Welcome back!

Oh man! It’s going to be incredible to see you all again.

This Thursday (1/19) we are hosting our first meal and Open Mic of the semester! We will be having an Open Mic each week this semester. New Charlottesville band “Woe Pony” will be headlining!

Bible Study:  Evan really wants to help guide a bible study. Who’s in? Please let him know at evan.hansen@vbmb.org  if you are interested in a weekly bible study this semester.

Fresh Expressions: What do you get when the Anglican church partners with Virginia Baptists to bring a movement of reinvigoration to America? You get Fresh Expressions USA. Evan has shared about Eunoia’s approach to missional church life at regional launch events and will be travelling to attend the national launch. Bishop Graham Cray, Jo Saxton (from our Fall Gathering), and Reggie McNeal (incredible missiologist who once told Virginia Baptists to “get off their donkey”) will be speaking at this awesome event. Who wants to go? March 16-17, 2012 Alexandria, Virginia, 100.00 + housing unless we can get a place to crash for free in NOVA!

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Tonight, 11.11.11 at 8pm we are hositng Len Lye and Winston Cup 1981 in concert. It will be loud, energetic and fun! If you’re around, we’d love to see you there. FACEBOOK EVENT!

Tomorrow night at 9:29pm! At Eunoia, we approach life creatively and seek inspiration. We want to see what happens when we approach worship in the same way. The word “inspired” in its most literal way means “to be breathed into.” Join us Saturday, November 12th for our first 9:29 worship gathering. We will worship through song, poetry, scripture, prayer, meditation, and in whatever way we are inspired. Come and invite God’s breath, his Spirit, to inspire you as a follower of Jesus. RSVP here to let us know you’re coming!

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Extra Special Open Mic this Thursday! We’re being joined by a special guest on tour from Portland, -Natalie Closner. Come see UVA and C-ville’s best from 7-8 and stick around for a great free concert! http://www.natalieclosner.com/
Pumpkin Carving This Friday : Come out to The Garden from 6-9 for some pumpkin carving fun! We’ll get started at 6pm. Bring $5 for your pumkin! We need to know ahead of time if you’re coming. RSVP on Facebook or email Meredith Richardson.
Haunted Trail This Saturday: We’re headed  to Scottsville for some Halloween action! Check out the Facebook page for more details. We need to know ahead of time if you’re coming. RSVP on Facebook or email Meredith Richardson.  http://www.hauntedtrailwalk.com/

Operation Christmas Child: Details coming soon on how you can be a huge blessing to a needy child this Christmas.

58: The Film is the inspiring true story of the global Church in action. Witness bravery and determined faith in a journey from the slums of Kenya to the streets of New York. Confront the brutality of extreme poverty and meet those who live out the True Fast of Isaiah 58 and create stunning new possibilities for the future. http://www.live58.org/thefilm 7PM, Friday November 4th.

Give Us Names Documentary:  This documentary chronicles the lives of one of thousands of families who have been displaced from their land in Colombia, South America due in part to policies in place because of the War on Drugs. http://www.giveusnames.org See a trailer here. 7pm, Saturday November 5th.

Classes: Bernard Hankins and Daniel Garner are teaching two classes this semester. Click here for more information about creativity and creative writing.

Worship with us at All Souls Charlottesville, Sunday 5pm, at The Garden. All Souls is our main local church partner. All Eunoia folk are invited to worship as a part of All Souls. If you’re an artist that likes to worship through your medium, be it painting, dancing, or music, let us know. All Souls is a very artistic community that invites student participation

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Check out the Facebook Event Page

Join us from 7:30-10 for an evening celebrating the artwork of Abby Ciucias, Abby Skolits, & Denise Paik. Refreshments and fun will be provided!

Drop in anytime and show some love and support for our fantastic UVA artists!

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Local musician Jesse Harper (of Old School Freight Train, Love Canon) will be here on the 2nd and 4th Thursday’s of the month facilitating what he is calling a “Songwriters Hang.” He will be our guide as we study song structures, explore techniques, discuss and (lovingly) critique our efforts. These hangs run from 5-6:30.

Every week, Eunoia hosts a meal at 6:30, so participants are welcome to continue to “hang” afterwards. Also, don’t forget: We have an Open Mic every 1st and 3rd Thursday, so you can practice performing your new stuff!

