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 I grew up highly involved in a charismatic Christian church. I started playing in the worship band from the age of 10 and was a main worship leader by 15. Between the three regular services per week, various rehearsals, and other ministries I was involved in, my life revolved around the church. Every now and then I would travel to different parts of the country or world to minister through music and dance, as well as offering prophecy and healing prayer to people in churches or on the street. Also being homeschooled, for years, my life was fairly insulated.
 Mine and Jon’s journey with Collective first began in the fall of 2013 when we were still broke newlyweds, long before we had the financial stability to give financially to Collective. Despite that we couldn’t donate in those early years, we have always felt like we were full members of the community.
 As promised, we're sharing the new vision statement and vision priorities that were revealed in the service last night. It is a teaser because this Sunday we'll dive in much more depth into how each priority connects to the vision statement, where it arose in the feedback, and how we begin to flesh these out as a congregation.
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We value highly the metaphor of journey. We’re different people from different places and backgrounds, representing an intergenerational community, and we’ve traveled different paths. So, we agree not to make assumptions about the person across from us, next to us, or in conversation with us. We challenge ourselves to be sensitive, knowing this community includes a diverse group of people from life-long followers of Jesus, to people who are just now open to the idea that God might exist. We strive to avoid offense, ask good questions, articulate and explain our responses. We don’t assume fluency in bible, spirituality, or Church language, because we believe the message of Jesus is not for Christianity, but for humanity. So, we do everything in the spirit of love and grace.
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