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In the Beginning… (Canvas’ 6 Core Values and Why)

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As Canvas celebrates our 5th anniversary, we return to our very first sermon – an articulation of the mission, vision and core values we felt called to embody. It’s an inside look at the first days of a new church plant, and why we have shaped our community in the manner we have.

Whether you are thinking of starting something new, considering making adjustments to an ongoing ministry or simply want to know why Canvas has such unique personality, here’s why we do what we do.

The text for this sermon is Matthew 5:1-16 (NRSV).

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What Everyone Values about Church

Few things will kill your self-esteem like throwing a party no one attends.  There you are, house clean, wine glasses sparkling, custom playlist on your iPod…and three people in your living room.  You check Facebook to see if any “maybes” are on their way. No changes on the invite page, no posts on your wall.  Suddenly it feels official:  you are desperately unpopular.  

Many of us in mainline Protestantism know this feeling all too well.  Each week thousands of congregations prepare hymns and prayers, sermons and sacraments in the hopes of welcoming their communities.  And more often than not, the community does not come.  Eventually we decide we have an awareness problem.  We throw an open-house, host a concert…, something to “get them in the door.”  We are sure to send lots of postcards.  Mostly who comes is us.  We start to get depressed. What’s a church to do? “What Everyone Values about Church”Continue reading

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