Latest news and stories of how God is moving
Citylight calls City Groups to have a clear mission where predominately they are focused on a “neighborhood” or “network”. We have heard much about neighborhood focused City Groups, but most of our City Groups are focused on a “network”. Many times, the mission starts with a “holy discontent” that drives City Group formation. One … Read More
Shepherding and leading people isn’t easy. City Group Leaders know this firsthand as they labor to lead a diverse group of people for the purpose of growing with Christ and living as a spiritual family. This is a story of a team of City Group Leaders who learned the importance of pausing group rhythms in … Read More
Over the past year, the Holy Spirit keeps bringing me back to the Beatitudes from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12). The Beatitudes are essentially the character resume for every single Christian and follower of Jesus. Often these 8 Beatitudes are approached as a buffet of potential character qualities for the believer, but wrongly … Read More
Gospel goodbyes are never easy, but multiplying disciples is what God calls us to do. Even in the midst of a pandemic, the West Dodge Couples City Group multiplied into three City Groups this month. Led by DJ and Dana Hinman, John and Amanda Shelley, and James and Sarah Ortiz, their City Group of primarily … Read More
This month I invited a friend from City Group to go out and deliver pantries. It had been awhile since I had gone out myself and I am SO glad I did! First of all, we just had the best time together riding around different neighborhoods and sharing life, but most of all it brought … Read More
The fall semester for students across the city has looked very different than the typical year, and that’s because classes are partially online and partially in person. This has put a tremendous stress on teachers. Not just the stress from making sure everything gets done, but also the emotional stress of deeply caring about their … Read More
Hello Citylight Family! We are excited to introduce you to the new Director of Care at our Midtown location, Ben Hamilton. Ben and Brenda Newton will combine to direct our Care ministry at both Midtown and West locations. We are super excited to welcome Ben to Omaha and to our church and staff team. Ben … Read More
Meet Mirrya Anderson, our new co-director for our college ministry, Salt Company. Mirrya has been faithfully serving in the college ministry at Citylight for the last two years as a resident, and has a background in Cru ministry where she served in Croatia and Boulder CO. Here are 3 things you should know about Mirrya: … Read More