We’ve talked a lot about coffee shops as third places here at Coffee Shop Journal, but it is sometimes difficult to determine exactly how to do that. Usually it all comes down to a personality: either the barista’s personality, or the staff who work there. In addition, if you are interested in making your third place a missional outreach, the living out of your faith in the marketplace can sometimes feel artificial, when you are striving for authentic.

The other day I put a video about The Tangible Kingdom up on the blog. While searching for that clip, I found this one by the same film makers. I think it is really interesting from a “Building a Third Place” kind of viewpoint. It is produced by CRM Empowering Leaders, a church planting resource team. Their website has some amazing stories of people making a difference in their world.