We Know That It Is Cool!

by NatRassi March 24, 2011

A line from the 2010 movie “The Social Network” that has stuck with me, is when Jesse Eisenberg, who plays the part of Mark Zuckerberg, says, “We don’t even know what it is yet.  We don’t know what it is. We don’t know what it can be, we don’t know what it will be, we [...]

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About Us

by NatRassi March 16, 2011

My last two posts have been somewhat cryptic references to the changes we are making at Newchapter. And if you have visited our web site in the last couple of days, you may have noticed some new content, including our “About” page, which makes reference to the changes. It now reads: Before we called ourselves [...]

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Her Eyes Are Blue

by NatRassi March 10, 2011

I recently overhead a conversation in which one person was asked by the other, “OK then, what color are her eyes?”.  Clearly, the two were comparing notes as to how well they knew a third person.  When this became interesting is when I asked myself the same question about my wife, with whom I have [...]

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Flipping It

by Ian Clark March 8, 2011

On Mondays, Nat and I meet early to discuss the goals we have for the week. Recently, during one of these meetings, I was was trying to peel a banana I brought with me for breakfast. This particular banana wasn’t at the point of ripeness where it was willing to cooperate.  “Peel it from the [...]

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A Difficult Alignment

by NatRassi March 3, 2011

I received an email the other day, replying to my attempt to reschedule a meeting I had canceled a few weeks earlier.  The email stated “we have made a company decision to discontinue our consultation practice where it is based on a success-fee” which “eliminates the possibility of working with you”. Huh?  I feel like [...]

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Why College Ministry?

by Ian Clark January 21, 2011

We were recently invited to write a guest post on the Heart of Campus Ministry blog as part of a series called, “Why Campus Ministry?” In this series you’ll hear from serveral different people serving in college ministry explaining why they give their lives to this field. You’ll find out what drives them, what keeps [...]

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Refined

by NatRassi January 6, 2011

To those who have read our first blog post, it’s no secret we started the Newchapter endeavor with little more than a dream and a tested model for creating Student Living Communities, which we believed could also benefit college ministries.  In fact, reflecting on that time, we are amused by the hours we spent just [...]

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Impact Charlotte

by Ian Clark December 29, 2010

In August, we told you a little about Impact Charlotte in a post about what has to have been one of the largest water balloon fights in history. Today we wanted to give you a little more information about this vibrant college ministry at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, as we official announce their decision to [...]

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