Seven Free Family Easter Events in DFW for 2024
Hi, Welcome! Seven Free Family Easter Events in DFW for 2024 Posted on Mar 01, 2024 Seven Free Family Easter Events in DFW for 2024 Pastel candy, plastic eggs, and bunnies: they’re popping up everywhere, which means Easter will be here before you know it. Now’s the perfect time to...
7 Great Ideas for Inexpensive or Free Summer Fun
Hi, Welcome! 7 Great Ideas for Inexpensive or Free Summer Fun Posted by Rachel Blakemore, Social Media Specialist on Jun 16, 2025 7 Great Ideas for Inexpensive or Free Summer Fun Ok, parents, let’s ignore the beachy social media feeds and celebrity vacation pics for a minute. What’s it like...
3 Mantras for Parents This Christmas
Hi, Welcome! 3 Mantras for Parents This Christmas Posted by Wendy Child, Creative Coordinator, on Dec 20, 2023 3 Mantras for Parents This Christmas Parenting during the holidays is not for the faint of heart. Why don’t we talk more about this?! Along with all the obvious wonder and magic...
When 90s Kids Have Christmas: Lullabies For Your Not-So-Silent Nights
Hi, Welcome! When 90s Kids Have Christmas: Lullabies For Your Not-So-Silent Nights Posted by Wendy Child, Creative Coordinator, on Dec 18, 2023 When 90s Kids Have Christmas: Lullabies For Your Not-So-Silent Nights Ah, the holidays. A magical, peaceful season filled with ample time for families with young children to quietly...
4 Ways To Create a Great Summer for Your Family (And Have Fun Doing It)
Hi, Welcome! 4 Ways To Create a Great Summer for Your Family (And Have Fun Doing It) Posted by Rachel Blakemore, Social Media Specialist on Jun 29, 2023 4 Ways To Create a Great Summer for Your Family (And Have Fun Doing It) Summertime, and the livin’ is easy…right? As...
What Is the Good News of Jesus?
Hi, Welcome! What Is the Good News of Jesus? Posted by Eric Torrence, Transformation Pastor, on Mar 31, 2021 What Is the Good News of Jesus? What's the best news you’ve ever received? Maybe it had to do with passing a test, hearing a good report from a doctor, landing...
Halloween: A Time To Be a Good Neighbor
Hi, Welcome! Halloween: A Time To Be a Good Neighbor Posted by John Stanley, Global Missions Pastor, on Oct 20, 2025 Halloween: A Time To Be a Good Neighbor Think about your neighborhood. Now, think of that one neighbor that always seems to go the extra mile. The one that...
Seven Free Fourth of July Fireworks Shows in DFW for 2025
Hi, Welcome! Seven Free Fourth of July Fireworks Shows in DFW for 2025 Posted on Jun 23, 2025 Seven Free Fourth of July Fireworks Shows in DFW for 2025 Every year, the DFW area celebrates the Fourth of July with spectacular firework displays. From intimate neighborhood gatherings to huge festivals,...
Seven Free Family Easter Events in DFW for 2025
Hi, Welcome! Seven Free Family Easter Events in DFW for 2025 Posted on Mar 25, 2025 Seven Free Family Easter Events in DFW for 2025 Pastel candy, plastic eggs, and bunnies: they’re popping up everywhere, which means Easter will be here before you know it. Now’s the perfect time to...
5 Daily Full-Time Working Mom Routines for This Season
Hi, Welcome! 5 Daily Full-Time Working Mom Routines for This Season Posted by Yenipher Chung, Communications Project Director, on Apr 21, 2020 5 Daily Full-Time Working Mom Routines for This Season How can we balance being a full-time mom, full-time manager, and full-time wife? You just don’t. On the first...
Four Unique Opportunities for Your Group During COVID-19
Hi, Welcome! Four Unique Opportunities for Your Group During COVID-19 Posted by Eric Torrence, Groups Pastor, on Mar 19, 2020 Four Unique Opportunities for Your Group During COVID-19 Meeting in a group has never been the easiest thing to do. Let’s face it: we want good friends, but discovering and...
