Discussion: Affordable Housing with Christopher Lucey
Chris Lucey is the CAO of JAMA Global Foundation (Jesus Awakening Movement for America) and member of the Joint Executive Team (JET). Prior to this he was the Managing Director of Frontiers Ventures (formally the US Center for World Missions).
JAMA is building a “collaborative kingdom community”. A mix of advanced program offerings challenging emerging leaders to top-level senior executives/ elders. JAMA is raising up the next generation of global servant-leaders, business innovators and missionally-minded entrepreneurs and thought leaders.
Christopher is transforming JAMA (2.0) by leading a pioneering work that includes creating housing for returning/ retiring missionaries from their field of service so they can “finish well”. The housing is designed to be affordable with a generational perspective. They also would like to honor and incorporate the missionaries as Adjunct Professors at the college located on the JAMA Campus (Fall 2024).
But our discussion is not just what Christopher and JAMA are doing. This is a “what if” discussion for exploring the possibilities of an alternative way of financing housing, building collaborative community, thinking with a multigenerational perspective in mind.
Here is a related article about community housing with some food for thought:
Interview: Tom Dupree, co-founder Dupree Financial Group
Let’s welcome Tom, regular participant with the New Breed tribe Wed mornings to hear his testimony, his 3rd generation investment background, his calling, and how that fits together with the new thing God is doing in business and finance.
Thomas P. Dupree, Jr., is an investment advisor representative with over 39 years of experience in the business. Tom spent 18 years with a major financial services company and served as portfolio manager for a Lexington-based mutual fund. Tom founded Dupree Financial Group in 2003 in order to provide fee-based investment advice to individuals and families of those preparing for retirement and already in retirement. His primary purpose is to provide excellent service and unbiased financial advice to these folks based on thorough research and tenacious fact-gathering. Tom promotes his ideas about investing and other issues on a weekly radio program. He graduated from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee in 1978.
I was born in Harlan, KY, a small coal mining town in SE KY in 1956. Was affected greatly by mountain culture and the close knit character of a small town. Harlan had been an economic powerhouse in the 30s and 40s but was beginning to lose steam by the 50s. Today there is almost no coal being mined in Harlan County. There is a small amount of oil and gas and a good bit of timber production. In Harlan my grandfather, who was originally from Louisville KY, started a small investment firm in 1938. That was where my father worked after graduating from Yale as an economics major, and four years in the Navy including the Korean War.. He was anxious to get out of Harlan, which was probably wise.
Family moved to Lexington, KY in 1963. Dad started an office of F.L. Dupree and Company. I attended a small private school called Sayre named for David Sayre, a banker fron New Jersey. Happy memories as a grade schooler but by high school I was really lost and entered the drug world. This was my springboard into a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I had grown up an Episcopalian and was very involved in the church even when I was wandering into drugs and rock and roll. Acolytes and choir. When I met Christ it was at a place in Lexington called Christ Center. This was founded by Paul and Becky Petrie. It was basically a Christian commune. Doing drugs was causing big problems for me and my mother took me down to this place. At one of their meetings I accepted Christ fully despite having made a profession of faith at the Billy Graham crusade a year earlier. Soon after this I asked God to baptize me in the Holy Spirit. I received the gift of tongues at age fifteen. My early teachers I followed were Derek Prince, Bob Mumford, and Jamie Buckingham. These were leaders of the charismatic renewal of the day. Later I got into Corrie Ten Boom and Richard Wurmbrand. I went to Sewanee, also called the University of the South for college. It is in Tennessee. This was encouraged by our Episcopal rector, who was also charismatic, named Moultrie McIntosh. It was a good choice for me. Majored in English, Never had any intention to get into the investment business with my Dad because I considered it unspiritual. Today I agree with that assessment more than I did then! But God can use anything.
After college I began to work at my Dad’s firm as a municipal bond salesman. I decided that I could reconcile my spirituality with being in business. Sounds kind of goofy today but back then I struggled with it. I had been somewhat liberal in college but changed my tune when I began to learn how business relationships work. Delicate and fragile. Could have something to do with the difference between North and South. Although I had some great relationships in NYC. Worked at UBS/PaineWebber for 19 years. Started Dupree Financial Group in 2003. Decided to make it into something that embodied the best things I had learned while working at the wire house. Providing very personalized advice to investors who because of their size might not get white glove treatment form the larger firms. At first we did seminars. Close to 150 of them. Then I started the radio show. Very productive for a while but fell off. Now Facebook.