For more info on Jesse, check out the following links:

Jesse’s Website

Jesse’s Bandcamp Page

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We have the pleasure of hosting Tom Conlon this Sunday, Setpember 13th. Tom is an incredible musician not to be missed. He is a masterful songwriter and guitarist whose live performances are engaging and moving. This free show begins at 8pm.

Tom Conlon “Home” from DTH Media Services / Todd Harter on Vimeo.

Hear more of Tom’s music at MySpace, and check out his website.

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Free • Verse 

Traditional Poetry meets Hip-Hop Poetry

A Writing Workshop Led by Daniel L. Garner and Bernard Hankin

Tuesday’s 7pm-9pm

Writers will explore and learn from a fusion of the old and the new. This workshop will expand your craft as a writer, storyteller, and poet. Sessions will be creative and interactive. Daniel L. Garner holds a degree in English and Religion and Bernard Hankins is a local spoken word poet and musician. Both are graduates from the University of Virginia.

A Book Discussion Group

Exploring the books of Daniel H. Pink

Friday’s @ 3pm. The Garden

Want to start a business? A band? A workout routine? Do you seem to lose steam before you ever begin? What makes human beings tick? Is money really the best motivator? Come find out the answers.

‘Motivation is the key ingredient to any project.’

-Kevin Finnegan

We will be reading and discussing:

Drive

The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

 A Whole New Mind

Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

 Topics Include:

-The value of integrated thought over specialization.

-The value of autonomy in innovation.

-The necessity of creativity and empathy.

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 For a preview of Daniel Pink’s thought, please watch his TED talk:

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html

*Other, thinkers that maybe discussed in the course include:

-Ken Robinson (http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html)

-Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (author of Flow and Creativity)

-Daniel Goleman (author of Emotional Intelligence)

-Roger Martin (author of The Opposable Mind)

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Eunoia is proud to present

This show is sponsored by Bailey Printing, Inc.

Richard Montoya is a graduate from Parsons School of Design in New York City whose career in graphic design expands over 30 years. His work ranges from packaging design to corporate identity. He has worked on projects with some high profiled clients such as Calvin Klein and Avon Products, Inc. as well as top advertising agencies for Ogilvy & Mather and Young & Rubicam. Richard also taught graphic design at Piedmont Virginia Community College.

In 2009, after having a successful design business, he and his family embarked on an 18 month volunteer training with Youth with a Mission (YWAM) taking him to places like Papua New Guinea, India and Afghanistan. During his time with YWAM he was able to use his skills to bring awareness of injustice issues through his graphics and filmmaking. He is currently on furlough in Virginia.

This art show includes new work created while on furlough using text-based imagery to produce visual play on words and their meaning as well as work done while overseas with YWAM. His passion is to continue to strongly influence, promote and persuade by using aesthetic and thematic approaches to words, language and images in print and film.

An art show not to be missed!

Be sure and bring your friends!

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Eunoia: An Introduction

Hello! You are receiving this email because you indicated an interest in our ministry at an orientation activities fair sometime this summer. I must say, I’m mighty glad you did! Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Evan Hansen, the campus minister for Eunoia. This August marks the beginning of the third year I’ve led this community. Here’s a brief bio:

I was born in South Carolina, in the middle of nowhere. Seriously.  I was raised in the Upstate, living in a forest and near some of the most beautiful lakes in the country. Growing up, I had a passion for reading and at least some religious sensibilities. As a late teen, living life outside of the church to the fullest, I found Jesus. He captured my heart and mind in college. I graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Sociology and Religion. I went on to pursue a degree in Theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

I love:

• Jesus –I hope for all people to know Jesus. He is life to me and offers it to others. The redemptive story of the Gospel has captured my imagination and I want others to know that story.
• People –People fascinate me! I love hearing their stories and serving them in any way I can.
• Culture – Creativity shapes our culture. I am a musician and I know I can speak into people’s lives in a powerful way through that medium. I want to help other Christians discover creative ways to work in every field, from politics, to mathematics, to chemistry, to teaching.

Before you read the rest of this email, I want to invite you to  1) come see us at the Activities fair on Monday, August 22^nd ,  2) Eat dinner with us at 6:30pm on Thursday August 25^th , and 3) come experience a Eunoia art gallery on Friday August 26^th.

What is Eunoia? Eunoia is a community of creative people who love Jesus and serve him by serving others. We do a lot of the same things as other college ministries, but we have a particular flavor to our community. I like to think about what we do in terms of Discipleship, Mentoring, and Service.

Discipleship – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength” –Jesus.