Online Resources for Children During Coronavirus Closures
Hi, Welcome! Online Resources for Children During Coronavirus Closures Posted by David Monroe, Next Gen Pastor, on Mar 19, 2020 Online Resources for Children During Coronavirus Closures What a crazy couple of weeks it has been as circumstances continue to change on a daily basis. Although there is a lot...
Five of the Best "4th of July" Firework Displays in DFW for 2024
Hi, Welcome! Five of the Best "4th of July" Firework Displays in DFW for 2024 Posted on Jun 26, 2024 Five of the Best "4th of July" Firework Displays in DFW for 2024 Every Fourth of July, our surrounding communities help celebrate Independence Day with spectacular firework displays. Oftentimes, the...
How I Forgave Myself After My Divorce
Hi, Welcome! How I Forgave Myself After My Divorce Posted by Uche Akwada, Contributing Writer, on Mar 22, 2023 How I Forgave Myself After My Divorce It was not easy getting here. After my divorce. In 2015, I married a man whom God clearly told me not to marry, but...
Fun and Family-Friendly Easter Events Around DFW for 2023
Hi, Welcome! Fun and Family-Friendly Easter Events Around DFW for 2023 Posted on Mar 10, 2023 Fun and Family-Friendly Easter Events Around DFW for 2023 Pastel candy, plastic eggs, and bunnies: they’re popping up everywhere, which means Easter will be here before you know it. Now’s the perfect time to...
5 Fun Things Your Family Can Do To Welcome Spring (and Prep for Easter)
Hi, Welcome! 5 Fun Things Your Family Can Do To Welcome Spring (and Prep for Easter) Posted on Mar 06, 2023 5 Fun Things Your Family Can Do To Welcome Spring (and Prep for Easter) With longer days, (generally) warmer temperatures, and blooming flowers, springtime offers plenty of opportunities for...
Local Good Coffee Co.'s Duglas Blanco: A Journey of Faith, Family, and Service
Hi, Welcome! Local Good Coffee Co.'s Duglas Blanco: A Journey of Faith, Family, and Service Posted by April Pierdant, Chase Oaks En Español Campus Residente De Jóvenes, on Apr 10, 2024 Local Good Coffee Co.'s Duglas Blanco: A Journey of Faith, Family, and Service As Duglas Blanco steps into the...
Eggshells, Fishing Poles, and Forgiveness
Hi, Welcome! Eggshells, Fishing Poles, and Forgiveness Posted by Sam, Contributing Writer, on May 01, 2022 Eggshells, Fishing Poles, and Forgiveness My mother had a personality disorder. Hers was a not extreme case like you see in the movies, but it was also not an almost-normal situation that only those...
The Priess "Cave": A Hangout for Just Guys
Hi, Welcome! The Priess "Cave": A Hangout for Just Guys Posted on Aug 15, 2024 The Priess "Cave": A Hangout for Just Guys My wife asked me if I wanted a cave about the first month we were married. Within a few hours of her saying that, I had a...
How To Find a Good Young Adults Ministry
Hi, Welcome! How To Find a Good Young Adults Ministry Posted by Crystal Johnson, Chase Oaks Young Adults Resident, on Oct 19, 2022 How To Find a Good Young Adults Ministry So you’re trying to find where you belong. You might have just moved to a new city for a...
Faith, Family, and Friends: A Special Group for Special People
Hi, Welcome! Faith, Family, and Friends: A Special Group for Special People Posted on Aug 28, 2022 Faith, Family, and Friends: A Special Group for Special People Come as you are. This powerful invitation has been a part of the Faith, Family, and Friends group from its very beginning, over...
Five Ideas for a Fun-Filled Friendsgiving/Thanksgiving
Hi, Welcome! Five Ideas for a Fun-Filled Friendsgiving/Thanksgiving Posted on Nov 17, 2021 Five Ideas for a Fun-Filled Friendsgiving/Thanksgiving Holiday season is just about here! Many of us are choosing to adapt familiar traditions or to make new ones. One thing that hasn't changed: how much we all cherish connecting...
5 Tips for Dealing With Grief
Hi, Welcome! 5 Tips for Dealing With Grief Posted by Shanda Gunter, ReNew Director on Apr 23, 2020 5 Tips for Dealing With Grief Grief, ugh, that word sounds horrible, and we want to avoid it. We typically associate the dreaded “g” word with loss of life, but it’s so...
