min read
As One Door Closes...
One of the things that I pride myself on as an innovator is my willingness to let go and move forward. We try so many new things here at...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jun 23, 20212 min read
The Social Media Monster
There are a myriad of unique challenges that appear when you start to develop a community online. From the outside looking in, it might...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jun 16, 20212 min read
A Pat on the Back
Congratulations! In case you missed it, we had our first ever Check-a-thon Charity Stream this past Friday, June 11th. Over the course of...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jun 9, 20212 min read
But I Can't Help
Here we are... in the home stretch for our first ever Charity Stream. In two days from this publication, Checkpoint Church will be...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
Jun 2, 20211 min read
Something Sticks & (Mile)stones
Y'all. We DID it! We have officially reached two of our biggest milestones here at Checkpoint... in the same week. Last week, we...
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Nerd Pastor Nate
May 26, 20212 min read
Okay, Who has Heard of Discord?
One of the unexpected challenges of planting a church for nerds, geeks, and gamers is that I don't often get to preach in a church...
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