Belong

Discovering Our Church Family

Everyone needs a place to belong. Whether you’re new to faith in Jesus, new to Parkside, or have been attending Parkside for a while we want you to find your place—a place where you can be supported, encouraged, and loved.

Step 1 is designed to help you discover the story and heartbeat of Parkside. If you decide Parkside is the right fit for you, then you can learn next steps on how to connect with your new church family and get more involved in the mission of Parkside.

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No one should go on a spiritual journey alone. So, make sure you fill out the Journey Together form before you begin, and then fill out the completion form when you finish all the videos. These forms are vital, so don't skip these steps! After filling out the form you will automatically be redirected to the table of contents for Belong where you can begin your journey with us.
—Pastor Jason
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Contents

Timeframe: typically completed in 1-2 weeks.

Video 01: Starting Parkside  
//  5 min 53 sec

Video 02: The Inspiration
//  6 min 31 sec

Video 03: Statement of Faith
//  1 min 35 sec

Video 04: A Family Like No Other
//  5 min 56 sec

Video 05: A People In Process  
//  4 min 24 sec

Video 06: A Church of Radical Compassion & Generosity  
//  1 min 27 sec

Video 07: Becoming Love  
//  7 min 46 sec

Video 08: What's Next?  
//  2 min 38 sec

Final Step: Join The Party! Fill out your completion form.

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Discovering Our Church Family

In the videos that follow you'll hear the story of Parkside  and discover what inspires and motivates us as a church. Our hope is through this step of The Way you'll determine if Parkside is your place to belong and your people to journey with.

Video 01: Starting Parkside

5 min 53 sec

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How the Holy Spirit Inspired Parkside Church

Every church exists to fulfill the same mission—to make disciples. But as every person has a unique finger-print, every church has a "church-print". The Holy Spirit uses different events, moments, and testimonies to motivate and inspire each church to uniquely accomplish the mission to make disciples. Up next, is the story of how the Holy Spirit used the life story of world-famous track athlete and WWII hero, Louis Zamperini, to inspire what has become Parkside Church.
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Image: Louis Zamperini, February 8, 1940.
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How the Holy Spirit Inspired Parkside Church

In the next video you'll hear Pastor Jason talk about the fundamental and inspirational reasons for starting a church. The fundamental reasons are universal. Every church exists to fulfill the same mission—to make disciples. The inspirational reasons are what make each church unique. Like every person has a finger-print every church has a "church-print".  The Holy Spirit uses events, moments, stories, and testimonies to motivate and inspire different leaders who are called to plant churches. What follows is the story of how the Holy Spirit used the life story of world-famous track athlete and WWII hero, Louis Zamperini, to inspire what has become Parkside Church.
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Picture: Louis Zamperini, February 8, 1940.
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Video 02: The Inspiration

Image: Louis and his brother, Pete.

6 min 30 sec

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Mission Statement

" We exist to glorify God by helping every person discover and fulfill their God-given potential."

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Video 03: Statement of Faith

1 min 35 sec

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Our Core Convictions

We are a family like no other.

We are a people in process.

We are a church of radical compassion and generosity.

Video 04: A Family Like No Other

5 min 56 sec

Video 05: A People In Process

4 min 24 sec

Video 06: A Church of Radical Compassion & Generosity

1 min 27 sec

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Video 07: Becoming Love

7 min 45 sec

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Parkside Membership
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Video 08: What's Next?

2 min 37 sec

Join The Party!

Congrats! You've finished Step One of The Way.
Fill out the completion form to let us know you've finished Belong. Again, The Party takes place immediately following every Sunday service. You can join any time and receive your completion gift. We're excited to celebrate with you and welcome you to the Parkside Church family!
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COVID-19

For those who choose not to attend The Party in person due to COVID-19, we gladly offer no-contact delivery of your completion gift to your home. Just indicate your choice on the completion form!
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