The Christmas season is just around the corner! 

Take a look below and see how you might conspire to do something cool for others!

What is Advent Conspiracy?

Advent Conspiracy (AC) is just one way we can take back Christmas and celebrate it for what it’s supposed to be!

Started by Imago Dei in Portland, AC is spreading across the country helping people to WORSHIP FULLY, SPEND LESS, GIVE MORE, and LOVE ALL.

Click HERE for more on Advent Conspiracy

Here’s how it works:

Worship Fully—It’s all about Jesus.  Don’t let the stuff, the obligations, the stress take over.  Fight back and WORSHIP Jesus!  Make him THE priority!

Spend Less—What would it look like if you spent less this year on Christmas.  5 gifts instead of 10?  That wouldn’t be so bad.  Really…it wouldn’t!

Give More—People don’t need more trinkets, they need more of YOU.  Give them gifts that will bring you and them together.

Love All—And, with the money you save not spending so much on gifts that will sit in the attic in 6 months, you can maybe give that $$ away to someone who really needs it.

Below, you’ll find how Cool River is participating in AC this year and some helpful links that will give you ideas on how you can jump in.  We hope that you’ll click through the various links to find out more about this awesome way to turn Christmas upside down.  Go ahead, click away!

[Worship Fully]

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[Spend Less/Give More]

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[Love All]

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Most of these opportunities are looking for volunteers as well.  So if you don't have any cash...remember you can give your TIME.  Check their website for more info.

KIVA—give a micro-loan and help jump start a family.

http://www.kiva.org/

Check out the Cool River Kiva Team HERE .

A Hope and a Future—Adopt a single mom and her family.

http://hope-and-a-future.com/get-involved.php

Compassion International—You can give a kid a new life for under $500 for the whole year.

http://www.compassion.com/default.htm

Heritage House—Fulfill a teenage girl's Christmas Wish List

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http://heritagehousecolorado.org/index.html

Support Foster/Adopt in Boulder County—Give a kid a home OR support a family that has opened up their home (Call Cool River for more information on this one).

IEmpathize—Help fight against sexual trafficking in the world.

http://www.iempathize.com/

PUNJAMMIES by International Princess Project--This organization advocates for women enslaved in prostitution.  They empower them to learn the marketable skill of making PUNJAMMIES, a premium brand of pajamas.  You can help by purchasing these hand-made pajamas.

http://www.punjammies.com/

Share Your Story

 We want to know how God has moved you to participate.  Not so you get the glory, but so that God gets the credit.  Just send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  and let us know how you chose to GIVE this season.  We will compile the results and post them (without names) so that we can all celebrate in how God worked through all of us this season!