A New Era
Dear Ekstasis Community,
Today, we are ecstatic to announce a new stage in our journey—a transformation that both honors the last 5 years of the Ekstasis epoch, and also sets a vision for the future of what this community of Christian artists, writers, and creatives could become.
The Ekstasis ethos has always been formed around a deep desire to share internal experiences of transcendent beauty through the power of art, literature, and friendship. Now, as Christianity Today’s Inkwell, we are poised to bring this desire to life in new and thrilling ways. In this community, we know in our bones the power of the arts to not only shape self and culture but we also understand the way it is a portal into the deeper reality at play—the presence of Christ as the very core of our existence.
Our Desire & Purpose
Incubate Storytellers:
Build Thriving Creative Networks around a Faithful Poetic Core
Accelerate Stories:
Tell the Story of Tomorrow with the Ink of the Past
Enjoy Community:
Seek Transcendence Together
Our Framework
Identify → Inkwell Online [formerly ekstasismagazine.com website]
Inspire → Inkwell Evenings [flagship events with art, poetry & storytelling]
Equip → Inkwell Local [forthcoming small groups & citywide arts & culture meetups]
Elevate → Inkwell Annual [formerly Ekstasis Print Edition]
Grow → Christianity Today’s Inkwell [formerly Ekstasis Magazine Network]
This design speaks to our attempt to allow the best of what digital avenues can offer, in order to build embodied communities of depth, intelligence, humility, and delight—small moments of the Oxford Inkling spark for a new generation.
We invite you, 1 of the 13,000+ who received this email, to join us as we seek to raise the next generation of storytellers. Together, with the ink of the past, and our Christian faith for today, we’ll tell the story of tomorrow. If you want to support this new era of our work, we would love to share more. These changes will be rolling out over the next few months. We can't wait!
Welcome to Inkwell.
