SAME STORY, DIFFERENT VERSES
USING SCRIPTURE & STORY TO UNIFY COMMUNITY
REBUILD & RESTORE
Lacking social connection can increase the risk for premature death as much as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day.
US SURGEON GENERAL
70% of men seldom, if ever, participate in any structured prayer, scripture study, or religious education group.
STATE OF MANHOOD
8 in 10 Americans say religion is losing influence in public life.
PEW RESEARCH
Our mission is to rebuild & restore community by uniting it with the Good News of Jesus and empowering everyone to find their place in His church.
VERSES BEGAN WITH A SIMPLE MISSION
to give three men the opportunity to gather and grow by breaking bread together, getting in God’s Word, and sharpening iron for each other - one verse at a time. Since our initial gathering in June of 2022, and by invitation only, God has grown Verses into multiple locations, added women and students to the gathering, and led us to sharing God’s love and provision in the community.
VERSES CONTINUES AS A SPIRIT-LED INITIATIVE to unify, equip, and serve communities throughout Arkansas and the United States. Our mission is to rebuild & restore community by reaching the community with the Good News of Jesus and empowering people to find their place in His church.
WE DIDN’T DESIGN IT, HE DID.
We thought Verses would be three guys in a corner booth at a local dive, looking to break bread together, get in the Word, and to sharpen each other. Turns out God had something much bigger in mind.
Verses is not something that originated from a think-tank, a corporate retreat, or even a strategic problem-solving session. It simply started from being obedient. We understood that men needed help in understanding and reclaiming the role we were designed to play at home and in community. God just wanted some guys to say yes to what He was about to do.
By simply saying yes and inviting some others to join us in what God had planned, things and people started to change.
The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way.
PROVERBS 20:24
Some of you will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities. Then you will be known as a rebuilder of walls and a restorer of homes.
ISAIAH 58:12
REBUILDING & RESTORING THROUGH SCRIPTURE & STORY
There is something about a good story. But there is something better about a God story.
Verses exists to rebuild & restore communities and families and we have seen that one of the most effective and powerful ways to do this is by sharing the story of what God is doing in the lives of His people. At Verses we do this by wrapping these stories around His Word.
When people share their story, two things happen. God’s stories always remind and inspire others, and it will cause them to move. Also, when you share your story, a new courage and freedom is released in you that propels you to do it again and again, which will change those around you.
YOU CAN’T SPELL COMMUNITY WITHOUT “UNITY”
We were designed and built for connection and doing life with each other. Now more than ever, society is paying the toll for isolation. One of the biggest reasons people sink into loneliness is because they feel “less than”. At Verses, we understand that there is no such thing.
We embrace everyone with the love of Jesus. No matter what you’ve been through or where you’ve come from, we believe there is grace and mercy for that, and every community should have unity. We welcome everyone from the unknown, the unchanged, to the uncomfortable.
The church is made up of many different parts and we realize that some parts aren’t sure how and where they fit. Verses is focused on making that easy.
There is room at the table for you.
“I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one – as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.”
JOHN 17:21
COMMUNITY FORMULA
INVITE
Verses always starts with a personal invitation from one person to another. The invite means you are already a part of a community that values and appreciates you.
CONNECT
When you join a Verses gathering, there is an immediate connection with everyone in the room through a common interest – Jesus.
INSPIRE
Scripture, wrapped in personal storytelling and the Holy Spirit, provides the inspiration for personal growth, change, and action.
LOVE
Love is what initiated the invitation, created the connection, inspired the change, and also compels us to serve the community.
FIRESTARTER
podcast
Is it possible that God would take an ordinary person and start a fire in them and through them, that the world can’t deny? In each Verses Firestarter podcast, we take a deeper and more intimate look at people just like this. We explore how the original Firestarter, Jesus and His Word, turned their world upside down and why they have to share it.
COMING SOON
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Cason
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Wade
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Tommy
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Ben
“Verses is a supernatural support group gathered to advance the Kingdom of God.”
CLEVELAND D.
VERSES IS:
“Constant encouragement each week.”
CLARK C.
“Community in unity.”
KRISTI T.
“Iron sharpening iron.”
JOHN N.
“It’s anointed fellowship.”
TOMMY B.
“It’s a place to give as well as receive.”
KIM H.
Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
EPHESIANS 6:18
CAN WE PRAY FOR YOU?
Community is not just where you live. Healthy community is a group of people who do life together, have each other’s back when challenges come, and pray for you through the good and the bad.
We serve a God that bends down to listen as we pray, and we’d love to pray for you about anything and everything you may be facing in life, and let you know that you are not alone.
GIVE TO SOMETHING THAT GIVES BACK
The vision for Verses is that the community gathering structure is always free for everyone in any community. What we have found that needs financial support is equipping our ability to serve and love families in the community.
By giving to Verses, you are making it possible to serve the community by meeting the physical needs of people by sharing the love of Jesus. It also allows us to create content that inspires and engages people outside of our Verses communities.
Every dollar goes to helping use scripture & story to unify the community through Jesus.
This is where we are now
But we continue to grow…
Benton, AR
Bryant, AR
Arkadelphia, AR
North Little Rock, AR
COMMUNITY