#sittingwithsinners
HOPE
That what you wear sparks a conversation —
and that conversation leads someone to Jesus
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MISSION
We are building more than apparel. We are building bridges — between the Church and the searching, between conviction and compassion. A reminder that Jesus sat with sinners, and He still does. And that even what you wear can become an invitation, a doorway to grace, to truth, and to an eternal transformation.
VISION
THE SEARCHING
If you’ve ever felt judged inside the four walls of a church building or unsure whether you belong, #sittingwithsinners exists for you. It’s a reminder that Jesus did not avoid sinners — He sat with them (Luke 5:30–32). He didn’t require perfection before relationship, and He didn’t reserve grace for the polished. Because the truth is simple: we have all fallen short (Romans 3:23), and we are all in need of a Savior. When someone asks about this ministry, we hope it opens the door for honest conversation, revealing that a relationship with Jesus, is not out of reach. It’s an invitation.
THE CHURCH
#sittingwithsinners gently challenges the culture we’ve allowed to form inside the Church. Somewhere along the way, the hospital began filtering out the sick to make room for the “healthy,” and judgment grew louder than compassion. The verses, “bad company corrupts good character,” “what does the light have in common with darkness,” have been quoted to me more times than I can count. But those conversations have opened doors for the Lord to move in hearts on both sides. We are commanded to hate the sin, yes, but equally commanded to love the sinner. Holiness is not protected by withdrawing from brokenness; it is revealed when we step toward it with Christlike compassion.
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered, they became food for all the wild beasts. My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’ Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead, therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!’ This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand from them My flock and remove them from tending the flock, so that they can no longer feed themselves. For I will deliver My flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.’ Ezekiel 34
