Core Pillars

Directing what we focus on

Core Pillars

Directing what we focus on

We cannot remain focused on what matters most without clear direction in this busy and conflicting world. These five Core Pillars complement each other in giving us direction on how to reach and refine our world.

wImagine Faith
wImagine Family
wImagine Health
wImagine Advancement
wImagine Empowerment

wImagine Faith

We love, because He loves us

est. 2008
At our core is wImagine Faith. wImagine Faith drives us to live with love through all that we do. This love comes in the form of both truth and grace. That as we pursue a greater God, we also must not forget to reach people with love and grace through all that we do.

Jesus is the lead of this pillar... but that's not what it may sound like.

We believe that Jesus, and by proxy the Trinity, is the answer to everything on this planet. This doesn’t mean we necessarily agree nor support every human interpretation, organization, or political view that rose to claim the marketing monopoly of “We are for Jesus”. It means we genuinely trust in who Jesus is and Jesus alone. That He created a plan for every single one of us. It’s a plan that’s easy to miss, a plan that causes us to sacrifice and do the work, but the only plan that’ll help us be our best on this side & the next side of eternity. The mission of this pillar is to guide every person I know, including myself, into gaining the humility to find and follow this plan. No other plan nor cause matters.

Love is always the answer. Here’s what we focus on.

Grace Always Wins

We believe that Jesus literally traveled the Cosmos to bring every single person back home just the way they are. We believe that Jesus died not to condemn the world, but to create a relationship with every single person and love them. We live with the confidence, peace, and trust that this Love affords us and free other people to do the same.

Truth is Relevant

We believe that truth is relevant even today. We respect Biblical Truths because we believe that is how we were created. But, we also respect our relationship with God and one another above all else, letting him guide us, this mission, and our convictions forward.

Givers, not Takers

We recognize that because Christ gave first, we give our money, time, and talents freely and sacrificially. It never belonged to us anyway and there’s no need for a kickback or a feel good moment. We know where it all came from, we know the Cross was enough, and what we have is already unfairly skewed in our favor. All Core Goals of wImagine march in lock step with this statement: We exist to give.

Throw the Baggage out. This is about Love.

We are not interested in embracing the Christian stereotype, with its baggage on worldly views, communication, and political views. Our mission is to simply establish a relationship with the savior of humanity, with all of its love in forgiveness, grace, and direction. We believe that God has a plan and none of us can afford to miss it. Our goal isn’t to judge people into that plan, but to love every single human soul into that plan, because He is love.

Behind the Scenes

wImagine’s Core Beliefs aligns with all the Churches we partner with and they include:

  • God created & rules the universe as the Father, Son (ie. Jesus), & Holy Spirit.
  • People were made in the spiritual image of God, but hurt with an attitude of sin.
  • People will exist eternally with or without God. Heaven & Hell are real places.
  • Jesus is the Son of God and is co-equal with his father. He died on a cross and was brought back to life to save humans from sin. Jesus will return to reign as the King of King & Lord of Lords
  • Salvation from sin through Jesus is free, but must be accepted.
  • Baptism is a outwardly expression for the inwardly transformation which occurs when one believes in Jesus’ sacrifice
  • The Holy Spirit gives guidance and strength to each Christian upon salvation.
  • The Bible is God’s word to us.
  • Jesus Christ will come back to restore all things spoken by from the prophets
  • We are not worthy enough to judge anybody for their faults.
  • We must love/respect ourselves & each other because love defeats hate.

wImagine Family

We include, because He includes us

est. 2008
We value relationships that go deep and stay authentic. We nurture the relationships we have with our family and our friends, guiding each other through life. We especially value those with Special Needs because they matter so much to God’s plan and heart. We are designed to live life together because we are Better Together.

Let's not kid ourselves, Michael is the leader of this Pillar.

This pillar focuses on every relationship I have, making sure I bring my best, so that the best can shine out of everyone I interact with. But all this began because of Michael, and what he has taught me in light of his journey with Autism. To that end, Michael is the originator of this pillar and all relationships I have must reasonably respect Michael Furthermore, this pillar is designed to move wImagine into battle should Michael’s safety and needs ever be endangered one day.

Michael began it all. Here’s what we focus on.

We are for People.

Michael taught me that every person has potential. It’s not unlocked from freebies, from judgement, from overworking, or from peer pressure. This potential is unlocked merely by continual, dedicated, kindness. A resilience that amazing things can happen so long as I believe in me, in Michael, and in others.

