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Zero to Sixty

We didn’t really know who was going to be part of our new community when we started.  We began by focusing on our affinity group, which is why we chose Sellwood in the first place.  Our affinity group is people who are most like us.  In the work...

A New Kind of Tired

I knew that doing a new church start would be hard work.  I had read the materials and attended the workshops.  I knew that Jeff and I needed to have date nights where we didn’t talk about either the new church or the kid.  I knew that I had to be...

I’m Never Going To Stop Being Surprised

5 years ago Jeff was hired at a church in Eugene, meaning he was no longer available to be the volunteer musician and worship leader at the church I was serving.  I had no idea what to do.  The church was reluctant to pay a musician, and even if we did how...

Celebrating

We have a lot to celebrate!  Just one year in to this crazy adventure of starting a new community and we’ve begun to see exactly that which we had dreamed. Our weekly gatherings are simply beautiful.  We have people from ages 8-60something, with every...