Bryan Hardwick

November 1, 2024 No Comments

How to Stand Out in Your Church Job Search As the Executive Pastor at Valley Community Church (VCC), I recently led a search with our

I Will Rejoice in the Lord!

May 18, 2020 3 Comments

Last week, as I was getting ready for bed, I was grumbling! I was grumbling before the Lord and asking, “how long?” How long would

Who Do You Listen To?

March 29, 2020 6 Comments

Back in December, Jennifer and I were discussing following the example of our new Senior Co-Campus Pastor James Powell and his wife Brittany and coming

We Live By Faith, Not By Sight

March 7, 2020 No Comments

I’ve been prayerfully thinking through how to respond to the recent outbreak of COVID-19 around the world. I have gotten questions about upcoming missions trips

All In

November 20, 2018 No Comments

Do you remember the Hokey Pokey? That catchy little kids tune, that went like this… “you put your right foot in, you put your right

How We Grow

November 18, 2018 No Comments

A few months ago, our Celebrate Recovery program celebrated 5 years at Bayside Adventure. Even in the midst of several church transitions, this forever family

Celebrating 5 Years of Celebrate Recovery at Bayside Adventure

September 3, 2018 No Comments

It all started when a group of people wanted to start a recovery program at Adventure Church. We prayed, met faithfully and began our journey

A Hall of Fame Moment

May 7, 2018 No Comments

This past weekend, my Uncle Bill was inducted into the Hillsdale High School Hall of Fame. It was a great honor, given by a great

Lessons from Job (the person)

January 26, 2018 No Comments

This year I’ve decided to make it my ambition to read through the Bible, following the Chronological Bible reading plan. I’ve spent much of this

Christmas Traditions

December 18, 2017 1 Comment

In the Old Testament, the Israelite’s remembered God’s provision and faithfulness through feasts and celebrations. Several times a year, they’d celebrate how God brought them

Soar

November 11, 2017 1 Comment

This past fall my Men’s Bible Study did a study entitled, Be Strong. It was a great study, unpacking the resources God has put at

Life is Too Short to Go It Alone

October 29, 2017 No Comments

According to a Time magazine report, every 60 seconds on Facebook is packed with a lifetime’s worth of social interactions! For example, in the next

The Danger of Comparison

June 24, 2017 1 Comment

We do it everyday. Consciously or unconsciously, we size one another up. We measure others by their looks, the type of car they drive, where

24 Lessons on Marriage

May 15, 2017 1 Comment

Today my wife Jennifer and I celebrate our 24th wedding anniversary. That’s 757,382,400 seconds, 12,623,040 minutes, 210,384 hours, 1,252 weeks or 8,766 days of being married

20 Things I Learned from My Mom

May 14, 2017 No Comments

In honor of my mom this Mother’s Day, I wanted to share some of the life lessons I learned from her, either by her words or

Live. Love. Thrive.

April 21, 2017 2 Comments

We were never intended to live our lives apart from God. In fact, it’s impossible to try to live the Christian life apart from Him.