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Join Us For Our Farewell Fiesta!

Join us as we end off our 2016 Edge Team as they embark on their adventure in Altea, Spain. We have so much anticipation over what this summer holds. Every year provides new opportunities and lasting experiences that make Edge evolve into the living, breathing, experience it is. Every year changes the experience and lays […]

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Training Day was a Success!

Here’s a message from Justin…   ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT SUMMER, OR WHAT?   I left training day on Saturday so excited to see what the Lord has in store for us together. Thank you all for engaging fully in our Training Day. I know it was a long day with lots […]

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Training Day

With Edge only two and a half months we have our first gathering –TRAINING DAY – next week! While not all our readers are joining us in Spain, join us in prayer as we prepare for this summer’s adventure. The TRAINING DAY is an important step to beginning your Edge Project experience on the right foot, […]

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Do You Wander?

“Not all who wander are lost” There’s something about Edge Project that appeals to the Gypsy heart – the wanderer with a purpose – a purpose not defined or mapped out step by step, but there all the same. Edge Project is full of those who have wandered in search of God and in search of who […]

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An Invitation For You!

Our deadline to sign up for Edge 2016 is quickly approaching. Stop watching from afar and dive into Altea and the Edge experience and transform your life through living transparently on raw faith. Here’s your invitation:   Need more convincing? Check out our other videos here. Look at our photo gallery, read our blog and […]

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Application Deadline Approaching

EDGE PROJECT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2016 MARCH 1st, 2016 Deadline ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Are you looking for an international adventure that combines your love […]

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Juntos Begin Again

After about a year’s hiatus, Edge is kicking off their Juntos gatherings!   This will be the first of 12 events for this year, with the name “JUNTOS” (for those of you who don’t know, this is “Together” in Spanish). We believe JUNTOS is a word that strongly envelopes Edge Project, and we want to […]

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Edge’s Newest Staff Member Steps into Role

A letter from Justin Gerry, Edge’s 22016 Coordinator of Spiritual Care & Formation Stepping into the Role After returning from Edge Project 2015, Arianna asked me to pray about stepping into the role of Edge Coordinator of Spiritual Care & Formation.   Edge Project Summer 2015 marked my fourth time assisting with the project.  I have […]

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In the Spirit of Giving…

Edge has not only been a product of its visionaries, it is has been sustained by those who have partnered and financially given over the years and those who continue to give.   This ministry belongs to you. Thank you! As we reflect over the past 12 months of EDGE 2015, we stand in awe. Thinking back to where […]

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Jason Leith – Part 3

Everyday Icons Our main project in both Spain and Berlin was called Everyday Icons. It was one of the main ways worked with Saddleback Berlin’s creative community in how they could use the arts to make the church more beautiful and reach out to the city. Everyday Icons showed people that their lives have value […]

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Jason Leith ~ How Art Transformed Community Part 1

Jason, a 2015 Edgie Introduction: An Historic Marriage This last summer, eleven passionate artists from Saddleback Church took a step of faith into a trip that broke the boundary between art and missions. It was a pioneering of the partnership between Saddleback’s movement of creative ministry happening through Ex Creatis Arts and Rick Warren’s Global […]

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Reflections in Song

Edgie Reflection: Katherine Abel Egaging in the community through creativity, music, and arts. Therefore, a lot of what I learned over the summer was through music. Through the music writing process, I was grown and stretched in unexpected areas. These lessons then transcended into everyday life, back home in California. Bring who you are In the songwriting […]

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Edgie Reflections – Summer 2015 – #1

For the next couple months, we’re going to let those Edgies who experienced this summer’s project, speak with their own voices about their time, the people they met, their experiences-good and bad-and what their adventure meant to them. This will provide a great opportunity for those interested in Edge to hear about the various experiences […]

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2 Months in Spain – Edge is Art Night – Video #3

When Edge was first forged in hearts nearly 10 years ago, I think what have become Art Night is something beyond our scope, our dreams and even our hope. Art Night has become a way to meet people, to share our personal stories, to hear the stories of others and to share the love of God […]

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2 Months in Spain – Edge is Relationship – Video #2

We don’t define Edge in concrete terms – we can’t. You define Edge. The purpose of Edge is to experience God in community, through creative means and in appreciation of culture. That looks different for everyone, but for 2015 Edgie Brandon, Edge could be explained and experienced and shared through the gift of film. For Brandon,  Edge […]

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