I went through some great difficulty within the last couple of years. I found the deeper I got into trouble the more I had to relinquish control over my own life. All aspects. This was the cross and having things forcibly taken away from me. My experience has been that God simply did for me what I could not do for myself.You can’t get in enough trouble that God cannot get to you and take over your life. This is what the alcoholics talk about in AA but I was able to fully experience it. Not an experience that I would recommend to anyone!
As for economic theories, I have very few. I believe persistence is important in any endeavor, spiritual and temporal. Faith is the thing that wins the day. Most government and other efforts to make the economy more “fair” are disruptive in a harmful way. I know this from personal experience. Even if they debase the currency beyond recognition, persistence and faith will still be around.
A Home for HOPE is a home built to fight global poverty. Homes for HOPE works in partnership with the North American building industry to accelerate the end of global poverty in all its forms, for the glory of God.
To fight global poverty, a builder will identify a job to be a Homes for HOPE project. Trade partners, suppliers, and service providers choose to join the project by donating or discounting their time, talent, and resources, which maximizes the profit margin without compromising quality. Once the project is completed, the resulting donation is used to provide training, savings services, and loans to men and women living in poverty, gradually breaking the cycle of poverty.
Matt Baehr brings over 17 years of experience in the Non-Profit sector to his role as Executive Director of Homes for HOPE. He has a wealth of experience in fundraising, public speaking, event planning, writing, strategic planning, and leadership. Matt is an experienced networker who strives to build partnerships that glorify God. He loves people and making strategic connections that foster transcendent impact. What matters most to him is being an ambassador for Jesus Christ and to be used by God to make Jesus known. John 3:30
Jeff Rutt founded HOPE International in 1998 which employs Christ-centered microfinance to alleviate global poverty. In March of 2019, with his family’s blessing, Keystone Custom Homes donated 89% of its non-voting stock to the National Christian Foundation’s Charitable Trust. Jeff’s family retains 100% control of the company.
Matt Glover. Drummer. Worshipper. Evangelist. YWAM leader. Not a business person…yet.
Matt Glover is a YWAM Boston ministry leader (https://www.ywamboston.org/), worship leader Venture Church Sommerville (https://ventureboston.org/) and evangelist. We met worshipping together at Northfield 10 Days of Prayer a few years back. With a heart for John 17 unity for the Bride of Christ, he has been gathering pastors and ministry leaders Mondays to have YWAM leaders pray over them. For something new to come forth. To build together.
One day recently he and a team were prayer-walking the streets of Somerville MA. As he walked by some vacant commercial space, he heard the Lord’s heart “a new breed of business development… ” (paraphrase). A mutual friend (Michelle Charles) heard Matt share this phrase and knew he needed to connect with Gregg. Let’s welcome Matt Wed 3/10 8am Zoom call to share more about what happened and his testimony.
Joel Frazier loves Jesus! He lives in New Haven, Connecticut with his wife Laura Marie Frazier and their foster children. Joel attends a Vineyard church and serves with Firehouse School of Supernatural Ministry’s youth ministry.
At Global Family Prayer, an extension of 10 Days of prayer, Joel leads the Friday prayer hours from 18:00-20:00(Jerusalem time) and coordinates our weekly prayer ministry space.
Cor 3:6
Sanctuary Space is an extension of Cor 3:6 ministries.
1 Corinthians 3:6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.2 Corinthians 3:6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. The overarching mission of equipping the body for works of ministry and building up the church is walked out through planting and watering. Through structural support and discipleship. Sanctuary Space is the structural support portion of this mission. Building backyard structures for solitude, sanctuary, and hospitality.
Joel shares with us how God took him on a journey of providing a runway to help Christians provide hospitality to his neighbors, but also the lost, last and least, including the homeless. Many believers have a tough time with how to help the homeless beyond putting a dollar in their jar, or writing a check to the local soup kitchen or homeless shelter.
