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Posts by category
- Category: Events
- Senior Adult Luncheon – June 5, 2022
- Missions Collection – May 2022
- Here on Earth: Creation Care Series – May 2022
- Buddy Break VIP Family Cookout – May 14, 2022
- Ministry of Presence – May 11, 2022
- Youth & Graduation Sunday – June 12, 2022
- Art & Spirituality Wednesday Night Series – April 27, 2022
- A Service of Hope and Resilience – May 1, 2022
- Youth Fundraiser: Churchwide Picnic – May 15, 2022
- Easter Sunday – April 17, 2022
- Maundy Thursday Service – April 14, 2022
- Greystone Family Cookout & Movie Night – April 2, 2022
- Habitat for Humanity Work Day – March 19, 2022
- Learn, Walk, & Work at Walnut Creek – March 26, 2022
- Lenten Evening Prayer Group – March 2022
- Prayer-full Practices: Lenten Wednesday Nights – March 2022
- Men’s Breakfast – March 5, 2022
- Ash Wednesday Service – March 2, 2022
- Youth Winter Retreat – February 25, 2022
- WFH: Work FOR Home Zoom Series – February 2022
- January Book Study – January 26, 2022
- Christmas Eve Service – December 24, 2021
- Stories & Songs – December 26, 2021
- Christmas Eve Service – December 24, 2021
- Children’s Gingerbread House Party – December 21, 2021
- Youth Christmas Party – December 12, 2021
- Buddy Break Christmas Party – December 11, 2021
- Sounds of the Season Concert – December 5, 2021
- Advent Wreath Workshop – November 28, 2021
- Fall Men’s Breakfast
- Sweet Potato Time!
- Heritage/Anniversary Sunday
- Vacation Bible School 2019
- Called Church Conference – 6/23
- 2019 Arch McFadyen Memorial Scholarship
- An Invitation to Sit in Holy Week’s Rubble
- Holy Week at Greystone
- 13th Annual Arch McFadyen Scholarship Benefit
- Mission Garden 2019
- Lumberton Rebuild
- World Communion Sunday / Rise Against Hunger Recap Video
- Trunk or Treat 2018
- Heritage / Anniversary Sunday
- 2018 Arch McFadyen Memorial Scholarship
- 2018 Vacation Bible School
- Pastor Search Committee Update – 3/23/18
- Pastor Search Committee Update – 2/23/18
- 2018 Arch McFadyen Scholarship Benefit Dinner
- Congregation-wide Conversation – 2/4 at 9am
- Trunk or Treat
- Bike Rodeo, Truck Crawl and Food Trucks
- Wednesday Night Dinners at Greystone
- Heritage / Anniversary Sunday
- 2017 Vacation Bible School
- 2017 Arch McFadyen Memorial Scholarship
- Spring Carnival
- 2017 Arch McFadyen Scholarship Benefit Dinner
- Proposed Bylaws Updates
- Rise Against Hunger!
- Welcome Home
- Wednesday Night Live (January and February 2017)
- Church Closed: 1/8/2017
- Christmas Music At Greystone: Sing Noel!
- Christmas at Greystone
- CBF Children’s Missions Day
- Trunk or Treat
- Senior Adult Sponsored Trip
- Read and Feed – Wednesday Dinners
- Youth Fall Beach Retreat – October 7-9
- Greystone Dinner Club
- Wednesday Night Dinners at Greystone
- Upcoming studies on Wednesday nights this fall
- Heritage / Anniversary Sunday – Pot Luck Luncheon
- Sean’s 5 year Anniversary Appreciation
- Modified Schedule for Sunday, July 3rd
- What is a Hymn Festival?
- Operation Inasmuch Projects
- Arch McFadyen Scholarship Benefit Dinner
- 2016 Deacon Nomination Information
- South Carolina Flood Relief
- Christmas in March
- A Greystone Christmas presents What Sweeter Music – Video
- Seasonal Opportunities
- 2016 Stewardship – Growing in Gratitude
- Chowan Singers in Concert
- Back to School – Reading and Feeding
- Welcome Home
- Youth Mission Team Returns From Greenville
- Youth Offer Both Heart and Hand to Greenville, SC
- Greystone Stays On The Go This Summer
- Operation Inasmuch
- April Showers Bring Spring Fun
- Category: Advent
- Category: Lent
- Category: Featured
- Ministry Impact Report: Jan-Mar 2022
- An Expansive Life
- The Stones Would Shout Out
- Brazen Acts of Beauty
- Prodigal Grace
- The Answer is, “Yes!”
