Project: The Jesus Experience
Leader: Jason Bowman & Preston Ulmer
Website: www.thejesusxp.com
Learning to listen to the voice of Jesus through the Gospels so we can live like Him in community.
We believe true spiritual formation occurs when we change the stories we believe, the habits we form and the community we partner with on Jesus’ mission. This was the model of Jesus, and this is the model of The Jesus Experience (JXP). The impact of reading the Gospels in a group with a simple missional framework creates tangible spiritual transformation in both the person and community. During the 2020 shutdowns we went back to the basics and started reading the gospel of Luke together and asking the simple question, “what, if anything, does Jesus say about discipleship in our time.” We then launched 3 cohorts of national leaders to do the same. We’ve trained over 25 churches, ministry leaders, and networks and the beta-frame work has been experienced by more than 10,000 participants. We’ve outlined 3 phases for growth and have already fulfilled the initial phase. It’s time to create scalable delivery systems to empower as many people as possible to hear the voice of Jesus through the Gospels as possible.
The early adopters of The Jesus Experience has been church planters and large church leaders. Each has taken the framework and immediately applied it in their context as a tool for discipleship: sunday school curriculum, leadership training, new believers material, small group study and church planter training required reading. We have recently provided JXP as a model for micro-church plants and trained planters in Southern California with new opportunities in the Mid-West. We believe it can continue to be a valuable resource for those in traditional ministry contexts. However, it will thrive off the grid and at the margins. It’s time to build the infrastructure to empower those at the edge.
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