We are for people. We try to push back on our desire to cast out-groups and create villains in our narrative. We believe that every life is a work in progress and we are committed to showing honor to those above us, below us, and to the sides of us. This doesn’t mean we’re perfect at this, but, it does mean we are committed into truly seeing everyone as members of one team.

We keep it Real.

Michael has taught me that the only way to reach him, is to be real. He may not be able to communicate it, but he knows when you’re BS’ing him. His trust comes rarely, but when it clicks in, it’s a comprehensive trust. We take that responsibility seriously by making our real side, our best side.

We create environments where people feel welcomed, needed, and cognizant of what lies ahead because it’s in these environments where people feel safe to question complacency, challenge people to become better, and still love each other at the end of the day. We create these environments by becoming what we want to see — living with the humility, courage, conviction, and love that we claim matters.

We are Fairly Unfair.

Michael has taught me that sometimes, the only way to be fair, is to be unfair. Unfair by taking what I earned and giving it to those who may not earn it. Spending more time with those who are disadvantaged and may never benefit from my investment, over those who already benefited.

This is just as unfair as Jesus’ stand on the Cross, dying a death He did not deserve, so that fairness can be restored. As Jesus died, so will we. We are fairly unfair. We honor and stay committed to relationships, no matter how slow it might get. All we’re seeking for is people who genuinely want to become their best. It’s all that Jesus asked for us, so that’s all we ask out of our relationships too.

Behind the Scenes

Michael is half of wImagine’s Majority, and with my God, has created this philosophical framework which has given me focus in a blurry world, strength in a tired world, and wisdom in a confused world.

Anyone who intentionally hurts Michael and/or accidentally hurts Michael in pursuit of harming another element of wImagine, will be subject to immediate removal from my life without delay. This is in compliance with the Core Behavior: “We are love driven, not rule driven. We reject processes & opinions which defy our mission or majority”. These actions include, but are not limited to:

  • Using Michael’s weaknesses against him or to judge him, as opposed to using his strengths to create a better version of him
  • Denying Michael essential life necessities such as food, clothing, medicine/supplements, education, healthcare, etc.
  • Harming the relationship between Michael & I by denying me access to him, implying that how I ‘publicize’ the relationship is greater than what the relationship actually is, etc.
  • Any other action that has not been listed which successfully hurts Michael or our relationship.

Some organizations have strange and complex tests to prove if you truly do live with unconditional love, heck I used to lead the way in these complex tests. Ten years of wImagine revealed something to me and that all this could be simplified into one simple set of questions.

  • How do you love difficult/different people, like those with Special Needs, when they misbehave?
  • How do you perceive people when their relationships get faulty and tested?
  • Are you better than those with Special Needs, in accordance to His standards of excellence?

Loving Michael has changed me. I surrendered everything at the front door. My patience, my money, my time, my will, my emotions… everything. I surrendered it at the front door to reach the marginalized, to reach the lonely, to reach those with Special Needs, to reach those who have not heard, …to reach Michael.

wImagine Health

We care, because He cares about us

est. 2013
We live with responsibility to protect the health of ourselves, our mission, our environment, our ethics, and our finances. As we refine our imperfections, we do it not to protect who we are, but to move towards why we are. We exist to leave an Earth better than when we found it.

It’s about what’s inside, not outside. Here’s what we focus on.

We Invest in Ourselves

We follow Biblical, Scientific, & Common Sense best practices to live a healthy lifestyle centered around healthy + whole foods, exercise, and honor towards ourselves & one another. We actively prevent ourselves from being enslaved to long-term illness, conditions, and treatment plans.

We Invest in One Another

The health of our finances, one another, and our planet also matter to us because it matters to God. We intentionally live to try to give more than we take, investing in who (or what, in the case of Earth) matters most and to what has been given to us. Health is not demonstrated by what I have, but in who we are.

We Invest in this Mission

We are in it to create a more love driven world. Because of that, we surrender our right to make choices that could hurt us or our mission because the mission matters more. To that end, we are transparent over who we are, humble over where we are, and consistently refining who we are becoming.

Behind the Scenes

Our thoughts are the genesis to how we live and as such, wImagine is our root. wImagine is a mission that is intentionally to one step ahead of where we are today and one step closer to our Majority. This design ensures that both we and wImagine are on track to grow.

We honor ourselves enough to have enough desire to succeed. But we also respect ourselves enough to know that failure, in pursuit of wImagine’s increasing standards, is not an issue. We entrust that failure to grow us forward.