#1 Helping his neighbor build a prayer bench from pallet wood
(minute 42 in video/audio)
#2 Homeless family needed a van to live out of
(minute 51 in video/audio)
Responding to Holy Spirit “they need something” to someone in a Walmart parking lot, Joel embarked on realizing his vision of providing a “sanctuary” to those who needed it most – the homeless. His experiment taught him many things.
Conclusions:
Its all about equipping people in Christ, especially the young
People need an on-ramp / safe way to get comfortable with hospitality even with people they don’t know, or people who could potentially a safety threat, like someone who is homeless.
Its not the physical structure that’s important, its about the heart of helping people
Giving + Blessing = Enterprising
Parable of the talents not about money, about using our gifts to multiply for God
Having worked as an actor in Hollywood for over 10 years and currently as a communication/media consultant for college/sports teams, military personnel and entertainment executives…
Our guest shares his perspective on how the media mountain has been absorbed by the entertainment mountain and the implications of this for believers and culture. We’ll also explore how we (as believers) re-establish leadership, truth and entrepreneurialism in media, arts and entertainment and what business reforms we can catalyze in these areas.
Originally from California, our guest has lived in Bradenton, Florida for the past 18 years. He and his wife have been married since 2010 and they have two daughters (9) and (6).
I mentioned briefly last week that our guest spent a day with Charles and Esther Mully recently and found them to be quite extraordinary people. A friend of our guest co-produced the movie.
Harriet and Guerney Hunt co-lead our discussion today of “Mully” the movie about Charles and Esther Mully.
Watch the full documentary film here: Amazon Prime (free if subscriber) or Vudu (free with ads) or YouTube (Trust me – worth the 78 minute un time)
Harriet some months back after joining the New Breed Zoom calls, suggested: “Have you seen Mully the movie?” I said no. Harriet said that much of what I was talking about and my own testimony – in terms of doing business in a new way – trusting God – even for supernatural provision, rather than just in money – was echoed in Mully’s life journey and story.
Another cool tidbit is that Steve and Jacky Shenbaum (Gary Crawford’s son-in law and daughter – “Dean” of media Bradenton/Sarasota FL – who will be speaking next week) spent a day with Charles and Esther Mully and found them quite extraordinary human beings. A friend of Steve’s co-produced the movie.
Charles Mully is an amazing Christian man with an amazing calling. Growing up, he was abandoned by his alcoholic parents and became a “street boy”, effectively an orphan. He was told once by a gospel preacher “work hard and there is nothing impossible with God”. Later, he became a prominent entrepreneur and businessman in Kenya, starting with “Mully Ways” a taxi service, but then also a car shop, car parts, welding company, insurance brokerage, exclusive distributor of Total oil and gas in western Kenya, etc. He became one of the wealthiest men in Kenya. “The more you get, the more you want to have”, he said. And that “Money is more valuable than anything else you can think of. It is having the power in my hand”. He used to visit the World Trade Towers and up on the top floors, he thought to himself “this is my time” and that he was on top of the world “looking down at everyone else”.
BUT GOD – got a hold of Mully’s heart and convicted him to help the orphans, starting in the slums he grew up in. Charles said “Yes God. Use me.” and later “I will never ever do business again. I will never ever work for money”. Not just giving money from his income or wealth gained, but literally closing and selling his businesses and starting “Mully’s Christian Family” an orphanage. Effectively, he was re-deploying his business, management and administration skills for God’s Kingdom, but it was a type of “business” that helped house, train and feed the orphans. The orphans helped run the whole enterprise together as a “family” with their biological children. They trusted God in amazing ways! They didn’t always have money, but they had the favor of God! This included literally a transformation of a barren land into a productive lush land, where literally even the CLIMATE CHANGED. No joke.
So we use Mully as an amazing example of what is possible with God, the God of miracles, instead of the god of money. We can envisage what is possible in God though the life of this man and his family.
