By Chrissy Tatum Williamson Sometimes the spiritual path is simple and straightforward. Faith comes effortlessly and life feels full of hope. More often – I would dare to say – the path is not so straight, but rather windy and sometimes even repetitively so. Often times when we turn to our Bibles, we find a … Continued
By Chrissy Tatum Williamson How does a weary world rejoice? It must have been early June when the staff began planning the 2023 Advent season. We shared some possible series themes with the Adult Christian Education Committee (now called the Adult Faith Formation Council) and prayed for wisdom in discerning which themes might speak to … Continued
By Chrissy Tatum Williamson What: Sexuality, Gender, and Faith is a seven-month series, crafted with the people of Greystone Baptist Church in mind. In broad strokes, it is a series of large group, lecture-style education forums and small group conversations. With three sessions in the fall and four in the winter/spring, we will journey together … Continued
By Chrissy Tatum Williamson I used to be afraid of thunderstorms. When I say “used to” I’m not talking about when I was a small child. No, I mean well into my twenties. Okay, who am I kidding, I still don’t like them very much. April will vouch for this when I also say, I’m … Continued
A Note from Pastor Chrissy The first quarter of 2023 has been full of energy and excitement about our future. I continue to hear from you just how good it feels to be at Greystone. The people, the welcome, the joyful fellowship… it all feels so good. You will see that reflected in the pages … Continued
By April Alston It was the summer of 2001 when I got the opportunity to travel to Thailand to meet and work with Rick and Ellen Burnette, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) Field Personnel. I heard about them years earlier when my mom saw them commissioned at the annual CBF meeting. Their work in Thailand had … Continued
By David Cross The summer of 2017 was a pivitol time for me. I had just finished my second year of college, still figuring out life as a young person (that aspect hasn’t really changed), my faith began to really develop, and I started working for PASSPORT Camps as a Bible Study Leader (BSL) at … Continued
From Pastor Chrissy How are questions, struggles, and doubts about faith handled in our church? This is one of the questions posed at a recent Wednesday night, Growing Young discussion. The conversation that ensued meandered through all the small group, Bible study, and relational aspects of the church. In the context of those close relationships, we … Continued
A Note from Pastor Chrissy In the document attached you will find an encouraging report of Greystone’s reach in the final months of 2022. Through discipleship, worship, missions and advocacy, we have grown closer to God, closer to one another, and we have even grown in number! In these months we have also shifted our … Continued
Each week during the Season of Advent, we have highlighted two members of each generation within our church family, beginning with our older generations and working our way down to the youngest members of our church. We have asked each person the same questions, hoping to share a glimpse of what is unique to each … Continued