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Innovate, Rinse, Repeat
Constant and attentive innovation is necessary for the digital church. The world online moves quickly and unapologetically. This nature...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Jun 15, 20222 min read
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And Then There Were None
Well, this is it - our final To The Point newsletter of 2021. I want to first thank you - whether this is your first, your thirtieth,...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 29, 20212 min read
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Bestivus for the Rest of Us
Planting a church like Checkpoint is a fairly inexplicable thing. I can't begin to describe the surprises that have been waiting on me...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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Tragedy Beyond Four Walls
EDITOR'S NOTE: This video mentions a tragedy in Ohio, but the event in fact occurred in Michigan. Adjustments and edits have been made as...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Dec 1, 20212 min read
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Reflection Via Competition
Enter the competition here! One of the hallmarks of the gaming year has been the relatively recent tradition of Geoff Keighley's The Game...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Nov 17, 20212 min read
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The Last 15 Percent
I'm not sure about you, but I woke up Monday and couldn't believe that it was November. This year has flashed by like a vision. This...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Nov 3, 20212 min read
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The Next Right Step
Before we get too far, I want to welcome all of the new subscribers to our newsletter and members to our Discord, Twitch, and YouTube...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Oct 20, 20212 min read
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Featured: Checkpoint on UM News
Checkpoint Church was recently featured in an article written by Aaron Cross on the United Methodist News website. Read the full article...

Checkpoint Church
Oct 18, 20211 min read
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The Point of Growth
Just in case you didn't hear me shouting from the rooftops last week - Checkpoint Church officially reaching 100 members in our Discord...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Oct 13, 20212 min read
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The Bot Heard Round The World
ICYMI the world fell in upon itself this past Monday when Facebook suddenly crashed around 2:00 PM EST and the servers remained offline...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Oct 6, 20212 min read
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Expectations of Loss
Warning: this post will be brutally honest and yet hopelessly optimistic. Last week, we had our second ever Check-A-Thon and set the goal...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Sep 22, 20212 min read
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Achievement Unlocked
ICYMI: we announced last week that I was selected to be one of the speakers at the highly anticipated UMC LEAD 2022 event in San Diego,...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Sep 15, 20212 min read
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Featured: PASTORIA
Nerd Pastor Nate was featured as a member of the upcoming flawk community groups out of PASTORIA. In this one-on-one, NPN discusses some...

Checkpoint Church
Sep 7, 20211 min read
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What is Nerd of Mouth?
Look - I hear you. Should we really be starting another new project? If you haven't learned by now, I (Nerd Pastor Nate) am an unabashed...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Aug 18, 20212 min read
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Ready For The Next Level?
Time to trade in some of those experience points, folks. We're stepping up the game and introducing LVL2 - this is our first 'level up'...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Aug 11, 20212 min read
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A Year's Reflection
One year. One whole year of Checkpoint Church. I need to pinch myself, because I must be dreaming. How has a year already gone by? It's...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Aug 4, 20212 min read
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Meet the Nerds of Pray
Remember last week when I mentioned that we would be seeing total game-changing developments to Checkpoint every month until the end of...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Jul 28, 20212 min read
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Featured: Pastoring in the Digital Parish
Nerd Pastor Nate was featured on the July 21, 2021 episode of the "Pastoring in the Digital Parish" podcast. From the description:...

Checkpoint Church
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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Time To Take That Next Step
Alright - it's been three weeks now since we officially began the process of moving into our new building. Between sporadic vacations,...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Jul 21, 20212 min read
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Something Completely Different
Did you know that we are a few weeks away from our one year anniversary as Checkpoint Church? Not gonna lie - it's pretty frightening. I...

Nerd Pastor Nate
Jul 14, 20212 min read
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