- Like a Baby in Her Mama’s Arms
- Even in the Desert
- Full to the Brim: An Expansive Lent for 2022
- Recognizing Resilience: Thank God! (No Really…)
- Recognizing Resilience: Blast From the Past-Photography Edition
- Recognizing Resilience: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger (as sung by Kelly Clarkson)
- Recognizing Resilience: Do Not Fear-Name the Struggle
- Recognizing Resilience: Learning (And Not Running) From Our Past
- Going Home By Another Way: A Reflection for Epiphany
- Home is Mom’s Chicken Soup
- A Home For All
- Waiting Close to Home
- Advent 2021: Close to Home
- Garden Blog – Update October 2021
- Garden Blog – Update August 2021
- Category: Home Page
- Category: Kindness Starts Here
- Category: Reflections
- Blooming in Lent
- Back to School: Letting Go & Savoring the Now
- Calling: Before and After
- Sharing the Good News
- Breakfast on the Beach
- How do we reconcile our belief in the Lord of creation with some of our Christian doctrines?
- BWIM of NC presents The Church Award to Greystone
- Mission Garden Update
- Kids Mission Day
- Garden News – Sweet Potatoes
- Garden News
- Surprises in the Garden
- What’s Growing On?
- Variety of Projects Highlight Youth Mission Trip
- Lent
- Come As You Are!
- Greystone Continues to Pay It Forward!
- Ordinary Time
- Sabbatical: Renewal and Wonder
- Wild Goose Waiting
- Category: Senior Pastor Search Committee
- 30 Days of Prayer Part 4- Welcoming Pastor Chrissy
- 30 Days of Prayer Part 3- Welcoming Pastor Chrissy
- 30 Days of Prayer Part 2- Welcoming Pastor Chrissy
- 30 Days of Prayer – Welcoming Pastor Chrissy
- Welcome our new Senior Pastor
- Pastor Search Committee – Call Week Schedule
- Pastor Search Team – Church Profile
- Pastor Search Team – 100 Days Report
- Category: Spirit of Justice
- Spirit of Justice: Child Abuse Prevention & Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Universal Human Rights
- Spirit of Justice Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Why Global Weirding Matters
- Seeking Cicada’s
- The Importance of Trees
- Bradford Pears, Stinky Fish, and Butterflies
- Oh, deer!
- Environmental Action and Advocacy in North Carolina
- Celebrate Earth Day 2021
- Get Your Hands Dirty For Jesus
- A Brief Introduction to Environmental Justice in NC
- Category: Uncategorized
- Garden Blog – Update July 2021
- GBC Update on Masks and COVID Protocols
- “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” – Holy Saturday Reflection
- “Via Dolorosa” – Good Friday Reflection
- “There Is a Fountain” – Maundy Thursday Reflection
- Go and Rest: A Lenten Invitation
- Prayer Surprised Me
- This Is the End
- Lenten Post by Christian, “A Closer Walk…”
- Lenten Post by April
- Reflection on “Be Thou My Vision”
- Ministry Design – A Conference for Churches
- “River of God” by Christian McIvor
- Embodying the Journey of the Magi
- Lessons & Carols 7 – John 1:1-5; “Wait for It”
- Lessons & Carols 6 – Luke 2:6-18; “Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow”
- Lessons & Carols 5 – Luke 2:1-7; “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
- Lessons & Carols 4 – Luke 1:26-38; “One Tough Mother”
- Lessons & Carols 3 – Isaiah 11:1-9; “Away in a Manger”
- Lessons & Carols 2 – Isaiah 9:2, 6-7; “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
- Lessons & Carols 1 – Genesis 1:1-5; “Once in Royal David’s City”
- Advent at Greystone
- In Light & Darkness
- Welcome to the Start of Spring!
- “Secular” Music as Worship
- The Stockdale Paradox meets Thanksgiving 2020
- Consider the Lilies
- “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
- Sweet Gums
- Where is the Blue Triangle?
- What are you made of?
