Author: dustin@goteamhedrick.com

The Tapestry Has Moved!

 

 

Hi Everyone,

 

I just wanted to remind all of you out there that as of this week, we are at our new location. This week is a trial week and it is going to be a ton of fun. And the next week, June 8^th will be our 4^th Anniversary service (with a picnic, balloon launch, and free stuff!). You will not want to miss it!!!! So, just to bring everyone up to speed, we are NO LONGER meeting at Twinbrook Community Church and at Church in Bethesda (Bethesda Baptist Church).

 

We are meeting at Rockview Elementary School. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3901+Denfeld+Ave,+Kensington,+MD+20895,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

 

Also, our times have officially changed to:

Sunday AM Service – 11am

Sunday PM Service – 5pm

 

We have made these changes to correspond with our constant search for our own final building and the plan to phase us into our permanent location down the road.

 

This summer we have tons of events planned as well.

1. Our Tapestry Summer Cookout Series
2. The Tapestry Reserve Campout
3. Seminars
4. New Member’s Classes
5. Beach Trip
6. Sesame Place Trip
7. Outreaches & Ministry Events
8. Tons of Guest speakers
9. Mexico Mission Trip
10. And so much more!

 

We have just had the Progressive Dinner and the Vineyard Leader’s Conference this past couple of weeks and they were both HUGE successes!

 

So, if you feel alone, it’s not our fault. Come hang out with us at the Tapestry and get CONNECTED!

 

Blessings!

d

 

Dustin Hedrick

Pastor

 

The Tapestry Church

tapestrychurch.com

renaissanceofasoul.com

 

 

 

 

Thought of the Week 5-23-2008

“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.”

-James Oppenheim

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Let us not wait until tomorrow to take action. For tomorrow will never be today. Embrace your present and truly LIVE! Today is the day you will be happy. Today is the day you will live. Today is the day of adventure. The most of life is either lived on the ascent or decent. Why wait to experience life only on the brief point of the apex? – Just a recurring thought I’ve been having. -dh

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“For most of a century, idealistic people have been encouraged to use anger, protest, lobbying, and legal action in order to make the world a better place. While most certainly some of these behaviors and activities were necessary, we have reached the point at which the social benefit of such behaviors is decreasing. We have reached the point at which creation, rather than attack, ought to be the first obligation of reformers. The social entrepreneurship movement is the first tip of this iceberg.”

-Michael Strong

Good News of the Day:
Mike Hannigan and Sean Marx started a company with an unusual mission: donate all profits to charity. As they grew to sales of more than $26 million, Hannigan and Marx often wished for additional capital to help fuel that growth but stayed away from outside investors for fear of undermining their philanthropic mission. Now, they’ve found a solution to their dilemma — writing their values into their company’s legal structure as something called a "B corporation." B corporations, with the "B" standing for "beneficial", must receive a passing grade on a long scorecard that covers environmental practices, employment practices, purchasing policies and whether their products are beneficial to society. They must also adopt legal language stating that their directors may consider the welfare of outside stakeholders such as employees, customers, their community and the environment, as well as the financial interest of shareholders. [ more ]

Be The Change:
Tell a budding entrepreneur about the possibility of a B corporation.

I just thought this was extremely cool and wanted to share it. I want to be the kind of entrepreneur that starts these kinds of socially responsible organizations that inspire change. I think this is the way to make a difference.

I believe not in aggressive action, but faithful belief along with positive attitudes and affirmation. I believe that a slight change in our perspective will show that the future hangs not on a government’s legislation, but her people’s desire and commitment to positive action.

I believe that it will be people of faith, hope and love that drive this movement. We need a reformation!

 

d

Dustin Hedrick

Thought of the Week 4-25-2008

 

 

“If you want change in your life, you must do it immediately and flamboyantly!”

-William James

 

 

Change is not something that comes without certain risks. The older I get, the more I value risk-taking. I think this is mostly due to having a wife, a child, a stable job, an income, basic bills and needs. Oftentimes I forget what it was like to simply drop everything and at the whim of a gut feeling, jump on an airplane and travel hundreds or thousands of miles to stay in hotel after hotel, village after village city after city, doing who knows what from medical and humanitarian work to bungee jumping off the world’s tallest bungee tower over a lake!

 

This week I face my foe again… RISK. And I see the writing on the wall. Times have changed. Needs and opportunities have shifted and rather than watch a movie about seizing the day or reading a book, I am off to take hold of things that do not exist as of yet. HOPE. It’s a word lost in an era of challenge. I challenge us to remember hope and by the people we are destined to be. The leaders that we are supposed to be and in this time of loss, change and transience, to take hold of something much larger than ourselves, something that cannot be seen, let’s rebuild community.

 

Your community is near and far. It’s always as close as your next door neighbor and as far as your Outlook inbox. In this time of change, take risks on being beacons of hope. Speak encouraging words to others and make tons of friends.

 

You can start by just taking the next week to hold the elevator for that one more person. You can say hey to your neighbor as they are working in the yard. You can give a better tip to your waiter or server. You can say thank you, wave at people who let you in traffic and even simply smile.

 

This week, I go to Tajikistan where there was $850 million in losses due to the worst winter in over a hundred years. There were more deaths, power outages and damages then ever before and where the economy is ever shaking due to their autonomy from the Russian Federation and their close proximity to Afghanistan. As a whole, they have suffered and endured. When I think about to where I am headed, my reality shifts.

 

It only takes a couple muscles to smile. What will it take to rebuild a nation? Let’s each take a risk and do what we are able to do in this season and economy to spur life in our own local community. There is always a hope!

 

Have a great one. I will miss you next week.

 

dh

 

 

 

 

Dustin Hedrick

Operations Manager

 

Burt Associates, Incorporated