The Origins Project & The Mosaic Alliance: FAQ

Partnerships and networking remain essential to accomplish more in our world.  We have enjoyed some relationships for decades whereas some relationships may have begun more recently.

“To go fast, go alone.  To go far, go together.” – African proverb.  This proverb is true of individuals as well as for a local church or an organization.

Our two main networks include The Origins Project with Dave Gibbons, Dan Kimball, Margaret Feinberg, and many others along with those connecting with the Mosaic Alliance.  Here are some responses to some of the most frequently asked questions:

1.  What is the difference between The Origins Project and the Mosaic Alliance?

Origins shares the same passions whereas the Mosaic Alliance shares the same passions and the same values.

2.  Who makes up Origins?

Anyone who shares the same passion for Jesus, Humanity, and Innovation can connect and contribute!

The core and creative teams are made up of friends who have wanted to work more together and invite others to join us in serving, loving, and influencing our world.  Some of our names may be familiar and others may not.  These are people of influence from business, ministry, the arts, and academia.

3.  What is next for Origins?

Currently we are interacting online in forums, publishing online articles, sending out a monthly newsletter, meeting in different places for Listening Sessions, and partnering locally towards different initiatives. To register and contribute, go to www.originsproject.org.

We are looking at having a big event in July 2010 in Southern California. (More details to come…)

4. Who makes up the Mosaic Alliance?

The Mosaic Alliance is made up of church planters and church leaders from across the world with churches in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and North America.

There are three ways to connect with the Mosaic Alliance. Level one remains free and includes a newsletter, podcasts, and events such as The Mosaic Global Initiative, Ethos, and Yelo. Level two includes Immersion events, an online community, access to more resources, and discounts. Level three churches contribute 5% of their budget towards church planting through any organization or denomination. Levels two and three require an application and administrative fee.

For more details on how to connect with us to create the future go to www.mosaicalliance.com.

Origins Insights

Origins was a great event! Below are some helpful thoughts from the day:

“Beauty is rarely more pure as when it passes from one culture to another.” – Alex McManus

“Do you want to BE important or DO something important?” Mark Batterson

“Who we are in crisis is who we really are” – David Arcos on chaotic leadership

“People are not looking for information. They are looking for presence and you can’t fake that.” Erwin McManus

Erwin is often asked, “How do engage the world?” The better question: “What have you done to disengage the world?”

“Church world = 1st space. Marketplace = 2nd space. We can only enter the 3rd space by invitation because of quality of your work.” – Erwin

“At Mosaic, we like people that don’t look like us.” – Erwin

“The best way to keep money from being an idol in our lives is to give much of it away, often” – Deb Hirsch

I shared in a breakout about allowing people to belong before they believe.

Some thoughts:

Cause creates community. Jesus invited us to follow Him for what we can give not what we can get (Mt. 4:19).

The early church “praised God AND enjoyed the favor of all the people” because they were know as people who met the needs of others (Acts 2:47).

For the rest of the notes, send me an email to me at eric@mosaic.org with “Belonging Before Believing Notes” as the subject

The Origins Project Online!

Our new network has been born!

The Origins Project

Ancient Text. Present Context. Future Textures.

“For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God…” (Acts 5:38-39 NIV)

We are a community of followers of Jesus who are passionate about seeing people know God and experience life as He intended. As we are guided by the Scriptures, we will inspire one another to embrace innovation and creativity as a means to fulfill this mission.

Join the community and the conversation here.