• Every Thursday we are gathering for a meal. Local churches cook fantastic food for us. We will spend an hour and a half together, building relationships.  This will be a time for Christians and non-Christians to come together and learn more about each other. Last year, we had as many non-Christians join us as Christians. This is beautiful!
• Bible study: This semester, I am trying to get together a breakfast club to meet and study the scriptures. If you’re interested in this, please let me know!
• Individual Discipleship: I love helping guide hungry students to be more like Jesus. Please email me if you are interested in this, too.
• Worship: As a community, we are invited to worship with a church I help lead, All Souls Charlottesville. They meet in The Garden Sunday nights at 5pm. Church within walking distance is convenient.  Read this to see why I’m so intent on connecting students with a lcoal congregation.
• All Souls specifically is excited about including and mentoring Christian students in the area of worship arts. I love that the local church can share the load. I’d love for this to work for students in other churches who are more inclined to traditional forms of worship.

Mentoring: As a community serving UVA’s creative community, we are offering mentoring and education services appropriate to that community. As we serve these students, we hope their hearts are captured by Jesus’ love.

• Bernard Hankins and former student Daniel Garner will be teaching a class in poetry/slam poetry performance.
• Bernard will also be teaching a course on programming electronic beats.
• Local musician  Jesse Harper (of Old School Freight Train and Love Canon) will be teaching a songwriting course. Jesse loves what we are doing and hopes to connect local musicians with students as well.
• I love when someone walks in our door-Christian or otherwise- and asks for songwriting help. We’ll always be around for that!
• I hope this aspect of our ministry grows. I hope it becomes common knowledge that Chrsitians are among the most creative and loving people on grounds. To see what happens when local churches have the same vision,read this article in the C-ville.

Service –“Love your neighbor as yourself.” –Jesus.

• We will serve artists with our building, The Garden. Each event requires hours of service from our students. This is real, time consuming love that artists receive from us.
• Twice a month, we will host an Open Mic after our meal. We will encourage performers to spend time wtih us beforehand for a free dinner.
• I hope to partner with another BCM/BSU in order to plan a springtime mission trip.
• We will raise funds to help students serve others on the mission field.
• I hope we will (creatively!) find new ways to serve our fellow students here on grounds as well.

Is Eunoia for you? That’s a great question! If you love Jesus, love the church, and love others, then yes, Eunoia is for you. You don’t have to consider yourself an artist to love and serve artists. Are you interested in exploring new ways of worshipping? Then Eunoia is for you! Are you a leader interested in exploring ways to effect change in our culture? Then Eunioa is for you! If you want to explore the Christian life in a loving and supportive environment surrounded by people passionate about Jesus and others, then Eunioa is for you.  If you aren’t even sure where you are with Jesus, but love being around creative people who genuinely love life and other people, Eunoia is for you.

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The Image of the C(c)reator

The quick and dirty: Eunoia is offering a Free 10 week summer course designed to unlock creative potential in artists. Go here to sign up.

Description:

The creative soul and spirit have been crushed and mangled in the turning mechanical gears of the Industrial Revolution.

Human beings have been converted to machines, and operate on the fuel of fear, guilt and obligation. We are taught to think and eschew feelings. In this class we will explore how to restore the identity and image of the creator, by seeing ourselves through the image of the Creator. We will move back towards a sense of motivation by love, freedom, harmony, and pleasure. We will restore the fun in creativity.

Format
This fun and interactive course will be led by Bernard Hankins, a local creative catalyst. He is a musician, filmmaker, poet, writer, etc., and is very active in the artistic Charlottesville community. This unique experience will also provide a platform for artists to exhibit and perform their work, as well as share their hearts and ideas. This class is meant to affirm the importance of you as an artistic person in life and to call out your true personality as an artist. Sessions will be recorded in mp3 format and people are welcome to sign up by email if they want to benefit from the course but are unable to make any of the sessions.

Topics will include:
Social/Industrial impacts on the human soul
Creative rejection and guilt
Restoring the creative identity
Image of the Creator/creator
Creative Integration
Creativity as seen through gender lens
Creativity and mediocrity
Humans vs Robots
Machines vs Compassion
The right answer vs empathy

Reading:
A Whole New Mind, Daniel Pink

Practical info:
June 9-Aug 11
Tuesdays 7-9PM

SIGN UP FOR THE FACEBOOK GROUP TO JOIN THIS GROUP

Tuesdays at The Garden: 1500 Jefferson Park Avenue.

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