Guerney and Harriet Hunt
Also, let’s welcome Harriet and Guerney Hunt, who have led an extraordinary life of their own and how they embody the ONE NEW MAN in their marriage and in life. I have worked together with Guerney, Harriet and Grant Berry in Reconnecting Ministries/Messiah’s House as well as 10 Days of Prayer.
Guerney and Harriet will have been married 40 years on their anniversary in August 2021. Guerney works for IBM Research as a Research Staff Member in computer security. Harriet is a retired home school mom and a retired Semitic language TA from ATS. All five of their children have completed college and graduate degrees. Their two oldest children are married and between them, Guerney and Harriet have five grandchildren.
Guerney’s parents were divorced when he was five. He moved around a lot, spending about half his growing years in Tennessee and the other half in Michigan. He grew up with his mother and attributes his salvation to the prayers of his maternal grandparents. He is of African, native-American, and European descent. He met the Lord while an undergraduate at Michigan Technological University, where he majored in mathematics.
Guerney and Harriet met at Cornell University where Guerney was a graduate student in computer science and Harriet was an undergraduate in chemistry. Harriet grew up in a Conservative Jewish family in New York city. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science she went to Cornell, where she met the Lord.
Guerney and Harriet heard about the Mully movie through Focus on the Family. Harriet related to the movie on several levels. She had been to Kenya on a two-week mission’s trip in 2001 and seen several of the locations central to the Mully story. In addition, the story tied directly to what she was learning about ‘mishpat’ from her Hebrew professor. God’s design for creation is a society (mishpat) which has “his dynamic power embedded in it” and makes the world a “life giving and life sustaining place.” “In order for life to exist, it must be shared.” Mully’s story exemplifies this principle. As Mully followed the Lord in rescuing orphaned children, not only were their lives transformed, but so also was the environment.
Gary Crawford is an apostolic leader and elder in the east central Florida region, known regionally as the “Original Manatee County” comprising 8 counties surrounding the Bradenton / Sarasota area. They view their area as a type of Goshen styled “city of refuge” whereby the Church will be a beacon of light and hope as things become more difficult in the days ahead.
They have a 5-fold leadership and Kingdom unity movement known as the OMC which you can read more about here: https://www.oneomc.info/ Just this past week I was with Gary and the OMC team for their annual OMC leaders Summit: With “What then shall we do?” as the theme this year. It was held at the old OMC county seat known as Pine Level at the Pine Level Methodist Church, which has its own amazing history of revival around the early 1900s.
Also, Gary runs a multi-use commercial facility known as King’s Station that is like a Kingdom hub for the “7 spheres/mountains” in Bradenton Florida. Part of this center houses locally owned businesses, including his own BI-IT Consulting, which focuses on helping companies and nonprofits with administration and technology. Here’s an article in the local paper about it. And some of the interior pictures here
One of the subjects we will discuss tomorrow is, how do we unity communities and network them virtually? With Facebook and Twitter more and more censoring content, what must we do to build our own Kingdom social networks to facilitate transformation of communities and regions around the world. Answer? City Matters (https://citymatters.info/) which is a cloud based platform for organizing communities geographically or by affinity grouping.
Gary and his team have also prototyped many of the investment and banking ideas we have been discussing. You can read a paper we wrote about it together attached below called End Times Wealth Runway.Gary often states: “Wealth is it its place of Assignment” and he I’m sure will expand on that tomorrow morning.
Gary has been married to Ann 43 years, has 3 daughters and 5 grandchildren.
Part time farmer, woodsman, marksman and entrepreneur hailing from Western Massachusetts. Full time man of provisional faith and trust in Jesus.
Jonathan features in the God’s Economy videos we made together back in 2014 and 2015. He has been active in learning how to trust God for his family of eight whilst sticking to biblical principles of Matt 6:33 “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you”. This is the very essence of a life in Christ, but also that life coming forth in the New Breed of Business.
We also will discuss some of the vision and prototypes at the DL moody campus in Northfield as a type of New England Kingdom regional hub and ARK, continuing a discussion we had last year with Chris Lucey re JAMA in TX.
