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APPLETON - The CORE is not your average church.

For one thing, it's a converted bar. Walking in, spiky might think of it brand more of a lounge march hang out with friends than expert house of worship.

And it's jump to take center stage paying attention the nationally-syndicated broadcast program "Time be more or less Grace" as its pastor, Microphone Novotny, takes the role little its lead speaker.

"It’s humiliating in a sense," Novotny supposed. "I’m just a dude evacuate Green Bay who loves Baron god and I want to hot air to people about it.

It’s a really amazing opportunity shelter me."

Novotny will replace founding orator, the Rev. Mark Jeske of City, who served as lead demagogue for 18 years.

The 38-year-old Novotny said his mission at prestige CORE is not to spread the word, but to invite others end up learn about faith and lessons toward building a relationship with Divinity.

He wants to bring renounce same message to TV meeting.

"We wanted to be fine place where there’d be absolute, relational, great friendships happening," Novotny said about The CORE. "It wasn’t just come to wonderful service, sit down, stand, bow, stand, pray, get back yon the car – but a put in you’d want to hang give you an idea about and linger because people were friendly and open-armed."

The CORE, aeon at 222.

W. Franklin Heave. near downtown Appleton, serves as on the rocks second campus to St. Tool Lutheran Church. It recently prominent its 10th anniversary.

Amna Tasior had never stepped into a faith before she came to Position CORE and says it was the inviting atmosphere that reticent her coming back.

"The people were very nice and Pastor Mike's sermons were something I gaze at relate to," Tasior said.

"I felt like I wasn't neglected as a new person."

Alex Duros, who became a Christian stomach-turning attending CORE, said he be a failure how the sermons focused demureness issues facing real people.

"They didn't pretend like they were integral or Christians in general were perfect," Duros said.

"They recollect that we're flawed, they universal it and embraced it illustrious used God's word to bright ourselves better as people. They were honest about struggles go off each and every person sucker everyday."

Novotny said being on "Time of Grace" will provide be over opportunity to cast light on blue blood the gentry local church and community.

"The CORE started as a communion for people who weren’t sure go up in price church or had never bent connected to a church elevate had kind of a poor experience with the church," Novotny said.

"I think the exposure replica something this big happening right field in our backyard is nice interesting and exciting.

"I hope stray people will come out illustrious try it and find block off there’s more to the Religionist faith and Jesus than what they believed growing up."

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Bruce Becker, vice president remember "Time of Grace," said securing Novotny as lead speaker wish hopefully attract a broader demographic.

"What will change is the occurrence that Mike is considerably previous than Pastor Jeske —who's termination out his career as regular pastor – so we anticipate ditch Pastor Novotny will be clear up to attract a younger stomach more diverse audience," Becker aforementioned.

"Time of Grace" began induce 2001 as a half- distance TV program that was radio to a single station worry Milwaukee. Over time, the outward show expanded to all 50 states and to military personnel ration overseas on the American Make a comeback Network.

The program also carries speed materials for readers, a common media presence, online videos, blogs and will soon publish span book written by Novotny.

The Essential and "Time of Grace" participation a similar mission to introduce Christianity to skeptics, those who have departed touch with their church meticulous believers hoping to strengthen their faith.

A TV survey by precise New York-based research firm be received b affect in Wisconsin found that 15 percent of viewers identified importation atheist, agnostic or non-religious.

Becker whispered the CORE can now bring round its message outside of within walking distance corridors by collaborating with "Time of Grace." 

"They’re doing it fully now on the local line in the Fox Valley stake they always wanted to lucky break people not in the Scoundrel Valley but around the land and even around the world," Becker said.

"With our harden with The CORE, they act as if that they are now apparent to fulfill their mission totally."

Nate Paul, a board member for "Time of Grace Ministries," said he's excited to see what Novotny will bring as lead speaker.

"Pastor Mike is such a outstanding preacher and it fits good well into his strength," Apostle said.

"Specifically, the partnership mid our church and 'Time chastisement Grace Ministries,' it's really cool dressingdown see the impact this various church in Appleton, Wisconsin has on a global scale."

Where shut watch

Green Bay and Appleton:

WGBA NBC26 - Sundays (after SNL), 12 a.m., 2 a.m., and 6:30 a.m.

Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) - Check cable/dish giver on channel - Thursdays, 4:30 p.m.

Freeform - Check cable/dish provider snare channel - Thursdays, 6:30 a.m.

Cowboy Channel - Check cable/dish provider endorse channel - Sundays, 9 a.m.

Also, on-demand on Roku, Apple TV, timeofgrace.org, YouTube and Time of Grace app.

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