From Local Good Center Student to Staff: Mariana’s Story
Hi, Welcome! From Local Good Center Student to Staff: Mariana’s Story Posted on Feb 26, 2024 From Local Good Center Student to Staff: Mariana’s Story In the heart of our community lies a place of empowerment, access, transformation and belonging: the Local Good Center. Over the years, this haven has...
Meet Tracy Parlin, Director of the Local Good Pantry
Hi, Welcome! Meet Tracy Parlin, Director of the Local Good Pantry Posted on Nov 15, 2023 Meet Tracy Parlin, Director of the Local Good Pantry When there’s a way to help people love the community in which they live, Chase Oaks Church leans in. That’s a practice that Tracy Parlin, Director...
Local Good Center: 48 Hours as an Emergency Warming Station
Hi, Welcome! Local Good Center: 48 Hours as an Emergency Warming Station Posted by Julissa Estrada, Local Good Center Executive Director, on Feb 15, 2023 Local Good Center: 48 Hours as an Emergency Warming Station Earlier this month, the North Texas region experienced yet another massive winter storm. The icy...
You Are the Reason for the Season
Hi, Welcome! You Are the Reason for the Season Posted by Susan Harms, Contributing Writer, on Dec 16, 2021 You Are the Reason for the Season When my mom passed away almost 22 years ago, of all the condolences, hugs, tears and loving words I received, I only remember one....
The Mindset for Change
Hi, Welcome! The Mindset for Change Posted by Jack Warren, Chase Oaks Chief of Staff, on Jan 03, 2025 The Mindset for Change I am convinced that it is never too late to make significant changes in how we lead ourselves. That said, change does not come easily. It takes...
A Process for Making Wise Decisions
Hi, Welcome! A Process for Making Wise Decisions Posted by Jack Warren, Chase Oaks Chief of Staff, on Jul 21, 2022 A Process for Making Wise Decisions I often say, “Leaders are placed in their role because of their judgment.” Charisma, tenure, and unique skills help, but good judgment and...
How Leaders Can Develop Good Judgment
Hi, Welcome! How Leaders Can Develop Good Judgment Posted by Jack Warren, Chase Oaks Chief of Staff, on Jun 16, 2022 How Leaders Can Develop Good Judgment I often speak of five elements, or tools, of leadership: character, self-leadership, drive, judgment, and influence. Good judgment is built on character, self-leadership,...
Standing Together on Our Knees for Racial Equality and Justice
Hi, Welcome! Standing Together on Our Knees for Racial Equality and Justice Posted by Jennifer Rogers, Contributing Writer, on Jun 09, 2020 Standing Together on Our Knees for Racial Equality and Justice Last week, thousands united to pray on the steps of the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, TX. Standing...
How To Set Goals for the New Year
Hi, Welcome! How To Set Goals for the New Year Posted by Jeree Brunson, Contributing Writer, on Dec 27, 2022 How To Set Goals for the New Year Who’s ready for a fresh start after this past year? With the end of the holiday season and a new year upon...
Good Food and Beyond: Exploring Asian/Pacific American Culture
Hi, Welcome! Good Food and Beyond: Exploring Asian/Pacific American Culture Posted on May 24, 2022 Good Food and Beyond: Exploring Asian/Pacific American Culture In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, several Chase Oaks staff and elders share about the history and culture that has shaped their experiences as Asian...
Learning to Forgive
Hi, Welcome! Learning to Forgive Posted by Rebecca Yauger, Contributing Writer, on Jun 06, 2021 Learning to Forgive My brother wasn’t there. I couldn’t believe it. Mom had a stroke and my brother didn’t show up to be with her or my father. Growing up, my brother and I were...
Steps to Employment - A Local Good Center Success Story
Hi, Welcome! Steps to Employment - A Local Good Center Success Story Posted by Maya Quinn, Job Readiness Director, on Feb 17, 2022 Steps to Employment - A Local Good Center Success Story Meet Magy: a wonderfully charismatic, vivacious, bilingual mother of one who has a big heart for people....
Good Gifts
Hi, Welcome! Good Gifts Posted by Katie Wood, Contributing Writer, on Dec 21, 2021 Good Gifts My kids are teenagers, yet they still get great joy from writing out their Christmas wish lists each year. They decorate their lists with different colored inks and put stars and underline the items...
