We embrace a Christ-centered supernatural lifestyle with a vision for the inside-out restoration of individuals, families and regions, while connecting creativity and the arts with walking with the marginalized, loving the person in front of us and living out Isa 61 as we stay low, go slow and keep close to His heart. C61 was founded by Michele Perry and is strongly influenced by the ancient Celti
c Christian monastic tradition. All with a heart to embrace the poor, the marginalized, the broken and the hardest places with the transforming love of Jesus that never fails. ENCOUNTERING God’s love everyday and becoming His encounter to the world around us. Living in His love that transforms, helping others encounter the reality for which they are created, learning to live intentionally and lead in a way that builds a legacy for tomorrow. EXPRESSING God’s heart organically and artfully in the context of a missional, authentic, creative communities, living a life lived beyond ourselves, raising awareness of global issues involving social justice, dignity and transformation through media, creativity, community and the arts. EQUIPPING healthy wholehearted leaders, sending out world changers into cities, regions and nations to bring the reality of God’s transforming love where ever they go. ENGAGING God’s purposes in the earth, seeing His powerful inside-out, upside-down Kingdom transform even the hardest places with His unfailing love using innovative, sustainable, practical solutions pioneered through partnerships with local like-hearted organizations and leaders.