Weird
These days, it's normal to deal with financial stress, high divorce rates, splintered families, and fractured relationships. Maybe it's time to admit that normal isn't working. We're going to hang for a while in a chunk of the Bible (Romans 12) that just might shake things up. Join us as we explore a ‘different way to do life' in our new series, WEIRD...because normal isn't working.
Honor Creed for Weird Families
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Growth Group Questions
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Weird - Weird Friends
PRIVACY POLICY
Heartland Community Church of Rockford, Inc.
Statement of Security, Authorization and Privacy System Requirements
Security Standards
We understand that security is very important to you. We have taken the following steps in both the security of data that is transmitted across the internet and also the personal information that is stored in our databases.
We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to securely transfer your information across the internet to us. This technology encrypts the information you provide so it's nearly impossible for anyone other than Heartland Community Church to read it. This technology is used whenever confidential information, such as your bank account number, is transmitted.
We use the highest industry standard for online security, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, to secure your online sessions. This process safeguards your session from intruders.
The Web application also encrypts sensitive data to conceal your personal identity.
Authorization
Access to your profile first requires that you authenticate through our secure Login Profile system. This is accomplished by entering your unique login and password. You have the ability to change your login and password through your profile.
Please help us keep your information safe by protecting your login information. Access to sensitive personal and financial information can be gained by letting someone else use your account or by leaving the information for someone else to see. Heartland Community Church will never call you and ask you for your login information. Consider the following when asked for personal information:
Two things you should know concerning Identity Theft:
Phishing is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to deceive you into disclosing your bank account information, passwords, or other sensitive information.
Spoofing is pretending to be something it is not, whether an email, website, etc
Privacy
We use Fellowship Technologies LP to process online giving payments. Fellowship Technologies LP uses the state-of-the-art firewall protection which places safeguards between internet and local data storage. To view Fellowship’s privacy policy, please click on this link: http://fellowshiptech.com/pages/page.asp?page_id=61549
Fellowship Technologies LP provides an Automatic Log Out process as a safety precaution. The site will end your session after several minutes of inactivity and your secured session will be terminated for you.
Software & Browser Requirements
Operating Systems: Microsoft® Windows 2000, XP and Vista
Browsers: Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Firefox
Cookies: Like many other sites, we use a technology called "cookies". A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which will be stored on your system. A cookie does not retrieve any data from your hard drive, carry computer viruses, or capture your e-mail address. Our Web site requires that you accept all cookies in order for the Web site features and security mechanisms to function fully. Once you terminate the browser application or "log off" our site, this session cookie will be deleted from your computer. Cookies must be enabled on the end user’s browser to enable proper functionality.
Leadership Structure
Jesus Christ is the head of Heartland Community Church, and as a community, our desire is to honor and reflect Jesus Christ in all we do and how we do it.
There are four groups of people who lead the ministries of Heartland: the Elders, the Board of Directors, the Directional Leadership Team, and the staff. The goal of each of these groups of leaders is to help you discover what you were made for by providing the tools you need to unlock God’s plan for your life.
A significant thing that makes Heartland different is that one person does not hold the traditional role of the senior pastor. Instead, several individuals use their individual gifts and strengths to lead the church.
Mark Bankord is Heartland's Directional Leader and co-founder. Mark is a visionary leader and provides directional leadership to the Heartland staff and the church body. Mark leads the Directional Leadership Team, chairs the Board of Directors and meets with the elders.
Doug Thiesen is Heartland's Lead Pastor. He partnered with Mark and Sherri Bankord to start Heartland and for the first ten years served as Heartland’s Music Director and Worship Leader. He is an ordained minister. Today, Doug serves in areas of spiritual direction throughout Heartland. He is part of the Directional Leadership Team and also meets with and gives input to the Board of Directors and Elders as needed.
Mike Breaux is Heartland's weekend Teaching Pastor. His primary role is to provide transformational teaching every weekend. Mike leads a team of other gifted teachers that teach periodically on the weekend or in other ministries of Heartland. Mike is part of the Directional Leadership Team.
