The Advent Conspiracy
Nobody Wants a Christmas Worth Forgetting
Advent Conspiracy was started in 2006 by
five pastors who decided to make Christmas
a revolutionary event by encouraging their
faith communities to Worship Fully, Spend
Less, Give More and Love All . The response
was overwhelming and the Conspiracy was
born. The vision for our project is a collabo-
ration between Rick McKinley of Imago Dei
Community in Portland, OR; Greg Holder
from Windsor Crossing in St. Louis, MO;
and Chris Seay of Ecclesia in Houston, TX.
[AC] is a resource for churches to
engage in authentic Worship and Giving at
Christmas more fully- a simple idea for you
to take and run with. Be as creative and bless
those in need by giving relationally as God
gave His Son to us at Christmas.
No money comes to or through [AC].
You decide where and how you would like to
Give More to those in need. One of the sug-
gested places to contribute to is Life Water
International, an organization that works to
drill wells in places where people lack safe
drinking water.
The following four tenants are the basis of this: America spends an average of $450 bil-
the Advent Conspiracy: lion a year every Christmas. How often have
you spent money on Christmas presents for no
other reason than obligation? How many times
Worship Fully have you received a gift out of that same obliga-
tion? Thanks, but no thanks, right? We’re ask-
It starts with Jesus. It ends with Jesus. This ing people to consider buying ONE LESS GIFT
is the holistic approach God had in mind for this Christmas. Just one. Sounds insignificant,
Christmas. It’s a season where we are called yet many who have taken this small sacrifice
to put down our burdens and lift a song up to have experienced something that was noth-
our God. It’s a season where love wins, peace ing less than a miracle: They have been more
reigns, and a king is celebrated with each available to celebrate Christ during the advent
breath. It’s the party of the year. Entering the season.
story of advent means entering this season with
an overwhelming passion to worship Jesus to
the fullest. Give More
God’s gift to us was a relationship built on
Spend Less love. So it’s no wonder why we’re drawn to the
idea that Christmas should be a time to love
Before you think we’re getting all Scrooge our friends and family in the most memorable
on you, let us explain what we mean. We like ways possible. Time is the real gift Christmas
gifts. Our kids really like gifts. But consider offers us, and no matter how hard we look, it
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