DL Moody Auditorium Northfield MA
4-in-1 ARK Concept
Prayer at center (e.g., Moody Chapel, Mt. Zion HOP, intercession, Tabernacle of David 24/7 worship and prayer)
Missions (e.g., Student Volunteer Movement, US Center for World Missions, Inherit The Nations)
Education (e.g., Moody girls and boys school, Training and Equipping for the NE Church, CS Lewis University)
Church Unity (e.g., summer campground gatherings, NE united nights of worship, 10 Days events)
Local Community (e.g., farming, commerce, housing, Trinity church Northfield)
Friz Family
Jonathan and Cassiani Friz: with their children, Gabriel, Sabbath, Evangeline, Johanna, Melchizedek, and Phineas.
The Friz family moved to New England in 2005 to attend Gordon-Conwell Seminary, never expecting that God would call them to stay and give their lives in the New England region. Jonathan is driven by a desire to see Jesus receive the answer to His prayer in John 17, “Let them be one as we are one.” To this end, he partners with believers in New England and around the nation, strengthening movements of prayer, unity, and spiritual awakening. He’s the Founder of the 10 Days movement, seeking to draw city-wide churches into seasons of encountering the living God and loving one another. What is 10 Days of Prayer?
The Friz Family moved to Western Massachusetts in 2012 to establish a house of prayer in a region historically known for great revivals and mission movements. Cassi is a certified Holistic Health Counselor and works to bring healing and wholeness through wise food and delicious counsel. They are blessed with six amazing children!
11/18/20 Podcast – available newbreed.co, iTunes, Spotify and Google
Discussion Subject
Interview with Silas Titus of Wall Street Prayer
As part of our implementation series – every other week we speak with someone who is implementing an aspect of the New Breed of Business within their network and community – this week we have the opportunity to hear from Silas Titus, author, entrepreneur and intercessor, who lives in NYC.
Silas was born into a missionary family in India, literally growing up on the mission field, living a life of faith with his parents. God sent him to business school instead of bible school and then on to Dubai, the middle east and Singapore. He later emigrated to the US, working on Wall Street.
Silas has also importantly been focused on implementing new biblically-based banking methodologies and technologies inkinvestments.com that we have often touched on in our roundtable discussions, including:
community banking
fintech / banking apps
micro lending
local currencies
Kingdom bank as an “ark” and type of clearing bank / central bank
Silas is an author. His book entitled: “Fading Capitalism, Socialism, and True Economy” written in 2016 has some important macro insights we have been discussing in the New Breed of Business in the context of Christianity, the United States, and global mission movements. Silas Titus bio on Amazon is here
And it also looks like our friend Brandt Gillespie of PrayTV interviewed Silas earlier this year:
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Every two weeks, we interview implementers of God’s Economy across the US and globally. Many of whom lead national or global prayer networks. Those who are a “New Breed” of business people, who are pioneering a return to biblical principles of economy, especially Jesus’ economy of giving and receiving, with divine supply in the power of prayer. Those who see themselves as much in full time ministry and prayer as much as they do being in business. A hybrid of ministry and business, if you will. All for God’s glory.
This Wednesday, October 14th, we interview Lucienne Sawyer, founder of Rea’ International, along with her team. They are unique in that they are a listening prayer network, yet also focus on Kingdom resources and finance. They have studied the world’s trade patterns and trade routes. Lucienne has a particular teaching on Mammon she and the team use in marketplace work. She states: “Understanding the theatre around us helps us to grasp what needs to be prayed into. This is true of finance too.”
