The Experience
I think somewhere along the way, art became too casual.
Films became things to skim past. Moments became things to squeeze in between distractions.
People became temporary entertainment.
I have to be honest with you all and myself;
I’m not building anything like that.
The Zoom was never made like a secret coloring book passed around between a few people trying to feel special. It was built through process. Through long nights. Through conversations. Through sacrifice. Through people showing up when they didn’t have to. Through faith.
And because of that, I believe it deserves to be experienced with intention.
Not because we are bigger than anyone.
Not because we think we’re above people.
But because meaning deserves reverence.
I’ve realized something recently:
I am not just someone to “catch for a couple hours” either.
My time matters.
My presence matters.
The people around this movement matter.
Not in an ego way.
In a stewardship way.
There are too many things in this world that people touch without ever truly arriving to them. Too many moments consumed instead of experienced.
I don’t want that for this.
And I don’t want that for myself.
Those who have seen The Zoom early have had early access to something living. Something still forming itself in front of us. I appreciate every person who sat with it while it was becoming.
But now, there has to be elevation.
That means:
No more treating it like a side attraction. No more shrinking the room.
When people attend The Zoom, I want them to feel like they entered an experience. Something dynamic. Something intentional. Something human. Something different. Something that carries spirit in it.
Not because I’m saying it’s important; because they felt it.
And the truth is, no one is bigger than the program.
Not me.
Not the cast.
Not the audience.
The mission is what matters.
To gather people. To feel something real together. To remind people that presence still has value. That films can still mean something. That conversations can still shift people.
That art can still carry dignity.
I want to build experiences people respect.
And I am who respects people deeply enough to give them my absolute best every time they enter the room.
That’s the standard now.
Not exclusivity.
Not ego.
Not hype.
Presence.
Meaning.
Dignity.
Experience.
