Announcing a New Organization and a New Domain

As if having a full-time job (that I'm loving) and going to graduate school (that I'm also loving) wasn't enough...

New Organization: Semper Vita

For over a year, Semper Vita has been in the air. You may have seen the phrase in my blog's banner - "A Semper Vita Blog" - or in my blog address - http://sempervita.typepad.com/tamara - or in my friend Henriët's blog address - www.sempervita.org. That has been by design.

So what is Semper Vita? Semper Vita means "always life," and in the past couple of weeks, Semper Vita has taken on a new life of its own. It is now an official non-profit ministry organization with a vision for everyone to experience Jesus Christ through the love and service of others.

Who's behind it? Henriët Schapelhouman is the president and founder, and I am the executive vice president. We have an exceptional core team of Christian business leaders who is bringing their strengths, talents and "free" time to the table to build the infrastructure. There is much work to be done to publicly launch Semper Vita this year, and we hope to launch the Web site by this summer.

Of particular interest is the timing of all this. About the same time that our team was talking about taking Semper Vita to the next level, Henriët learned that she was being laid off from her role as pastor. In spite of this perceived setback, Henriët is absolutely thrilled and grateful that she can now go and do what God has called her to do (Semper Vita) on a full-time basis. Click here to read Henriët's recent announcement about her new beginning and new life.

Connecting the dots. If you've been following my blog, and you're still wondering why I am going to graduate school, Semper Vita is the primary reason why. At Fuller, I have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest Christian thinkers in the areas of leadership, culture and missional living. It is my prayer that this learning will actually stick and help me serve this new organization well.

New Domain: www.tamaradull.com

I have my own domain address now, which will serve as the permanent address for my personal blog from hereon out. The URL I have been using - http://sempervita.typepad.com/tamara - still exists and will continue to function as before. This new URL is in preparation for the upcoming Semper Vita Web site.

Please feel free to reply to this post or send me an email if you're interested in hearing more about this new adventure. Otherwise, stay tuned as the story unfolds. I, for one, am anxiously awaiting to see what God has in store next.

Comments

[Scot McKnight]

Tamara (not the DullOne),

Great news and we will be keeping up with Semper Vita.

Scot and Kris McKnight

[Henriet]

Thanks for telling the world about Semper Vita. God moves in mysterious ways. Regardless of what He has in store for us, I'm sure it will be an amazing adventure!

[Stephen Anderson]

Sounds exciting. I wish you the best and all of God's blessings.

[Elaine Goehner]

This is my first visit and your site is really great. It's fun to see the Semper Vita on line too. As this effort moves forward, God will do amazing things that we can't even foresee now. Thanks for doing your part in makeing this happen.
Elaine