Creating Tools of Encounter
for the Next Generation.
Awakening Project gets emerging leaders in faith communities who seek to ignite spiritual renewal and authentic connection to create and sustain spaces of great awakening in their local communities by providing tools, resources, and intergenerational collaboration that foster both profound encounters and practical engagement with the Holy Spirit.
What is Awakening Project?
This generation finds itself at a crossroads in the journey of faith. It is characterized by rapid change, constant paradigm shifts, instant access to multiple sources of information, and a simultaneous struggle for attention and relevance. This has led to one of the most overwhelmed, anxious, yet consistently ignored generations of our time.
The Awakening Project seeks to bring peace to this generation by emphasizing the transformative power of intergenerational connections and authentic relationships, and recognizes these as crucial catalysts for a holy imagination and explores new possibilities for God’s work.
We equip current and future church leaders with the courage to ask and receive challenging questions about faith, support those grappling with confusion and information overload, and guide them through their doubts and uncertainties for personal and collective spiritual transformation, leading to renewal and awakening.
The Awakening Project reorients our perspective on the mission field, the kingdom of God, and the church by prioritizing relational commitment to discerning how the Holy Spirit is moving. It is dedicated to equipping the next generation with the tools necessary to create and sustain spaces of great awakening in their local communities.
Vision
What Awakening Project points to and feel like we’re always moving towards.
A widespread movement of spiritual renewal and transformation within the church by empowering young adults to embrace their faith authentically.
We aim to create a ripple effect of spiritual renewal that transcends generational boundaries and impacts future generations by empowering a network of interconnected individuals, churches, and communities committed to ongoing growth, discipleship, and prayer.
Mission
How we will achieve and realize our Vision.
Catalyze spiritual awakening and growth by fostering deep, transformative relationships and providing practical tools for discipleship.
We want to create environments where individuals can encounter God, build meaningful connections, and actively engage with their faith. Emphasizing intergenerational collaboration, we seek to inspire and equip individuals to create communities of encounter and sustain their faith journey.
Meet the team
Jessica Avery
Executive Director
Awakening Project
David Thomas
Austin Wofford
Arise Church
Lead Pastor
Maddie Wofford
Arise Church
Lead Pastor