April Fools Benefit Concert/Party

It's a fools party.

This Saturday April 1st, 7pm, there will be a benefit concert raising money for Iglesia Biblia in Mexicali Mexico. The church runs an addiction program and is in need of a van for transportation. We'll hear music from Daniel Dixon, Rachell Shaffer, Mick Leonardy, and Shannon Larsen. There may even be a few poets on hand. It's all going down in the Mission in San Francisco at 3170 23rd St.

Spread the word - look forward to seeing you there.

For more information contact Adam Klein at aklein@gmail.com

Behind the Scenes at the Party in the Haight

Making some food for our party...

ReIMAGINE happenings...

Jesus Dojos

Currently groups are meeting in San Francisco and the East Bay to focus on silence, prayer and solitude. A new season begins every two months, so please contact us if you are interested.



Friday, April 7 Walking in the Ways of the Kingdom
10:30 AM – 6:00 PM

Valley Christian of Dublin (a closed event)

DESCRIPTION: The day will consist of an orientation and teaching on prayers from Scripture, a casual walk through three neighborhoods, (including maps and directions) with opportunities to explore and connect with people, and dinner and reflection at an International Restaurant.

ReIMAGINE has been leading groups on these experiences for years because we have found it a good way to help people develop a fresh perspective on the Bay Area. San Francisco is, in some senses, a microcosm of the diversity of the Bay Area. We hope that by participating in this exercise your heart will be expanded in terms of having a desire to see your community in new ways and reimagine how you can walk in the way of love in your community.



May 5-7 Tabernacle

Festival/Community/Feast/Conversation/Imagination/Inspiration

To awaken imagination and empower young adults
to apply and act upon the teachings of Christ in every dimension
of life through conversation and action together.

More details coming soon…



May 7-13 Jesus Dojo

Golden Hills Community Church of Brentwood

A middle school group will join ReIMAGINE for a week of following the way of Jesus in San Francisco.



COMMON SABBATH...in pursuit of a COMMON LIFE
Saturday night - Sunday afternoon
Rotating locations

* March 4
* April 8-9
* May 6-7
* June 3-4

Every party needs music

Picture Share

From our party in the lower Haight...

Picture Share

Book Swaps are good

My friend Brad had a wonderful idea recently. Both of us love to read well-written books, and both of us live on a budget, and both of us believe that materialism and consumerism are traits we want to see shrink in our lives. So we want good books to read, but we don't think buying brand new books is always wise. We also realize that we and many of our friends have good books that we have read and no longer need to keep on our shelves. Some of us have decent books that for whatever reason we just aren't ever going to read. Therefore, we are having a book swap to recycle our literary treasures...
I'm actually quite excited about this, because if you know me I seriously like books but seriously don't dig giving Amazon all my money I don't have...

From Brad's blog...

I've got a growing pile of books that I don't plan on ever reading again. Some are just poorly written or theologically flawed, but some are great and I'm just getting tired of looking at them. I know there are others like me, who have unwanted books but fear the shrinking of their young libraries (Nate, Tim), so I'd like to host a book swap (one man's trash is another man's treasure).

Monday, April 17th, 7pm.
The Hooey's House
1865 Lacassie Ave. #7, Walnut Creek (Right Next to Walnut Creek Pres., Two minute walk from WC Bart)
Bring books that you no longer want for trade, the more books the better! Everyone is welcome!

Come, bring novels, poetry, theology, or anything else that you want to get rid of.

HERE AM I

HERE AM I

Tumbling, Bumbling, Stumbling
Here am I
Weaving, Heaving, Cleaving
Here am I

In the shadow of His beauty
I seek to find my rest
But with storms of endlesss fears and dreams
My head keeps moving
Though my body is still
So many thoughts, endless ideas
Too many for me to count

But I know, I just know
That inside me there is a rhythm that is good
Deep inside I trust my Adonai
Deep inside I fear no man
Deep inside I fly

So I cry out
Sometimes with my lungs but today in silence
In my head and in my heart
I cry out

You say You love me
You say You are here
You say I am your beloved
Your chosen one

Today I claim the promises
I choose to believe them to be true
You love me with a deeper love than I can fathom
you protect me from my enemies and from myself

