The most important factor on whether a church will be effective in ministry is

Knowing your “why”

arc helps Churches

understand who God calls them to be.

We love helping folks create new things.

In 2016, Rev. Jonathan Perry was charged with creating a new worshiping community in Denton, Texas.

We worked with Jonathan to answer God’s calling by encouraging him to ask a question of his own, beginning with:

“Who is our neighbor?”

Who is it that society has cast aside that either knowingly or unknowingly aches for the grace of Jesus? How might we find an intersection between the people in our immediate vicinity and those who Jesus is calling us to serve?

The answers to those questions led to a new gathering of Christ-seekers called Open Worship, which introduced itself to the community not with a declaration of what is good and right and holy, but with an extended question of its own.

What if there was a place that felt like home?

Where you could be yourself…No matter what.

A place where you belong — no matter your age, race, gender, or identity — no matter your doubts, questions, or imperfections.

A place that believes everyone is a child of God — beautifully, colorfully made.

A place where you could catch a glimpse of something greater, of the exceptional love, purpose, & God you were built to know.

A place where all are welcome and all are loved.

A community who lives and loves with wide open hearts, open minds, and open doors.

Amazing Results

More than 200 gathered for Open Worship’s first service — standing-room only. Every chair was filled and others stood for the whole service, spilling into the hallway. In the year since that first service, Open brought hundreds of new faces into the church. Open just celebrated their first birthday, and they continue to listen to learn who the community is and how to answer its needs.