Advent @ Willow Chicago

i'm so proud to introduce this year's Advent resource -- created for our community at Willow Chicago. early on, we decided that we wanted a simple resource designed for ALL ages and ALL types of community. ONE resource that families with | without kids could do together, small groups could discuss over dinner, or roommates could text about during the week. SO GOOD.  

to make the resource practical for all folks, a small group of us worked together writing, designing, planning, creating. me + Community Care Pastor + Associate Pastor + Creative Director. LOVE.  here's the result: 4 cards | 1 card per week. each week = a theme: hope, peace, joy, love. on sunday, we handed out a beautiful set of printed cards to each attendee at church. AND, the cards are also downloadable here, so that folks can print additional sets or pass along to friends.  ALSO. we're trying a new texting service. folks will receive 3 prompts | week in order to encourage engagement during Advent. if you'd like to join us, text ADVENT to 62953.  we've shot 4 short films that highlight a different group of folks engaging with a particular week's theme. we hope the films visually inspire people to consider who their community is, and take active steps towards celebrating Advent with them. for today: our first short video introducing the project.

that's us. i'm excited + expectant. what are your plans for Advent?