…to help churches reframe their God-given mission, relearn the ways of Jesus in community and release their God-given potential within an ever-changing cultural context.

 

…to help churches reframe their God-given mission, relearn the ways of Jesus in community and release their God-given potential within an ever-changing cultural context.

 

three rivers collaborative

Reframe. Relearn. Release.

Three Rivers Collaborative exists because of a great love for Jesus and his church, and because of the belief that the church is absolutely central to God’s mission and intent for his creation. As the world is ever changing, there is a great need for an honest assessment of what it means to play a crucial role in this mission to extend the Kingdom of God.

Many, if not most, churches today find themselves culturally and pandemically in need of a prophetic reimagining required to discern God’s call for flourishing as communities of faith. Because of our deep love for the church AND for those who want nothing to do with the church, we are convinced of this need to clarify mission and calling, to live well within this cultural moment, and to follow in the radical ways of Jesus.

three rivers collaborative

Reframe.

Relearn.

Release.

Three Rivers Collaborative exists because of a great love for Jesus and his church, and because of the belief that the church is absolutely central to God’s mission and intent for his creation. As the world is ever changing, there is a great need for an honest assessment of what it means to play a crucial role in this mission to extend the Kingdom of God.

Many, if not most, churches today find themselves culturally and pandemically in need of a prophetic reimagining required to discern God’s call for flourishing as communities of faith. Because of our deep love for the church AND for those who want nothing to do with the church, we are convinced of this need to clarify mission and calling, to live well within this cultural moment, and to follow in the radical ways of Jesus.

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A Collaborative Effort.

To help cultivate a collaborative learning community centered on mission, Three Rivers Collaborative is driven by developing relationships between pastors, leaders and churches intentional conversations, collaborative learning communities, formational retreats, and biannual conference gatherings. Through these learning communities, in all their different forms, we work together in reframing mission, relearning the ways of Jesus and releasing the church’s potential.

Three Rivers Collaborative has identified Seven Marks of Movement for faith communities which fall under one of the three phases-reframe, relearn, release. These Seven Marks serve as the framework for each and every learning community. Each of these Seven Marks includes a belief (paradigm) and a set of behaviors (practices) that bring holistic and lasting change to the culture, mindset, practice and skill set of a church and its leaders.

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Boundless Opportunity

Three Rivers Collaborative provides opportunities  for churches to enter into a multi-year collective journey of exploration and application with a core group of strategic leaders (pastors and lay leaders from their own and other churches within a 200-mile radius of Knoxville, TN) who hope to understand, translate, integrate and multiply the “Seven Marks of Movement ” into their churches.

Churches who are currently, or have recently been a part of Three Rivers Collaborative include:

Arlington Church of Christ

Braxton Chapel AME Zion Church

Bridge Church

Children of God Ministries

Christian Church of Loudon County

Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church

Crossings Knoxville

Farragut Church of Christ

Fields Chapel AME Zion Church

First Baptist Church – Knoxville

Freedom Fellowship

Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church

Highland View Church of Christ

Jeff City Christian Church

Knoxville Church

Lake Forest Presbyterian

Laurel Church of Christ

Life Song Church

Mighty River Church

Morrison Hill Christian Church

Oak Grove AME Zion Church

Refreshing Springs Church

St. Mark AME Zion Church

St. John’s Lutheran Church

The Way, Powell

Thorn Grove Christian Church

Williams Chapel AME Zion Church

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