Our Dream

The Protestant Reformation

We dream of sparking a new reformation--not a protestant reformation--we hope to be known for what we believe, not what we protest. We believe a healthy church requires healthy relationships and each other. We dream of a place where holistic ministry (servant-leadership) occurs and holistic ministers (servant-leaders) receive respite and training.

We dream of an ecumenical monastery (soul sanctuary) where people of all denominations participate in 24-hour prayer and find solace, rest, and quiet. At this monastery, seekers find and provide mentoring, encouragement, and accountability to each other and to lonely, lost, weary, and wounded pilgrims. We dream of a soul sanctuary that helps people produce sanctuaries in their hearts and homes.

We dream of a training institute that provides practical training to anyone seeking to learn about the Creator of the heavens and the Earth. The institute includes a seminary that provides experiential, dialogical, visual, tactile, and conceptual andragogy (adult education). The institute intimately connects to the monastery.

We dream of a special events center where hungry people can enjoy stimulating entertainment, retreats, training, and workshops. The special events center connects intimately to the educational institute and monastery.

We dream of a place where relationships with God and each other grow stronger and healthier. We dream of a place where people can take off their masks, risk, be real and appropriately transparent, love and be loved. We dream of a place where hurting people help other hurting people, wounded people become healers, and angry people learn how to channel that energy for good. We dream of a place that equips believers for service expeditions to all cultures in neighborhoods, communities, cities, churches, rural areas, the hungry, the poor, the angry, and the tired.

We call this place: All Saints Outfitters