…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 through 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 120-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
Cleages Chapel AME Zion, Chattanooga, TN
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
Harwell Chapel AME Zion Etowah, TN
Highland View Church of Christ
Jeff City Christian Church
Knoxville Church
Lake Forest Presbyterian
Lane’s Chapel AME Zion, Niota, TN
Laurel Church of Christ
Life Song Church
Mighty River Church
Morrison Hill Christian Church
Mt. Olive AME Zion, Etowah, TN
Oak Grove AME Zion Church
Pikeville Chapel AME Zion, Pikeville, TN
Pleasant Hill AME Zion, Soddy Daisy, TN
Price Memorial AME Zion, Cleveland, TN
Refreshing Springs Church
St. Mark AME Zion Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church
The Way, Powell
Thorn Grove Christian Church
Watson Chapel AME Zion, Charleston, TN
Williams Chapel AME Zion Church
Interested in learning more about Three Rivers Collaborative?
