Innovation: Co-Create!

Matthew Vire • January 22, 2025

Introducing The Garden Greenhouse Challenge

This Sunday, we're getting hands-on with our Garden word of the year: "Co-Create"! We'll be exploring what it means to be a truly collaborative and innovative community, and how we can all contribute our unique talents and perspectives.


To help us on this journey, we're excited to welcome Brenda Freije, one of the brilliant minds guiding our visioning process! Brenda and Carolyn will introduce us to and get us thinking about The Garden Greenhouse Challenge. Just as God created a beautiful world, we can Co-Create something amazing here at The Garden.


So what exactly does "Co-Create" mean? It's all about working together, sharing ideas, and blending our strengths to achieve something truly special. What would we like to do and become? What solutions to challenges can we imagine? What might we create when we push ourselves to think beyond standard models?


This Sunday, bring your gifts, skills, ideas, energy, love, and talents to The Garden and consider how you might share in Co-Creating our future!

Read the Bulletin

"Go Your Own Way"

Sung by Caroline Smith

Written by Lindsey Buckingham. Orginally recorded by Fleetwood Mac.

Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Music Hub


"Imagine"

Sung by Brenda Freije

Written by John Lennon

Lyrics © Budde Music France, Downtown Music Publishing


"Let It Go, Let It Flow"

Sung by Michael Read

Written by Dave Mason

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC


"Anyway" 

Sung by Betty Klein

Written by Brett Warren & Martina Mcbride

Lyrics © E O Smith Music, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc

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