You have plans for me
A destiny I have heard you whisper
A future with You, for You
Healing in your wings
Healing in your breath

Here am I
Tumbling, Bumbling, Stumbling
Into You
Into Your Way
Into Your Love
Into You

LOVE STARTS HERE

LOVE STARTS HERE


Jesus just wouldn’t stop telling stories and showing people how to love each other. The Scriptures are just full of talk about loving our spouses and families and enemies and our neighbors. Jesus gave some serious details about living in this way of love in the Sermon on the Mount. There are plenty of things we can debate about within Christianity: how the Holy Spirit works and the five points of Calvinism and how a church should be organized…but one thing is undeniable. We are made to love.
I have met people throughout the United States who are desperate to see the Christian Church in America become known for love. We want a new reputation, an identity that the world cannot refute. We want to be known for our love. It’s really a very Biblical yearning.
I have friends that dream of living in third world countries and friends that spend their time raising awareness about issues of global injustice. Many have been moved by what has happened in our own country with hurricanes and are desperate to help in some way, shape or form. I believe that these are worthwhile causes that Jesus cares about deeply.
I also believe that when Jesus spoke of love He meant that we are to start right here, right now. It’s easy to care about the village in Africa but not love your neighbor whose tree drops branches on your house. It’s easy to buy free trade coffee but not take the time to invite your lonely and socially awkward co-worker out to lunch.
What if we let God transform us into the kinds of people who love the people we bump into every day? What if we start there? What if instead of getting worked up over evangelism techniques and tracks we simply grappled with loving our neighbors? What if God can empower us and enable us to truly care about them? He can.
I propose that each of us begins to pray for our neighbors and co-workers, not as a scheme or marketing technique, but out of love. Pray that they would be safe. Pray that they would find peace. Pray that addictions would be overcome and marriages strengthened. Pray that teenagers would be okay.
Pray that God would teach us how to love them. Pray that God would enable us to care. Pray that God would be our fuel to love them in real and practical ways. Pray that God would open doors to love in practical ways like babysitting and looking after dogs and mowing lawns and being there when her husband leaves her.
Then, at some point, when we really do care, we may be led to ask these people how we can better pray for them. It wouldn’t be fake or forced. It would be real. We would be asking in love.
We are a church who believes in the power of prayer and the power of love. May God continue to transform us into the kinds of people who truly do love our neighbors. May the world be forever changed. May His Kingdom come on earth as it is in Heaven.

Party in the Haight!

On Sunday March 12 a group of us will be hosting a party at Page Street
Center in the Lower-Haight District. The inspiration for this party comes
from two sources: a venue for sharing our art-making, story-telling, and
poetry work from the Jesus Dojo, and the story Yeshua told about the kind of
feasts where everyone is invited.

So... On Sunday we will be meeting at 690 Page Street @ Steiner from 1-5
P.M. To cook great food, play music, display and make art and share stories
and poetry along with residents of the lower Haight who utilize Page Street
Center as a community gathering place.

Adam and I went to Page Street on Monday to say "Hello," make an
announcement and pass out flyers. There was a lot of enthusiasm for the
Feast on Sunday-- and people really seemed excited about sharing their
creative skills and cooking together.

A few thoughts on our feast day at Page Street:

1. Feel free to bring a sample of music, instruments, poetry, story or
artwork to display or share-- with some sensitivity to the diversity of life
experiences that will be represented. We are invited anyone from the
community to participate.

2. Page Street Center is a Community Center that provides groceries and
assistance to San Francisco residents as well as a drop-in program for
homeless youth. Our friend Eric directs the center, which operates on an
incarnational, power-to-the-people approach to community and assistance.
Expect creative chaos. Things are run at Page street existentially based on
the energy and vibe of the moment. Food will be served when it is ready. We
will start the open mic or mural making when appropriate energy surfaces.
You are invited to enter the swirl of people and activities.

3. There will be a lot of different kinds of people and life styles
represented at the feast. It will be great to connect across lines of
culture and life experiences. This is not a meal for hungry people. It is a
feast for human people.

Looking forward to a great time on Sunday!