You can meet more members of the Directional Leadership Team, Board of Directors or Elders by clicking the link. Click Here
Rockford Employment Opportunities
Should you meet the Hiring Requirements as listed on the job description, are able to fulfill the necessary functions of the position, and are a member, or are willing to become a member of Heartland Community Church, please complete an application and Spiritual Gifts Assessment. You may pick up the application at the Information Center during the weekend services or in the Main Office during regular business hours. Please return the completed application to Chuck Vronch, directing questions to (815) 395-8000 or email chuck.vronch@heartland.cc. Click on the job title below that links to read the job descriptions of open positions.
There are no employment openings at this time.
What is Celebrate Recovery?
The purpose of celebrate recovery is to bring about spiritual transformation through the experience of God’s healing power in our lives as we work through the 12 “steps” based upon eight recovery principles found in the Beatitudes of Jesus Christ. This experience allows us to be changed. We grow and are transformed by sharing our experiences, struggles, victories, and hopes with one another. Over time, we learn to accept God’s grace in helping us overcome our hurts, habits and hang-ups.
By working the Christ-centered steps and applying their biblical principles we begin to grow spiritually. We become free from our addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors. This freedom creates peace, serenity, joy and most importantly, a stronger personal relationship with God and others. As we progress through the principles and the steps we discover our personal, loving and forgiving Higher Power Jesus Christ.
Eight Principles of Celebrate Recovery
Realize I’m not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.
“Happy are those who are spiritually poor.”
Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.
“Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control.
“Happy are the meek.”
Openly examine and confess my faults to God, to myself, and to someone I trust.
“Happy are the pure in heart.”
Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects.
“Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires.”
Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others.
“Happy are the merciful and the peacemakers.”
Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will.
Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and by my words.
“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.”
BBQ – 6:00PM
Large Group – 7:00PM
Open Share Small Groups – 8:00PM
Café – 9:00PM
Childcare is available no pre-registration is required
View all serving opportunities, times, and details then click on the link below to sign up
Hair Styling Team:
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Attire: All black
This team will be responsible for doing up-do’s for the female guests and occasionally a style for the male guest. Experience necessary.
Make-up Team:
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Attire: All black
This team will be responsible for applying makeup for the female guests. Some experience necessary.
Food Serving Team:
Time: 5pm- 8:30pm
Attire: White top, black bottoms
This team will be responsible for seating the guests, serving the tables, clearing the tables, running food, and various other tasks associated with food service.
Hospitality: Limo Team
Time: 5pm-7pm
Attire: Dressy Casual
This team is responsible for kindly helping the guests into limos and escorting the guests out of the limos. Must be able to help lift students in wheelchairs, if needed.
Hospitality: Check-in Team
Time: 5pm-6:30pm
Attire: Dressy Casual
This team is responsible for helping our volunteers, honored guests, and Alpha Delta student get checked in and to the appropriate spot.
Hospitality: Photography
Time: 5pm- 7:30pm
Attire: Dressy Casual
This team is responsible for helping the photographers get the students in the right spot for their photos as well as keeping track of the photos being taken.
Hospitality: Take Home Gifts
Time: 7:45 to 8:30
Attire: Dressy Casual
This team will be responsible to assemble the take home gifts, put photos in photo albums and help the guests find their photos at the end of the night.
Food Prep Team:
Time:
Attire: Casual. (close-toed shoes)
This team will be responsible to prepare all of the food that is served as well as clean up after all the meals have been served.
Flowers Team:
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Attire: Dressy Casual
This team is responsible for helping guests pick out a corsage or bouteinierre (and pinning on if necessary)
Jewelry Team:
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Attire: Dressy Casual
This team is responsible to help female guest pick out a piece of jewelry to go with their dress.
Decoration Team
Time: 11am to 2pm
This team will be responsible for decorating the room, setting the tables, and assembling the centerpieces.
Set-Up Team
Time: 10am-2pm
This team will be responsible for helping to set up the room with table and chairs, assemble the dance floor, and set up the atrium hallways.
Tear Down Team
Time: 8:30 to 9:30
This team will be responsible for helping tear down the tables, and reassemble the chairs in the main auditorium to be ready for the weekend services.
Paparazzi Team:
Time: 5:30 to 7:30
Attire: Dressy Casual
This team will bring the noise! The "paparazzi" will cheer, clap, and yell for our honored guests to make them feel like stars on the red carpet.
Volunteers must be 18 years or older. Anyone younger than 18 may serve with their parent.
