North Shore Church

We are blessed to have a truly gifted Assimilation Ministry Team. The mission of this team is to do what we can to make sure that visitors and newer people here at NSC are made to feel loved during their time here. Whether these people remain at North Shore, we leave to the Holy Spirit and his work in them. Our goal is that, whether they remain or move on, they will be able to say, “We were loved at North Shore.”

Justin Salzman, Scott Fredericksen, Marcia LaCanne, Christi Fowler and Teresa Boscarino are each powerfully motivated to make sure that the newer folks among us are made to feel at home here. If you are a regular attender here, you will probably not have a lengthy conversation with these folks because their “radar” is specifically attuned to seeking out new people to greet and become acquainted with. This is SO important to our church and very much in line with our sacred obligation to welcome “the stranger and alien among us” [Deut. 10:19; Lev. 19:34; Matt. 25:35; Romans 12:13].

About four times a year, we invite those who have been visiting our church to a special Newcomer
Lunch with these folks. The elders also attend this lunch so they too will have a chance to meet these
folks and get to know them. By God’s grace, we have seen many of those who have visited North Shore Church remain on here and make NSC their church home. One of the means of grace God has used in this regard is our Assimilation Ministry Team. Please be praying for this team and be sure that YOU also greet the alien and stranger among us for his glory and our joy.

Pastor Duncan Ross – Assimilation Team Leader