Three Ways for Women to Connect at Chase Oaks
Hi, Welcome! Three Ways for Women to Connect at Chase Oaks Posted by Lori Eubanks, Central Women's Groups Pastor, on Feb 09, 2020 Three Ways for Women to Connect at Chase Oaks Women are busy. It doesn’t matter what stage of life you are in. And chances are you probably...
New at Chase Oaks? Start Here.
Hi, Welcome! WHO WE ARE Chase Oaks is here to inspire people to follow Jesus and together change our world for good. We believe faith is a journey, and each of us has steps to take. None of us has it all figured out—but no matter what, God loves us...
Sensory-friendly DFW Holiday Events for 2023
Hi, Welcome! Sensory-friendly DFW Holiday Events for 2023 Posted on Nov 15, 2023 Sensory-friendly DFW Holiday Events for 2023 Twinkling lights, festive music, and bustling crowds all help to make the Christmas season a magical and memorable time for many individuals. Yet these same elements can be overwhelming for people...
4 Key #HolidayGoals for the Holiday Season
Hi, Welcome! 4 Key #HolidayGoals for the Holiday Season Posted by Katy Bailey, Sloan Creek Next Gen Pastor on Oct 27, 2023 4 Key #HolidayGoals for the Holiday Season October has been a blur. A candy-infused, costume-draped blur. I don’t think there has been a single day where there wasn’t...
3 Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Going Back to School
Hi, Welcome! 3 Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Going Back to School Posted by Rachel Blakemore, Elementary Assistant Director, on Jul 30, 2020 3 Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Going Back to School Stella, my 3-year-old, knows people wear masks because we must all be “sneaky...
8 Practical Tips for Learning at Home
Hi, Welcome! 8 Practical Tips for Learning at Home Posted by Eva Truong and Melanie Hebert, Contributing Writers, on Apr 17, 2020 8 Practical Tips for Learning at Home In this season, you may be asked to step in as a "sub" for your child(ren). This is hard work, and...
3 Easy and Fun Preschool Bible Crafts for This Season
Hi, Welcome! 3 Easy and Fun Preschool Bible Crafts for This Season Posted by Megan Middlebrooks, KidzKlub Cooordinator, on Apr 02, 2020 3 Easy and Fun Preschool Bible Crafts for This Season As parents and children are forced into shelter-in-home orders, we know how hard it is keep things fun...
Five Free Christmas Light Displays in DFW for 2023
Hi, Welcome! Five Free Christmas Light Displays in DFW for 2023 Posted by Jennifer Rogers, Contributing Writer, on Nov 18, 2023 Five Free Christmas Light Displays in DFW for 2023 According to the Today show, putting up Christmas decorations can make you happier. When we see Christmas trees and lights...
Seven Family-Friendly DFW Christmas Events for 2023
Hi, Welcome! Seven Family-Friendly DFW Christmas Events for 2023 Posted on Nov 05, 2023 Seven Family-Friendly DFW Christmas Events for 2023 The weather is finally turning colder, and the sights and sounds of the holiday season are everywhere in DFW. It's a great time to gather friends and loved ones...
ToyZone and Gifts for Moms Brighten The Holiday
Hi, Welcome! ToyZone and Gifts for Moms Brighten The Holiday Posted by Simret Ingram and Tracy Parlin, Contributing Writers, on Dec 22, 2020 ToyZone and Gifts for Moms Brighten The Holiday Last week, Gabriela Marquez, a young mom of two children, walked into ToyZone. As her eyes fell on racks...
The Local Good Pantry: Nourishing Communities, Creating Hope
Hi, Welcome! The Local Good Pantry: Nourishing Communities, Creating Hope Posted by April Pierdant, Chase Oaks En Español Campus Residente De Jóvenes, on Jan 26, 2024 The Local Good Pantry: Nourishing Communities, Creating Hope In the heart of North Texas, Chase Oaks Church has initiated a powerful movement to combat ...
Three Tips for Creating Positive Connections With Adult Children
Hi, Welcome! Three Tips for Creating Positive Connections With Adult Children Posted by Jeree Brunson, Contributing Writer, on Sep 17, 2019 Three Tips for Creating Positive Connections With Adult Children When I was pregnant with my oldest son, I remember many well-meaning people telling me two things: You have 18...