2017 MA trip led to Jonathan Friz 2017 and Northfield ARK model
2019 CO trip met Gayle Perry and Lighthouse Vision
2019 FL Trip – Intercession City, FL model
Related Models
Cities of Righteousness (Gary Crawford)
Cities of Refuge (Jews making Aliyah and Church underground railroad)
Apostolic Hubs (Chuck Pierce)
Holy Spirit Hot-Spots
St. Patrick and Celtic “Monasteries”
Freedom Centers
Collaborative ARK (Northfield, JAMA)
The 4-in-1 Model
The “One”
Prayer (e.g., Moody Chapel, Mt. Zion HOP, intercession, Tabernacle of David 24/7 worship and prayer)
The “Four”
Missions (e.g., Student Volunteer Movement, US Center for World Missions, Inherit The Nations)
Education (e.g., Moody girls and boys school, Training and Equipping for the NE Church, CS Lewis University)
Church Unity (e.g., summer campground gatherings, NE united nights of worship, 10 Days events)
Local Community (e.g., Trinity church Northfield, farming, local commerce, housing)
HUB and Spoke cell structure
Tying all types of churches together through HUB and spoke system
November 11-14th New Breed Gathering San Antonio
We are gathering in San Antonio this November 11 as a remnant united, repenting and standing in the gap for America’s four great sins that God judges every nation for in scripture : Forsaking God, Shedding of Innocent Blood, Sexual Immorality and Greed. We will also be moving into the new wineskin by teaching on the Lamb’s reformation, preparing the Bride for the coming wedding banquet, entering into into the Millennium, and establishing the Government of God on the earth.
1999 – Initial vision of building / ministry – Superbowl Sunday
2012 – Beginning of “Revelation Lounge”
2015 – God encounter: “Do you want to break a cycle?”
2017 – Sent to Massachusetts, followed by Ozarks
2020 – Establishing of “Mission City”
Mission City is an apostolic ministry center. We believe this is best explained in the four pillars of our ministry:
ENCOURAGE
We want to encourage believers/Christian’s and non-believers/non-Christians with hope. And the only hope we have is in Jesus Christ. We believe that our words AND deeds will bring hope to others as we walk out our faith in God.
EQUIP
Many times when people are encouraged they begin to ask questions and desire to follow what brought them encouragement. When that opportunity arises we believe the next step is to teach/disciple and equip them through the Word of God.
EMPOWER
After being encouraged and equipped we have found that people begin to identify gifting and talents within themselves. It is then necessary for them to be filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit to carry out their calling.
EMPLOY
This is two-fold. Once they are encouraged, equipped and empowered we find that many times the Holy Spirit apostolically reveals purpose and destiny and sends people out to replicate a similar model for others in whatever place they were sent to. Secondly, through many of the gifting, talents, skills, trades etc. in the people themselves, Kingdom businesses and services opportunities are made available. Through these opportunities we are able to teach others a skill and/or a trade and simply give them the ability to get out of a negative life cycle. Also, we are able to use these businesses and services to minister the hope and love of Jesus Christ to our local community whether they believe in Him or not. Many times we are able to deliver these goods and services at a reduced cost or even for free. This model may sound familiar to some. For us, we see something similar to this throughout the book of Acts. The church and people are encouraged as God is adding to the church daily those that were being saved (Acts 2:40-41, 47). The new followers were being taught and discipled (Acts 2:42, 4:2:). They were empowered by the filling of the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:15-17, 9:17). And for some they were appointed to be sent out to do what they witnessed (Acts 8:14, 8:26, 10:19-20, 13:2-4).
Excerpt from our website regarding the importance of the Tabernacle of David/House of Prayer/Prayer Room…
While there is much to explain on the subject of operations, of even higher importance is to outline the cornerstone of the Apostolic Ministry Center: the prayer room. There are many facets, and even understanding that has yet to be given regarding what an apostolic ministry center is. Because of this, there are many perspectives and even expectations for a vision of this magnitude. It is easy to be distracted by these and lose sight of our first love, which is ministry unto the Father. The greatest commandment is to love the Lord our God. We believe that before we can ever reach our city (or even our own homes for that matter) we must first reach out to God. This is why we know that in the center of this effort resides a home for the tabernacle of David, a continuously running house of prayer. Having a dedicated enclosed space for prayer and worship unto the Father 24/7 in the midst of this place is key. This is not only desired but we can’t emphasize enough how much this is direly NEEDED. This is the fuel and the fire for all that will transpire from this place, especially missions.”