- “Love Your Crooked Neighbor with Your Crooked Heart,” by Christian McIvor
- Better Together
- The Bright Field
- “We’ll Be the Hands, We’ll Be the Feet,” by Christian McIvor
- Tracing the Pattern
- Greystone member, Lou Dawson, receives 2020 Anne Thomas Neil Award
- 42 Days
- “Jonah’s Song,” by Mark Heard
- A Call for a Holy Pause
- “Living Stones,” by Christian McIvor ©Christian McIvor, 9/7/2020
- Remember the Kindness Campaign?
- Step by Step
- Bearing Witness
- Bonus Compassion Challenge
- Worship Notes, 8.16.2020
- Meet Dr. Christian McIvor
- Schedule of Virtual Call Weekend Events for Minister of Worship, Music, and the Arts
- Weathering the Storm Together
- Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
- Compassion Challenge #3:
- Two Songs of Worship
- Compassion Challenge #2:
- Fanny Crosby
- Finding Your Place in the Story
- Follow your Yes
- ST. ANNE
- Rest Up THEN Rise Up
- Today Could Be THE Day
- Deep River
- Are We Going to Take a Phone Book?
- A Simple Chorus
- When a Heart needs to be a Spade
- Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- What’s Growing On in the Garden?
- Now Is the Time
- My Faith Looks Up to Thee
- COVID-19 Response & Re-Opening
- A Question for the Future
- Strength to Strength
- Pandemic Ministry
- Searching for God and Salad Dressing
- The Art of Bread & Worship
- 2020 Deacon Nomination Process
- Gardening Continues Amid COVID-19
- COVID-19 Response
- Garden Blog – Update February 2020
- Baseball: Sabbatical Reflection #2
- Lines: Sabbatical Reflection #1
- 2019 Deacon Nomination Process
- Christmas at Greystone 2018 — And on Earth, Peace
- Students Rested From Unidiversity Youth Camp
- Online Giving
- Students Build Community in Lumberton
- 2018 Deacon Nomination Process
- Youth Experience God Amidst Creation
- UB4I – Not Just Letters for GBC Youth
- Happy Birthday Buddy Break!
- African Children’s Choir in Concert – Nov. 5th
- Youth Experience Christmas Presence
- GBC Students Lead Vespers Service
- The Shoebox Gifts of Christmas
- 2017 Stewardship – Raise the Bar
- Youth Camp Invites Students to ReFocus
- Youth Mission Trip a Week of Worship, Work, and Fellowship
- 2016 Arch McFadyen Memorial Scholarship
- 2016 Congregational Gifts and Talents Survey
- Weekend Retreat Offers “Mountaintop” Experience for Youth
- Greystone Member in CBF Blog
- College Students Mend Homes, Hearts in South Carolina
- Christmas Comes Early
- GBC Youth Unashamed to Retreat Together
- Tired of Religion? Try Worship!
- Homework Volunteers
- Life Gets Complicated for Youth at Unidiversity Youth Camp
- Arch McFadyen Memorial Scholarship
Episodes
- Sermon Series: The Cost and The Promise
- Sermon Series: Becoming Covenantal Partners (Again)
- Sermon Series: The Whole World is in Our Hands
- Sermon Series: From Curiosity to Promise
- Sermon Series: Doubt is Not a Four Letter Word
- Sermon Series: An Expansive Life
- Sermon Series: Even the Stones Cry Out
- Sermon Series: Prodigal Grace
- Sermon Series: You are Worthy
- Sermon Series: Under God’s Wing
- Sermon Series: Even in the desert
- Sermon Series: Epiphanies of God's Love: It Transforms
- Sermon Series: Epiphanies of God's Love: It Can Raise the Dead
- A Conversation about Missions and Advocacy with John Mark Boes and Ellen Sechrest
- Sermon Series: Epiphanies of God's Love: It is Large and Wild
- Sermon Series: Epiphanies of God's Love: God Cares
- Sermon Series: January 23rd
- Sermon Series: January 16th
- Sermon Series: Home By Another Way
- Sermon Series: Seeking Sanctuary
- Sermon Series: A Home for All
- Sermon Series: Laying the Foundation
- Sermon Series: Homesick
- Sermon Series: "Stop Giving! (We Have More Than Enough)"
- Sermon Series: Keeping the Lights On
- Sermon Series: When You Have Eaten Your Fill…
- Sermon Series: A New Heaven and a New Earth
- Sermon Series: On the Way
- Sermon Series: You Don’t Know What You’re Asking
- Sermon Series: Plenty Good Room
- Sermon Series: The Sacred Act of Saving One Another
- Sermon Series: Lazarus Is at Your Gate
- Sermon Series: Governed By Grace
- Sermon Series: Even Jesus Learns
- Sermon Series: Breaking with Tradition
- Sermon Series: Putting on Our Clothes
- Sermon Series: Grateful Living
- Sermon Series: With Us on the Sea
- Sermon Series: Manna from Heaven
- Sermon Series: My Penny
- Sermon Series: Where do we go from here?
