Testing out the vision by inviting others into the brainstorming process. Giving others an imagination for what’s possible. The role of the vision keeper.

In the planning stages of an early project. What is the vision? Why are we doing it? Who is it for? What are the details? Who is involved? How does this tie into sharing the hope of Christ within our community and outside of it?

Why Jesus is worthy of a holy obsession: he is glorious and holds actual hope for divine transformation both now and in the world to come. He grants deep and profound rest – even while working – and delivers us from performance anxiety. Jesus fills our lack, closes the gap, call us into divine life through His own work. Now what? What to do with our hands and where and how to share this hope?

The Christian faith is not primarily a commitment to doctrine but an apprenticeship in walking the way of Jesus. A follower of Jesus might instinctively say to someone unfamiliar with faith “don’t look at me, look at Jesus”, but often the clearest glimpse of Jesus and the implications of a life of faith are through Christians. We’ll examine what it means to represent Christ to others and how to model faith for skeptics, inquirers, and seekers.

Authenticity and vulnerability are hip words that get bandied around on the streets, business culture, and in the media. But what does it mean to be truly authentic and are there limits to vulnerability? In the Jesus we see a God who shares in the vulnerabilities of humanity and shares himself with those around him. This self-disclosure, however, has limits. How to navigate taking risks and crossing lines as we share our glory and frailty with others.

God loves a good story so much that he designed us to love them as well. This explains why the Bible isn’t primarily a set of logical propositions but mostly narrative. Stories communicate truths that span many cultures. Most people won’t understand E=MC2 but most people can understand a story about a person who stole their neighbour’s goat. We’ll look at what makes a good story and how to share the Gospel through narrative.

Many non-religious people assume that only religious people have distinct views about the world. It’s easy to overlook that every view of the world requires distinct and specific beliefs, all of which can and ought be challenged. We’ll look at some errant or inconsistent assumptions present within the culture and how to challenge them with charity.

What do the rhythms and details of life look like as we live on mission? How might this affect how we arrange our homes, engaged with our neighbourhoods, interact with our community of faith? We'll come away from this blitz with fresh ideas and a plan for action.

There are many critiques of the Christian story, some of which rely on caricatures of faith and some of which require careful consideration. We’ll develop strategies to engage with various challenges and navigate through some of the top objections to Christian belief.

We'll first focus what it means to pursue and share truth In a culture that resists truth claims. How to discuss faith, politics and life in an era of fake news and in a culture that resists truth claims. Secondly, how can we "speak the truth in love" not only about big ideas, but about more personal things? We'll look at the dynamics of confrontation, including the role of both charity, civility, and humility.