Mission City website
Examples of God’s Supernatural Provision of Resources and People:
Revelation Lounge supernatural $90k provision for 3-year lease and supernatural end of lease
Being obedient in heading to Concord and Lexington, Boston, Plymouth, Cape Cod MA having sold everything
Meeting Mike Bickle in the Ozarks, the HOP revelation, and 4 days later being invited to IHOP annual staff retreat as Mike’s guest
Supernatural provision of housing and vehicle for Jonathan’s family
New lease for Mission City and how God brought in $60k of T-Shirt orders in supernaturally to cover things
Examples of Apostolic Ministry Center Revelation in the Lord’s Sending Out:
How to build an … ARK? An interview with Chris Lucey and Jonathan Friz…
They go by various names: The ARK Collaborative; Apostolic HUBs; Training; Equipping and Sending Centers; Holy Spirit Hot-spots; Cities of Refuge. Whatever we want to call them, they are part of the new wineskin of what God is doing on the earth as part of advancing the Kingdom and networking the Church. The city of Antioch served as a type of ARK back in the book of Acts:
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
Acts 13:2
We interview Chris Lucey, Chief Administrative Officer, JAMA Global (with Jonathan Friz also as guest) on how to build an ARK. Jonathan, Chris and I have been collaborating on the ARK concept for sometime now. Here was a proposed description from 2016 regarding the Northfield D.L. Moody Campus in Western MA…
4-in-1 ARK Concept
4+1 Sound of Music DVD set in dream
Functionally, what do we understand so far? We are speaking with respect to the proposed “uses” of the campus. There seems to be several common threads to all the ideas (whether the Pioneer Team, NE Alliance, the ARK, as well as the legacy of what historically has happened on the D.L. Moody Campus). They are:
Prayer (e.g., Moody Chapel, Mt. Zion HOP, intercession, Tabernacle of David 24/7 worship and prayer)
Missions(e.g., Student Volunteer Movement, US Center for World Missions, Inherit The Nations)
Education(e.g., Moody girls and boys school, Training and Equipping for the NE Church, CS Lewis University)
Church Unity (e.g., summer campground gatherings, NE united nights of worship, 10 Days events)
Local Community (e.g., Trinity church Northfield, farming, local commerce, housing)
Shortly thereafter in 2017/8, Chris relocated to East Texas having agreed to be brought on as CAO for JAMA Global. This came out of advising Dr. Kim and the JAMA board in purchasing the old Keith Green’s “Teen Mania” Campus, now headquarters to J.A.M.A. Global (Jesus Awakening Movement for America) in order to form an “Ark” style collaborative. Here is an excerpt from Chris:
JAMA is building a “collaborative kingdom community”. A mix of program offerings challenge young adults to top-level senior executives. JAMA is raising up the next generation of global servant-leaders, business innovators, missionally minded entrepreneurs and thought leaders.
It is like a Spiritual Military Base
Dr. Kim founder of JAMA Global
Notes: Our campus is 471 acres with approximately 300,000 sqft – admin, dorms, gym, auditorium, cafeteria, etc.
Components of the JAMA “Ark”:
Lindale Kingdom College – 4 year undergrad accredited college
JAMA Global Foundation – serves as a type of impact investment fund- think tank research projects to imagine new kingdom ventures
JAMA Global Church– JAMA is structured as a church
JAMA Global Ministries – we also offer a post-grad leadership program Global Leadership Development Institute (it has over 700 alum/ 100 from SK)
JAMA Conference Facilities – dorm style services for up to 300 guests- pool with water slides & park areas- gym for indoor sports and archery – hunting on 300 acres back of the campus
The Furnace – a podcast to discuss the integration of faith and entrepreneurship as a founder
Incubator (some on campus, some virtual)- working with first time founders to co-create what they’ve been entrusted/ assigned to do
Mission Grove Homes – A pilot senior missional-living community- Beta is 50 units ( duplex/triplex ) in 2020- Full scale up to 350 homes (college, etc.)- missiongrove.org
Mission Grove – Farms & Gardens – 5 acre organic farm w/ 3,000sqft greenhouse (supports churches & food banks) and feeds our campus – approximately 25 acres of planned farms with chickens for laying and meat processed on site ( this is in design stage )
Next stage discussions – creating a “complimentary currency” for campus and community use in US & S Korea- EB5 program possible interest for real estate development ventures – QOZ & Qualified Opportunity Fund- Seeking business that create revenue [when non-profit tax deductions for away this next decade ( over $300B+ annual revenue industrywide that is not being taxed today – it could change].
