Origins Highlights (Jesse Giglio)

Posted on July 31, 2010

Highlights as featured at Jesse Giglio’s website:

“I walked away from the Origins Event thinking, “It’s good to see my friends.”  But since that doesn’t help you much, here are a few sounds I heard that I’m pretty sure were projected : )

Erwin McManus [@erwinmcmanus] – Intrinsically people are in a search for meaning in the human narrative.  A search that welcomes conversation.

Dave Gibbons [@davegibbons] – The church needs nameless assassins for good, not bringing church numbers up but the number of the hurting down.  Zero is the new metric.  Zero orphans, zero unfamilied foster kids, zero uncared for single moms…

Dan Kimball [@dankimball] – If we don’t make disciples we won’t be able to sustain social good.  We can start by loving people to the point they invite us into their lives.

Rick McKinley [@mckinleyrick] – Our safe acts of charity are petty.  Jesus didn’t die on the cross to make us safe people, but dangerous people who bring change to the world.

Margaret Feinberg [@mafeinberg] – Going big for God may result in giving somebody else the best day of their life.  You have no idea what you’re capable of.

Debra Hirsch [@debrahirsch] – Discipleship must go beyond an individuals morality.  Recognize the image of God in others and bring it out.

It was a pleasue taking part and I look forward to the procession of this tribe.  Thanks to all who made it possible.  Cheers.”

Origins Highlights (Renee Johnson)

Posted on July 30, 2010

Renee Johnson shares some of her highlights from the Origins Event:

“The Origins Project Conference was something I looked forward to ALL month. I loved that it was a “friendly” event and not just about hype. Each speaker genuinely fit into the three categories of “Create” “Activate” and “Equip.” Each set built on the next which built on the next, and in between there was cool effects like music, rap, or spoken word. Since it was Origins first conference, I can’t wait to see what kind of creative minds come up with for next year.”

Read more at Renee’s site here!

Origins Reflections (Jordan Watson)

Posted on July 29, 2010

Jordan Watson shares his thoughts on the Origins Event:

“It seems that during a great American recession God is calling church leaders to get more creative and risk everything in an effort to chase after His real dream for the church as seen in Acts. I applaud how Origins 2010 challenged us to continue to do this, and I am thankful for what God is doing in and through so many churches.”

To read more, go here!

Origins Participants on Twitter

Posted on July 28, 2010

Thanks to Dawn Carter, check out a list of participants (business leaders, pastors, artists, etc.) who are on twitter. 

Check it out here!

Origins Event Highlights (Dan Kimball)

Posted on July 27, 2010

For a full update on day one of the Origins Event from Dan Kimball, go here.  Here is an excerpt:

“…we headed off to “The Banquet on The Row” – which was part of the pre-Saturday part of Origins for people to go to and be part of. Newsong Church in both LA and Irvine who are part of Origins partnered with the Fred Jordan Mission and Rolling Hills Covenant Church. Dave Gibbons and his team launched Origins with a huge outdoor banquet for the homeless of what is considered “skid row” in Los Angeles. It was a collaborative effort put on with the Fred Jordan Mission.  It was an honor to meet Willie Jordan (Fred Jordan’s wife) and also his son and learn about what this mission has been doing in Los Angeles for the poor and needy for so many years. They had blocked off about 2 city blocks and set up outdoor tables and served a meal, had music, worship, some sharing and I don’t know the exact numbers but it had to be 1,000 people at this banquet….”

For a full description of Origins Day Two from Dan Kimball, go here.  Here is an excerpt:

“There were such great moments, Amena Brown was incredible. Erwin interviewed Blake Mycoskie from Tom’s Shoe’s. The panel Dave Gibbons had and the stories shared were so inspiring with Tara Varga Russell and others doing incredible things. Rick McKinley had great insight on never forgetting all we are doing is as worshipers. I could have listened to Alan and Debra Hirsch for 3 hours. Eric Bryant’s new book “Not Like Me” was released.  It is hard to list everyone here without leaving others out, as it was a blitz of so many ideas and encouragements. Very difficult to get it all in a single day like this and glad next year will be a 3 day event with evenings as part of it too.

For my session which was the third part of the day on “Equip”, I focused on how if we are passionate about activism and creativity for the mission of Jesus… and if we care about justice and serving those in need – that we also need to be very strategic about making new disciples of Jesus. Because if we aren’t, if you play things out in 10 years, 20 years, 50 years – as the current church dies out (and I mean literally dying) and we aren’t seeing new generations of Christians made, then we won’t have as many people out there serving on justice in the name of Jesus. So the church must be “equipping” people for evangelism. But we need to redeem what “evangelism” is. It is not weird, funky, awkward things to do out of guilt. But simply a sharing of life and caring and being invited into the lives of people who then we naturally share the wonderful grace of Jesus is.