- Sermon Series: How Can I Help?
- Sermon Series: What Do You Need?
- Sermon Series: Where does it hurt?
- Sermon Series: Where are you from?
- Sermon Series: I've Been Meaning to Ask...
- Sermon Series: Born of the Spirit
- Sermon Series: Bold In Vision
- Sermon Series: Bold In Joy
- Sermon Series: Bold In Love
- Sermon Series: Bold In Spirit
- Sermon Series: The Freedom of Release
- Sermon Series: Rediscovering the Cornerstone
- Sermon Series: A Time of Refreshing
- Sermon Series: But by the Grace of God...
- Sermon Series: Offering for Global Missions
- Sermon Series: One in God's Grace
- Sermon Series: When the Spirit Re-Works the Temple
- Sermon Series: The Impossible Dream
- Sermon Series: Time to Try on New Clothes
- Sermon Series: Perfectly Imperfect
- Sermon Series: Don't We All Need A Little Healing?
- Sermon Series: Casting Out All the Demons
- Sermon Series: Leaving the Boat
- Sermon Series: Here I Am
- Sermon Series: Tearing Open the Heavens
- Sermon Series: Eureka! I have it. And so do you.
- Sermon Series: Finding Love in Making Do
- Sermon Series: Letting Joy Be Found
- Sermon Series: Awakening the Dream
- Sermon Series: The Hope of Darkness
- Sermon Series: Give Generously
- Sermon Series: Give Life
- Sermon Series: Give Thanks
- Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope: Part 4
- Sermon Series: For All Who Have No Hope
- Sermon Series: The Great Ordeal
- Sermon Series: Living the Unanswerable Questions
- Sermon Series: A People Defined by Love
- Sermon Series: The Heart of the Body
- Sermon Series: Being of the Same Mind
- Sermon Series: A Living Hope
- Trouble I've Seen: A Discussion - Part 5
- Sermon Series: A Living Hope
- Trouble I've Seen: A Discussion - Part 4
- Sermon Series: A Liturgy of Hope
- Sermon Series: If it is possible...
- Sermon Series: Who do you say that I am?
- Trouble I've Seen: A Discussion - Part 3
- Sermon Series: Finding Holy Delight
- Sermon Series: Is this Naomi?
- Sermon Series: For Myself
- Sermon Series: To the Neighbor
- Trouble I've Seen: A Discussion - Part 2
- Sermon Series: Re-ordering Things
- Trouble I've Seen: A Discussion - Part 1
- Sermon Series: Talkin' About My Generation
- Sermon Series: Open Our Eyes
- Sermon Series: God Chooses First
- Sermon Series: When all you can do is Laugh
- Sermon Series: The Gospel According to the Compost Pile
- Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope: Part 3
- Sermon Series: Go Therefore!
- Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope: Part 2
- Sermon Series: Be Not Afraid... Easy For You To Say!
- Sermon Series: Seventh Sunday of Easter
- Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope: Part 1
- Sermon Series: At the Point of Exhaustion
- The Gift of Surrender
- Struggling Alone, Together
- On the Road Again
- Will Jesus Be In Church Today?
- The Fear of Death and the Lure of False Resurrection
- …but Now I See
- Living with Xerophobia
- Blessed are the Humans: What Nicodemus Teaches Us About Sitting with the Fear of Uncertainty
- FOMO: Fear of Missing Out
- A Word to the Wise
- You Have Heard it Said…
- On Being Salt and Light
- Kindness Starts Here
- Dawning of Light
- Showing No Partiality
- Becoming Children of God - Sermon
- Growing in Love. . . a reflection on Advent
- Growing in Love - A Sermon
- Growing in Joy . . . a reflection on Advent
- Growing in Joy – Sermon
- Growing in Peace. . . a reflection on Advent
- Growing in Peace - Sermon
- Growing in Hope . . . a reflection on Advent
- Growing in Hope - Sermon
- Welcome to The Living Stone