1/6/2025 4 Comments Why the Collective?When you start something new...it usually means you see something that's needed and is lacking. This is true for the Live to Shine Collective! I first started this faith-based organization as an umbrella for the classes and things I was teaching. But there has always been a vision of it being something more. Over the last year or so the Lord has really expanded the vision and I'm ready to share more. Refining year of 2020 The culture changed in 2020 and the church was affected too. I was actually more surprised at the church's response during the pandemic than anything else. After things shut down, I was anticipating that God was doing a new thing, that we would see new wineskins emerge. My expectation was that He was bringing about change in the church. But no, churches went right back to how they did things and that's left me and many others longing for more. But then again, maybe that's what God had in mind all along! Leaving 2020 gave me a new hunger... A hunger for upper room worship, not to be entertained A hunger to be my real, authentic self A hunger to break free from traditions and be Holy Spirit led A hunger to be activated in the priesthood, because we are all called to be His witnesses A hunger for wholistic healing, that includes my spirit but also my soul and body, because I can't live on mission if one of these is sick A hunger to see God's Kingdom come to earth, not waiting for heaven before I see God's promises manifest A hunger to hear His voice and walk in step with Him moment-by-moment every day, flowing with His Spirit A hunger for a community that wants these same things and spurs each other on in their individual callings A hunger for a community that challenges me to go deeper with God every day - a true iron-sharpening-iron community And most importantly I don't want a place that lets me be complacent! Complacent = feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder I'm looking for others that are ready to let God awaken something new in you! I'm looking for others ready to be empowered and inspired to bring the Kingdom to earth - to see revival! I believe there are others who are ready to go after the MORE with GOD!
I believe there are others God is igniting with the desire to ARISE and SHINE! You are not waiting on God - He is waiting on YOU! He is only ever after our surrender and our yes He has mine Does he have yours?
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Sheri Townsend
1/7/2025 08:16:51 am
I resonate with what you said about the churches response to the pandemic. I too thought it would bring change but saw none. I think we are doing church wrong. A pivotal book for me was Unchurching:Christianity without Churchianity by Richard Jacobson. I am finishing up Letters to the Church by Frances Chan. After much prayer, we pulled out of the organized church and have joined the house church movement. It’s been a good change for us. I would love to talk with you about it if you are interested.
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Rebekah “River” Kerwin
1/8/2025 10:01:47 am
I agree! I believe we are not walking in our full identity. There is so much more. I am hungry for more and I know there is a world crying out for what we have.
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Rebekah “River” Kerwin
1/12/2025 12:39:34 pm
I agree! I believe we are not walking in our full identity. There is so much more. I am hungry for more and I know there is a world crying out for what we have.
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