Cheryl and I are on our way to our PAOC Church business conference. I’m  taking Bleeding Heart Art Space literature to share with some of my colleagues. I find the cover letter inspiring, I expect you will too, after all you are the source of the inspiration:
Our vision is to Bridge Christ and Urban Culture, embracing a philosophy we call urban mission. Urban mission is to go to a people rather than asking them to come to us. It is going with the intent of being Christ in their context working with the Holy Spirit to permeate and redeem their culture and their lives into the image Christ has of them.
Much of the focus of our urban mission centers on Alberta Avenue. It has the highest concentration of artists in Edmonton and we are passionate about engaging the arts. Many of our church community have moved to Alberta Ave intentionally to be part of God’s redemptive work, others of us are Alberta Avenue volunteers.
For the past three years, “I Love Artists” a ministry of Urban Bridge led by Dave Von Bieker has been living our vision and values as he touches artist’s lives. Now Dave and Josh Culling who both live in this neighbourhood with their families have a dream to increase our presence on Alberta Ave through a curated art gallery called the “The Bleeding Heart Art Space”. We estimate it will cost 36,000 to launch and run Bleeding Heart for one year and we have raised almost $23,000.00.
This is a project that will take faith and finances. We have faith and much of the finances but we want those who believe that beauty, the arts and those who create beauty through the arts are important to Christ and to support us with finances, having faith in our vision to bridge Christ and the arts on Alberta Ave. The attached information communicates this vision. Please read it and consider supporting the Bleeding Heart Art Space on Alberta Avenue.
We would love to talk to you. Please contact Darrell Muth darrell@urbanbridgechurch.com, 780-932-972, Dave Von Bieker dave@vonbieker.com, 780-462-7099 or Josh Culling j.e.culling@gmail.com,780-604-9089

What will a  cover letter to your colleagues look like?

This Sunday will be a very special gathering at Urban Bridge, as the bulk of our time together will be led by The Pre/Post Project. The Pre/Post Project fuses music and storytelling in a dynamic presentation that introduces audiences to the lives of marginalized urban youth.

Mat Halton is a youth worker and a singer/songwriter, so The Pre/Post Project is a blend of those life passions and an experiment in art for social change. Mat Halton and The Pre/Post Project have been supported by Urban Bridge over the past year through I Love Artists. Essentially this means we’ve been developing a relationship with them, and have helped them in some practical ways like putting together promotional materials and a website for their Pre/Post Project. This Sunday, they are going to share that project with us first hand.

The time (10 AM) and location (Royal Alberta Museum Theatre) are the same as always. But our time together will be anything but routine. Be prepared for an inspiring and challenging morning.