10 Online Resources for Holy Week
Hi, Welcome! 10 Online Resources for Holy Week Posted by Greg Holmes, Communications Pastor, on Apr 05, 2020 10 Online Resources for Holy Week This Palm Sunday, we will remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, a prophecy fulfilled that revealed Jesus Christ was the Messiah, the King of kings. Palm...
A Recipe for Personal Growth and Change
Hi, Welcome! A Recipe for Personal Growth and Change Posted by Jack Warren, Chase Oaks Chief of Staff, on Apr 30, 2023 A Recipe for Personal Growth and Change Do you like everything about yourself? Have you outgrown any need (or desire) to improve or change? You could be flawless…...
Meet the Local Good Center's Maya Quinn and Emily Ussery
Hi, Welcome! Meet the Local Good Center's Maya Quinn and Emily Ussery Posted on Oct 29, 2021 Meet the Local Good Center's Maya Quinn and Emily Ussery The Local Good Center aims to create lasting good within our community by providing access and empowerment to those in need. Its various...
Meet the Local Good Center Staff
Hi, Welcome! Meet the Local Good Center Staff Posted on May 15, 2021 Meet the Local Good Center Staff The Local Good Center aims to create good within our community by offering life-changing educational programs and additional services in health and wellness, advocacy, and job placement. Its roots trace back...
The Next Few Months for Your Group
Hi, Welcome! The Next Few Months for Your Group Posted by Eric Torrence, Central Groups Pastor, on May 15, 2020 The Next Few Months for Your Group Now that restrictions are starting to ease in Texas, every business, industry, organization, and type of gathering is grappling with what the road...
5 Major Catalysts for Healthy Change
Hi, Welcome! 5 Major Catalysts for Healthy Change Posted by Jack Warren, Executive Pastor, on Dec 10, 2019 5 Major Catalysts for Healthy Change The last two years have been two of the most stretching, challenging, and growth producing years of my life. My approach to living had to change....
7 Questions for Wise Investing
Hi, Welcome! 7 Questions for Wise Investing Posted by Jack Warren, Executive Pastor, on Aug 22, 2019 7 Questions for Wise Investing An Investment Crisis Just so I don’t mislead you, I want to help us invest in people, not the stock market. Yesterday, the stock market dropped 3%, dropping...
Three Ways to Build a Firm Foundation for Your Kids
Hi, Welcome! Three Ways to Build a Firm Foundation for Your Kids Posted by Lori Eubanks, Central Women's Groups Pastor, on Jun 20, 2021 Three Ways to Build a Firm Foundation for Your Kids My husband, Tom, and I have had the privilege of raising three amazing daughters. We started...
Parenting for Success: Paving the Way for Our Children
Hi, Welcome! Parenting for Success: Paving the Way for Our Children Posted by Tom Eubanks, Contributing Writer, on Sep 28, 2018 Parenting for Success: Paving the Way for Our Children Parenting. It strikes fear in the hearts of some, joy in others. Everyone has heard the old saying, “ There are...
Ten Life Hacks for a Healthy Lifestyle
Hi, Welcome! Ten Life Hacks for a Healthy Lifestyle Posted by Marissa Fuqua, Contributing Writer, on Oct 16, 2018 Ten Life Hacks for a Healthy Lifestyle Most of us want to live a healthy lifestyle. But when we think about what a healthy lifestyle means, we think it takes too...
Seven Family-Friendly Christmas Events for 2020
Hi, Welcome! Seven Family-Friendly Christmas Events for 2020 Posted by Cindy Parker, Contributing Writer, on Dec 02, 2020 Seven Family-Friendly Christmas Events for 2020 I can’t believe it’s time to consider holidays but yet, here we are. This entire year seems to be a blur! Everyone has had to think...
Is it Really Necessary for Leaders to Process Pain?
Hi, Welcome! Is it Really Necessary for Leaders to Process Pain? Posted by Jack Warren, Executive Pastor, on Feb 06, 2019 Is it Really Necessary for Leaders to Process Pain? I had read books about soul care, emotional healing, and counseling. I had heard stories of people going through counseling,...