I never cease to be amazed at how God guides us. We went to ARC 2.0 convinced that we were a little ahead of the game, because we already had our name, our mission statement, and our core values…Crosswind Church of Sarasota, right? In less than 48 hours, we not only did not have a place to plant, but we also did not have a name for our church.

But we had a tagline… It’s all about G.R.A.C.E.

Brian and I said goodbye in Minneapolis. He was taking a flight back to Maryland for the weekend services, and I was headed back to Birmingham where my family was taking care of Selina, Wyatt, and Lacie; plus, I had a very special cousin who was getting married that weekend as well.

We had been bouncing ideas back and forth all morning long via text before and after our flights. Brian was now in Chicago on his layover, and I was in St. Louis. At the same exact time we sent each other a text… my text, of course, in long paragraph form explaining how I got to the idea, and his in a one-liner simply saying… “What about Awaken Church?”

Well, there is no explanation needed after that point… I guess we will be Awaken Church.

But Awaken Church of Where?

Jacqueline