Note From Director
Overview and Updates
Expression58 Training
Shawn and Paula Show
The Transition
Prayer/Support/Getting Involved



Wow, what a ride! There have been so many words into the body of Christ this year about it being a year of acceleration, and it really is for us! I have personally never been so challenged and seen so much taking shape in front of my own eyes.

I really feel like many in the body of Christ are being relocated or properly placed into the destiny that generations of Christians have prayed into. That means we are going to be the fulfillment of much prayer. There has never been such a great invitation on one single generation, and part of why we are moving to Los Angeles is because we want to accept our part of that invitation.

We have received so many questions and encouragements from both old friends and new ones at our general email office@expression58.org, and what is funny is that we haven't even told anyone it exists. We had a temporary website up that allowed people to make general inquires, and people have used it! Hopefully our new website answers many questions (and will continue to do so as we have more information about where we are going).

So what will we look like? We don't exactly know but one thing is for sure, we are committed to following Jesus into a whole new wineskin and land.

We have two main tools each month to sow into you from Expression58. One will be this newsletter, which essentially will be updates about what the ministry is doing. The other one is much more exciting for many of you- it is our E-Magazine. I have already seen the articles from the first issue and it is good! Through these first two (of many) monthly tools, you will know both what we are doing, and what mandates from Heaven our hearts are beating with as a ministry. We want you to feel like you are on the inside of Expression58.

In Christ,

Shawn Bolz



This month is very exciting for us because it is our first launching of the public face of our ministry through our new website. Now you can get to know our staff, our mandates, our mission, and our heart. Every month we are going to be adding more and more content to the website, and for those of you who sign up for our mailing list, you are going to begin to receive our new E-magazine every month.

Launching this ministry is a huge undertaking because it's the merging of several itinerant and missions ministries, along with many other individuals and families, to start something new, unique, and beautiful. We are bringing together our family of friends to bring you a community of believers committed to this revolution and renaissance, one that is going on right now in the church all over the world.

Our Staff:
Many of you are going to be pleased to see who is launching in our ministry together. Shawn Bolz has recently transitioned from WhiteDove Ministries to become the Director of Expression58.

Then there is Jonatan and Jennifer Toledo who are bringing their organization: Global Children's Movement, under the ministry umbrella of Expression58 and becoming associate Directors.

Paula Benne of the Shawn and Paula show, who also has her own itinerate ministry has also become an associate director.

Jesse Grim is also one of our key team members as an assistant Director to Expression58. You will be meeting Jesse soon through our articles, interviews, and our audio podcast.

Each month we will introduce you to some staff so you can get to know them and see their faces. Especially for those of you who end up subscribing to our audio podcast, you will get a special opportunity to hear from the team.

Expression58 E-Magazine: LOVE REVOLUTION
What is it? When will it come out?
There are so many things burning in the hearts of our team, that we have begun to collect articles, art, prophecies, and poetry, which we are compiling and getting ready to release in a monthly E-magazine. We wanted to provide food for a hungry generation that is free and easy to view. The first issue will be released the second Tuesday of March and will continue each month after that.

If you are signed up for this email list then it will automatically come to you.



Right now our Isaiah58 Missions Internship is on a two-month missions trip in Ecuador, hosted by Jonatan and Jennifer Toledo. The stories that have been coming back are so amazing! They have visited public schools, a youth detention center, many orphanages, and have been speaking and ministering in local churches. There have been dynamic healings, salvations, and even creative miracles released as they have been together. The students are learning how to move in practical missions ministry, married to the supernatural release of God's Kingdom.

We will be starting more internships and have open public classes that will be broad casted on the Internet in the fall of 2007. Please check back to www.expression58.org for more information and times/dates.



The Shawn and Paula show is being shot several times this winter/spring before it gets launched on Television sometime this Summer.

The Shawn and Paula show is an hour-long talk show that introduces viewers to some of the most fascinating people in this generation. The Shawn and Paula show will deliver a clear, honest picture of the guest's spiritual journey, and just as a picture is worth a thousand words, this personal glimpse into another's spiritual life will be worth a thousand sermons or self-help books.

Shawn and Paula's 'relate-ability' to guests, along with their own TV chemistry will translate a decent interview into an engaging, fascinating conversation. A light-hearted look at deeply powerful stories will inspire both the seeker and the mature believer.

We have great news for those who want to be even more a part of the Shawn and Paula Show! You can be part of the live studio audience! We are going to be filming for one week increments where you can come just like you would go to a conference and hear some of the best personalities of our generation share their heart and journey. Also when the show stops filming, they will be there to minister to you! Stay tuned to our updates on the April date for your chance to be part of the Live Studio Audience!



The Move:
There are a dozen of us moving to Los Angeles California in the late Spring and we will be meeting several of our team and family there. We are going to be moving into the West Los Angeles area and will probably start our weekly gatherings in the early to mid Summer.

House Sale:
Shawn Bolz has a pending house sale that determines when he is going to move out there. Some of the guys on the team will be moving with Shawn, while others are moving there earlier or later depending on their lives details coming together.

Housing In Los Angeles:
We are still needing housing miracles for Shawn, Jonatan and Jennifer, and Paula Benne. Shawn and the Toledo's house has always been a center of ministry activity and community and they both need to continue this in California but the prices for this type of ministry house is much more. Please pray that God provides just the right piece to rent or purchase for each family.
Ministry Center: We are going to be looking into properties to host our meetings and offices in the late spring. We need the perfect location somewhere between Culver City and Santa Monica which is the general region we feel lead to base.

Resource Base:
Expression58 has been working on getting their resource base together for the materials that God has called them to steward. Not only will we be carrying our own team's teachings and books, but we will also be slowly bringing together a bookstore that offers the most unique combination of the prophetic life, missions, the creative arts, and worship that have ever been together under one umbrella. For those of you who have been missing the opportunity to buy Shawn Bolz or Jennifer Toledo teaching CD's or books direct from their website, rest assured that this resource will be up soon!



Prayer:
We request intercession and prayer for the transition, the finances, the meeting spaces to open, the health and welfare of our entire team and family. Also pray that God prepares the hearts of those who are supposed to become family to us in Los Angeles.

Support:
We are asking for those who feel to sow into our season of transition to pray about really supporting what we are doing. Your gifts enable us to launch this vision, we really can't do it without our friends and family believing with us. The transition has many costs but its amazing how much God has been pushing this forward and bringing people like you to invest in a Kingdom way for the Los Angeles vision, and the vision to the nations.

Partnership:
We are launching the first phase of our partnership program for those who don't just want to give a one time gift but want to really be a part of partnering long term to the Expression58 mandate. Please check our website or read the letter that will be coming along with this first newsletter.

Getting Involved:
There will be many ways to get involved with the future. The easiest way besides being involved with our mailing list is to come to our future events or classes. Other ways to get involved in the future will be in the arts, worship, outreaches, missions trips, our media projects, and our church services.


Thanks for reading our first newsletter! We are excited and hope that this helps relate a piece of who Jesus is making us to you!

Love from Expression58 team
office@expression58.org