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Friend,

Looking for a church home or just a place to worship on a short stay in Phoenix can be a daunting
and discouraging experience. I hope this letter gives you a sneak peek and makes you feel more at
home while you visit!

You may notice that we do some things differently. For one, we don’t own the building where we
meet. We rent intentionally so we can be more generous with our finances. You’ll also find we’re
hard to define in terms of worship style, as we’re what some call a “Three-Stream” congregation.
If a liturgical, evangelical, and charismatic Christian were thrown into a blender, we’re what would
emerge. During every service, we all participate – speaking, praying, praising, and receiving
communion – because we believe worship is the work of all the people, not a show for you to
watch. Some might be intimidated by not knowing what to do or say the first week, but we have
created this service companion for you to follow along (and by the third week you’ll have it down
pat). These values are rooted in our identity, which insists that worship involves the whole church,
the whole person, and the whole gospel.

However, what we hope you notice most of all, is the Spirit of Christ working among us. That’s
the Church: the family of God, formed by Jesus Christ and filled by the Holy Spirit. We pray every
week before service begins that everyone who comes will personally hear and experience God
through our worship together.

If you’d like to find out more about us, please complete the visitor form you received upon arrival.

+Bishop Kenny