Becoming the Airbnb of Kingdom Ministry
Your Voice, Your City, Your Opportunity
April 25, 2025
Before the cross, Jesus prayed, not just for his disciples, but “for all who would believe.” His request was striking: “That they may be one… so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” (John 17:21)
Unity wasn’t a footnote to Jesus’ ministry; it was central to his mission. He wasn’t calling us to agree on everything; he was inviting us to become something together that would reveal the love of God to the world. That kind of unity has never been about uniformity. It’s always been about shared purpose, diverse gifts, and mutual love. That’s the kind of unity Lexington needs. And that’s the kind we’re seeking to build.
If you work in the marketplace (any vocation outside of paid congregation or ministry work) we need your voice. Your input will help shape how people of passion connect and collaborate to meet the needs of our city together.
Under the stewardship of our Unity in Action Coordinator, Brady Casper, and built on the foundational leadership of David Thomas and a committed team of gospel patrons, this project has taken shape over the past three years. When complete this summer, it will represent interviews with over 320 pastors, 100 nonprofit leaders, and survey input from 700 marketplace leaders. We won’t produce a static list, instead, this will yield a relational tool to spark collaboration, invite ownership, and build unity around real people with real passion.
So, is LLF launching another initiative? Not at all, we’re simply seeking to be faithful to Jesus’ prayer. We’re mapping the passions of the Body of Christ, across churches, nonprofits, and the marketplace, not to organize them under one banner, but to activate them under His.
Think of it less like a program and more like a platform. In the same way Airbnb is the world’s largest hotel chain, yet owns no hotels, LLF’s Unity in Action work isn’t here to create new programs or own outcomes. When people of passion unite, they don’t wait for permission, they take responsibility. We’re just here to help them find each other. No reservations, just relationships.
This is the final window of time before our work shifts from collection to digestion (and then to mobilization). If you work or serve in the marketplace sector, please give your input by completing the survey linked here. We want your voice, not just to collect data, but to shape something meaningful.
Imagine being able to connect with others in Lexington who care about what you care about; people whose congregations, businesses, or personal convictions align with your deepest passions. Imagine being able to respond to a need in the city by linking arms with someone who shares your God-given burden to help. That’s what our forthcoming Unity in Action report is designed to help you do.
Later this year, we’re planning for something new to emerge: unity gatherings. Strategic, sacred gatherings where people of shared passion come together to co-discern how they might leverage their collective passion to meet the needs of our city together.
We think of a unity gathering as an altar for collaboration, where egos dissolve and missions align. Where church, nonprofit ministry, and marketplace leaders don’t just talk about partnership, they become the partnership. Where a spotlight is pointed on what God is doing and doors are opened wider so more light can shine in.
LLF exists to connect leaders, unify the Body of Christ, and mobilize people. I hope you’ll look forward to building something, perhaps with folks you’ve not yet met, that makes Lexington look a little more like a City for God.
Unity gatherings will soon be set, and the door is open for you.
-Christian