community structure.

We will work as a hybrid between home church confederation and a "typical" church with cell groups. Multiple home groups (6 shown above) comprised of a pastor, and elder, a worship guide, a host, and a cook (some or most could be rotating roles) could meet weekly in the host's home. These groups would probably meet for a set season ( a month, a year), and not shuffle members during that time.

During the week the pastors would be working together and keeping one another updated on their group.

During our monthly large worship gathering, the entire church would come together.

geographically rooted.

We want to be deeply rooted in NW Seattle.

pastor’s time.

We don’t actually know what our time will look like, but here’s an imaginary schedule for a typical week.

worship / workout
A time each morning for the pastors to share in cardio workout, martial arts, or yoga, and body prayers, scripture reading, worship music, or meditation.

staff meeting
Plotting together on Mondays about the week ahead.

personal reflection
A chance for a pastor to reflect weekly on her/his relationships in 1:1 time with our pastoral therapist.

group reflection
A weekly chance for our pastors to reflect on their relationships with one another with our pastoral therapist.

spiritual direction
An alternating group / individual time each week for pastors to reflect on their spiritual life with our spiritual director.

planning
A time for the pastors to prepare for their weekly service.

field trip
A time on Fridays for the pastors to visit homeless shelters, mosques, or parks.

group reading / lunch together
The pastors could take turns preparing lunch for one another. During lunch, a rotating pastor would bring a chapter, an article, or a video clip to read or watch, and reflect on. This would be a space to grow as a community while engaging Scripture, culture, and theology.

afternoon specialization
This would be a huge block of time for each pastor to pursue a gift or calling that is specific to them. This time would be shaped thoughtfully and intentionally, and could be used for painting, writing, administration, music, theological studies, community service, or counseling. This time could also be used for parenting or working a second career, as it felt appropriate to the church.

we need help.

elders
We are looking for mature, diverse, Christians (particularly women) who can make a 2-year commitment to guidance and service.

members
We are looking for solid, diverse, Christians who can make a 1-year commitment to experimenting with a young church.

donors
We need patrons who see value in the kind of church we’re planting, who can commit themselves to helping bring to life our finances for the first year or two.

make a one-time donation
We need people to give once.

make a monthly commitment
We need people to give regularly.

tithe from afar
We'd love to have people who are committed to supporting us with 10% of their income. Obviously, we don't want to detract from another church that's currently caring for you though...

buy a pastor
$50K buys you a pastor for a year. They'll even name their firstborn after you (way better than a plaque).