Francis of Assisi supposedly said “Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.” I shared how I feel the evangelical church mainly used a lot of words more about the gospel only being about getting to heaven when we die. So we didn’t focus as much as involvement in compassion and action on injustice. But now we focus so much on injustice and action, that we aren’t using words and training for evangelism as much anymore. When you study St. Francis’s life, he did use a lot of words too. And poetry. And preached. So we have to never forget that most of us came to faith in Jesus through the proclamation of words and dialog and talking. But, how we go about that is what we need to reclaim and re-vision as evangelism was turned into primarily a sharing of a reductionist gospel. So we need to re-envision what healthy evangelism is as well as equip the church for it….”

Origins Event Feedback

Posted on July 27, 2010

If you had a chance to participate in either day one or day two (or both days) of the Origins Event, let us know your feedback from the time together.

Go to Dave Gibbons forum at the Origins Ning site to share your feedback!

Some Highlights from The Origins Event 2010

Posted on July 26, 2010

soverpeck

RT @jwatdot: Don’t court church attendance. Work for the zero number on Monday mornings. Zero orphans, widows, homeless. #Origins10

jwatdot

• Great day today at #Origins10. Left even more excited to fully embrace humanity and walk alongside people in their stories!

CaroleWineman

“make people better people” #origins10 Originsproject.org

ImpelMinistry

Alan & Deb Hirsch redefining evangelism: its making disciples by bringing ppl closer to Jesus #origins10

faithbookjesus

@alanhirsch and his wife, Deb talking about redefining church and it’s mission #Origins10 http://tweetphoto.com/34712428 3:39 PM Jul 24th

thefinley

God didn’t save us to make us good people. He saved us to make us dangerous people. – @mckinleyrick #Origins10 (via @decart) 

jjaggard

Stand Against The Wind at #Origins10 http://twitpic.com/28cba6 3:34

Originsproject
We have people here today, from all arenas of life saying “God go big here” -@mafeinberg #Origins10

Update from the Origins Event from Scott Hodge

Posted on July 25, 2010

7.24.10 Video Blog from The Orchard Community on Vimeo.

Check out more from Scott Hodge here!

The Banquet on Skid Row is Today!

Posted on July 23, 2010

Join us for The Banquet on the Row today at 4pm!

July 23rd has been set aside to allow participants of our inaugural Origins Event to serve the city in which we are gathering (i.e., Los Angeles).

Gathering Location: 445 Towne Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90013

Main Contact & RSVP: Cue Jean Marie (Cue@newsongla.net)

Click here to sign up to volunteer! – We are in need of 300 volunteers for Friday night

HERE ARE SOME OF YOUR ORIGINS OPTIONS:

Join us at The Banquet on July 23rd (free but donations accepted!) or

Come to the training event at Club Nokia on July 24th (register here) or

All of the Above!

Serving Opportunities in L.A. Today!

Posted on July 23, 2010

Today has been set aside to allow participants of our inaugural Origins Event to serve the city in which we are gathering (i.e., Los Angeles). We have the following 3 great options for involvement!

1. Fred Jordan Mission with Cue Jean-Marie & Willie Jordan (10am to 7pm)

• Description: Fred Jordan Mission has been serving the homeless for over 65 years! Come and join us for a day of serving at this great ministry on Skid Row. Activities throughout the day will include prayer in the community, advocacy, mission ministry (e.g., Services, Bible Studies, Kids Ministry, Worship, Food Distribution, etc.), and a celebration outreach in the evening.
• Gathering Location: 445 Towne Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90013 (Map)
• Main Contact & RSVP: Cue Jean Marie (Cue.Jean_Marie@newsong.net)

2. Community Development & Caring for the City Learning Tour with Charles Lee (10am to 7pm)

• Description: This learning tour is designed for those currently working with or desiring to work with their cities in community development and local care. We will be learning best practices from city leaders and organizations that have a proven track record of care. We will be visiting several locations throughout the day to see first hand the kind of work that is making lasting impact. Guest speakers will include Joel John Roberts (CEO of PATH), Chad Mayer (Executive Director of ShareFest), and many more.
• Gathering Location: New Hope LA 1700 W. Olympic Blvd in Los Angeles (Map)
• Main Contact & RSVP: Paul Kim (emailpkim@gmail.com)
• Notes: Please wear comfortable shoes, bring your own water, and try to carpool if possible.

3. Central City Community Outreach with Jesse Ross (10am to 3pm)

• Description: Did you know that the fastest growing segment of the homeless population are women and children? Come join us as we partner with Central City Community Outreach, a grass roots organization that knows nearly every family living in the Skid Row district. Located in the heart of Skid Row and serving the children and families in the area on a daily basis, this is an opportunity for all of us to make one day count!
• Gathering Location: Central City Community Outreach
• Main Contact & RSVP: Milena Kazarian (mlkazarian@yahoo.com)
• Notes: Please wear comfortable clothes, bring bottled water, money for lunch, and a journal

All are invited for dinner and a special event at the Fred Jordan Mission at 4pm!  More details here!

Serving opportunities are free, and participants do not have to go to the July 24th event at Club Nokia. Sign up by emailing the contact person listed above.

If you are attending the July 24th training event then register here.

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