Latest news and stories of how God is moving
A year and a half after Denise Ive’s husband passed away she found herself crying in her car in a dark and unfamiliar parking lot. At the suggestion of a friend, she was about to attend her first GriefShare meeting. She was surprised at her tears and didn’t understand where they were coming from. She … Read More
Citylight’s vision is to see the Gospel transform the city of Omaha and beyond by multiplying disciples and churches. We are committed to going beyond, going to the nations, and continuing to pursue the vision not only here in Omaha, but everywhere. The Citylight Global Team is a group of people within the church who … Read More
Ten years ago, Dave Laney found himself on a plane headed to Jamaica. He still couldn’t believe that he was going. It had just been a few months earlier at church when one of the pastors had just finished giving an announcement on a short term mission opportunity. Dave’s son, Christian, expressed an interest in … Read More
In God’s great commission He tells all believers to ‘go’ and ‘make’ and ‘baptize’ and ‘teach’ disciples. These believers include not just adults but the entire body of Christ including kids. But what does that look like? How can parents identify and encourage their child to have a heart for the nations? For a particular … Read More
Kaylee Sedersten is a young woman of many talents. She is compassionate, bright, and insightful. God has always utilized Kaylee’s gifts for His glory; as a high school student working in kids’ ministry, a college student in a tight-knit community, as a pediatric nurse, and most recently, as an intern for Citylight’s college group Salt … Read More
If you’ve been gathering with Citylight for some time, you’e probably heard about the elder board or the term “elder”. Citylight believes the board of elders represents the spiritual leadership of the church. It is made up of five staff elders from our pastoral team and five lay elders chosen by the membership. It is … Read More
Describe why you took the class and what made you decide to do this as a family? I’ve been anticipating Citylight (CL) to do a more formal educational option for the church. The class presenting the one story, the big picture story of the bible, combined with a strong position on the Gospel. I am … Read More
Growing up I didn’t know what Advent was. For whatever reason, I didn’t remember my church talking about it. Maybe they did and I just didn’t catch it. My first experience with the Advent wreath and candles was in college. I remember feeling like we were doing some super religious thing that wasn’t about Jesus. … Read More