Some actions could jeopardize the mission, by taking us out via intoxication, injury, illness, addiction, or unethical outcomes. The specific actions to achieve one of these undesirable outcomes are many, but one thing is consistent — it should not happen.

We will go out of our way to ensure we don’t intentionally become a moron and make choices that lead to these. That said, we live in a fallen & broken world, and these issues will probably happen in our lives even if we do everything right. Above all else, we lift this mission towards higher standards and let it continue to mend our broken selves.

wImagine Advancement

We move, because He moves us

est. 2014
We create a love driven world by moving forward, because when we move, we move others with us. We move by advancing the depth and applying the breadth of our technical knowledge, in creating solutions which create a more love driven world.

originally est. 2008 as wImagine Academics

Let’s create a more love driven world. Here’s what we focus on.

Moved by Ethical Data

Data has the answers to the greatest unknowns of the world, helping us make more informed decisions, even if it may be unintuitive or uncomfortable at first. We are committed to use data to create a more love-driven world and we constantly look out for data which may have intentionally or unintentionally be plagued with bias or unjust inequality.

Growth For You, not From You

We are focused on transforming lives through the use of new technologies and promoting accessible education for all. We are committed to use both education and technology as tools to advance our world. These are not replacements to remove responsibility or relationships from our lives.

Science is a Process. Not a Know-it-all.

We value not what science says but in what science is: A process that helps us understand the world better. We honor science by choosing to stay ahead of the curve, applying what’s new to transform what’s broken. We value critical thinking and adjusting from failure, to honor the mission.

We Grow Responsibly

We do not seek easy growth by manipulating data, people, our environment, or our mission. We seek organic & sustained growth by creating innovative solutions which uses everybody’s strengths. We are willing to fail for doing what’s right rather than succeeding from doing what’s wrong.

Behind the Scenes

As lovingly copied from the Zen of Python, we adopt these principles in all that we code:

  • Beautiful is better than ugly.
  • Explicit is better than implicit.
  • Simple is better than complex, but complex is better than complicated.
  • Flat is better than nested and sparse is better than dense.
  • Readability counts.
  • Special cases aren’t special enough to break the rules, although practicality beats purity.
  • Errors should never pass silently, unless explicitly silenced.
  • In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
  • There should be one obvious way to do something (although that way may not be obvious at first).
  • Now is better than never, although never is often better than right now.
  • If the implementation is hard to explain, it’s a bad idea. But, if it’s easy to explain, it may be a good idea.

wImagine Empowerment

We empower, because He empowers us

est. 2020
We unblock people so that they can fully follow His plan for their lives. We do that by showing honor and love to everyone, and going the extra mile for those who have been historically marginalized, filling in neglect and abandonment from systematic failures.

originally est. 2008 as wImagine Public Relations & est. 2013 as wImagine Leadership. Yeah, Public Relations was a thing. Goes to show you how broken wImagine was.

The last will be the first in His kingdom. Here’s what we focus on.

Restoration through Empowerment

We honor our world by unblocking people so that they can fully follow His plan for their lives. We don’t create free passes to free people from challenging situations, because there are lessons to be learned from challenges. Instead, we stand with people to help them tear down walls that sin engineered, and help people discover their best side — their love-driven side — so that they can begin to restore the fabric of their world.

We don't do it alone

We do not empower the world on our own — nor do we try to do it all ourselves, it’s just not scalable. But fortunately, we partner with amazing organizations across the globe who share our heart in reaching and loving every life. This Core Goal is responsible for ensuring these partners meet have leadership teams that are diverse, a mission + vision which empowers, a conviction that is beyond reproach, and a proven track record to get the job done.

We invest in the marginalized

If we placed equal amounts of love and resources in everyone, it will never be enough to fill the gaping hole left by the years of perpetual racism, discrimination, and exclusion of those who are marginalized. For certain races, genders, disabilities, and life experiences, there is a deep hole with a great emptiness of fairness and hope. Equality alone cannot fill this hole in, from years of neglect and suffering, and personally, my silence in this area. But, it’s a new wImagine. And we are committed to standing by these marginalized populations, in pushing back oppression, and providing restoration from what was robbed. Because every life matters, we go the extra mile to reach the lives, that have been forgotten.

Because He IncludesCares AboutMovesEmpowersLoves Us

We advance and empower people

to create a Love driven world.