CARLOS & NATY FRAIJA FOUNDERS OF THE LIVINGROOM COMMUNITY IN COLOMBIA. THEY ARE PART OF A GENERATION OF EMERGING LEADERS WHO HAVE DECIDED TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROFOUND REFORM OF THE WAY IN WHICH CHURCH IS TRADITIONALLY MADE IN LATIN AMERICA.
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n April of 2012, a small group of 15 people motivated by the desire to know God better, and share with others the message of the life of Jesus, decided to meet regularly in order to fulfill this purpose. We wanted to live this experience in a simple, authentic and relevant way; therefore, we decided to distance ourselves from religious traditions and stereotypes. We are aiming to reduce the barriers that people meet at religious environments when they want to get closer to God. As well we want to promote a healthy environment where you can encounter with Him in a familiar way. We do not want the work of God to be limited by our own culture, nor that the message we give be inconsistent with the real world.
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Since we started, we have seen God do extraordinary things: lives changed, families restored, and hearts healed. For this reason, throughout these 10 years, we have assumed the great commitment to expand our influence. We started in Barranquilla Colombia, and over the years we have expanded to the main cities of Colombia (Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Bucaramanga) and Venezuela (Caracas and Valencia). This in order to impact and build the kingdom of God in each of these cities. It should be noted that, more than a religious group, we intend to build a movement of integral transformation that produces positive changes in our lives, achieving the establishment of the kingdom of God in these cities and in each of the areas of the people who belong to Living Room.
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GROWING IN FAVOR We all want to grow. We want to see our businesses grow, our family, our projects. We want to progress in all areas of our life; Surely, this year you have big plans for progress and growth. Normally, when we want to grow, we look for what to do: perhaps work hard, read a book, take a course, study some method, but Jesus' approach in the opening verse shows
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what not to do to grow. The phrase "do not work" comes from a Greek derivation of the word kopos, which means "work with pain, with affliction, with burden", "work that takes your strength away and produces sadness". So, Jesus is saying that the lilies of the field grow without affliction, without an emotional burden, and without wearing weight.
that does not involve suffering, sadness and emotional burden.
Now, you have to ask yourself: how is your business growing? How is your marriage growing? How is your career growing? Because there are many ways to grow; For example, there are different ways for your business to develop, there are different ways to get rich, there are many ways to grow your family; however, the point is that there is only one way
This 2022 you can grow with painful effort, with Kopos, or with favor.
Your Heavenly Father wants you to grow this year without painful work, without an emotional burden that keeps you from enjoying life. He wants you to grow in understanding of his favor and grace. Worry is not going to make anything grow in your life, while God's favor will make you flourish and everything around you grow. While others get their things with eagerness and pain, you will when you sleep and rest in God's love for you.
In vain you rise early and those he loves. PSALM 127:2
EXPANSION Where are we located?
COLOMBIA
BARRANQUILLA
BUCARAMANGA
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VENEZUELA
MAIN CAMPUS
CALI
VALENCIA
CARACAS
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LIVING GROUPS
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2022
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JUNE 2018
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NOVEMBER 2017
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Bogotá is the most important city in Colombia. You only cultural city with important jobs in Colombian society.
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The people of Bogotá through the years have been trying to with Living Room is showing love, community and a different receive as you know God and not on what you can offer. Is time to show the love of the father to leaders in society and there is no better city than Bogotá to do that.
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Through Living Groups we meet week after week at home, share experiences, make friends, and reaffirm the teachings we learn in our community. These groups are guided by trained hosts who will accompany you on your growth path.
In mid-July 2019 I started attending Living Room. There I found the most spectacular way of relating to my Father, and a few months after arriving I decided to also enroll in a Living Group. At one of our weekly meetings the host of my group felt the need to pray for my left ear, which had lost 100% hearing. While he was praying I just thought: "I have no tympanic membrane ….. it is impossible for me to recover my hearing." While he was praying, I heard a whisper that before I could not have perceived: "... You are already healthy" ...I could immediately hear perfectly! Every time I leave a meeting I feel more connected with my Father. Being part of a Living Group not only brought me a miracle of healing, it also brought me new friends that I already consider my family. SANDRA MOORE
LivingRoom MDE
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Living Room College is more than an education program. Through it, we accompany you on the path to strengthen spiritual principles in your heart while you deepen your knowledge of the Father's words. In addition to offering the basic series
for new members of our community, we have courses that allow you to strengthen and develop your spiritual life and study our vision in depth.
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uring 2018 I moved to Argentina and had the opportunity to travel to CAMP in 2019. I returned to Argentina and wanted to learn more, but it never crossed my mind that would have the opportunity to study at Living Room College. A friend called me to tell me that registrations were open even for those who do not live in Barranquilla. I did not hesitate for a second. I registered, and I can say that, definitely, no matter where we are, God will always show us the way to connect with the right place, so we continue to learn and relate to Him. BÁRBARA ANALÍA BENADERET
Estudiante College
Empowerment is a leadership training designed to discover, identify, and enhance each person’s leadership skills. This program was born in 2019 after the association between Living Room and The John Maxwell Team, the largest and most influential corporate leadership training and coaching company in the world.
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Many times we have asked ourselves if the leader is born or made. The reality is that we are all born with a leadership skill, but it is up to us to develop it. We believe this ability is enhanced when we are exposed to the right environments and are intentional with our growth. During the previous year, we had more than 330 participants who
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completed the first two modules of this program. This 2022 we hope to continue strengthening the leadership of each of our participants through the valuable resources that this program offers. 330 STUDENTS
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We are convinced that we can learn to listen to the voice of the Father and this collaborate with our call to bring heaven to earth. For this, and under the direction of Greg Miller, founder of Word in Season International Ministry, we hold the Messengers seminar once a year.
In addition to lessons on the prophetic gift, we learn the foundations for hearing his voice clearly, we recognize our authority to do so, and we develop confidence to fulfill His calling and purpose on earth
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CONNECTION It is a course on how to learn to listen to the voice of God. It is a guide to learn to identify the voice of God, believing that when this happens the perception of life and the environment will change, identifying gifts and talents.
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LifeCoach Our desire is to develop leaders who can impact society from all spheres. In Livingroom we maintain an alliance with the Universidad Iberoamericana de Liderazgo (UNILID) based in the United States. Through the Life Coach program we train, develop,
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and enhance community leadership to generate a positive impact on society. The result of this program is evidenced in the great impact of our graduates in their environments. Many of them have seen improvements, not only in
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their lives and relationships, but also growth in other contexts, such as the
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LIVING is the music band of LivingRoom, a spiritual community founded in Colombia in 2012. Since its creation, artistic expressions have always been pillars so that people who did not sympathize with traditional religious scenarios could connect with God. The band's sound and format are oriented towards soft rock, pop rock and alternative rock. Contemporary lyrics, melodies and sounds respond to the experience the band live within their movement. The bands proposal is not only music, but also sharing the atmosphere and energy that is produced while celebrating that God is good. Living® is made up of vocalists Lucas Consuegra, Melannie Betancourth, Diego Sandoval, Jorge Sánchez, Wilmer Cañate, LuzKa Pernett; guitarists René Betancourth, Fabián Arenas and Sergio Martin; bassist Richard Angulo, keyboardist; Daniel Talero and drummer Luis Prieto. In mid-2016 they debuted for the first time under the name Living, launching the video clip of their first original single entitled "Mayor que todo” on YouTube channel. Early In 2018 the band presented their first EP, titled "Las palabras de mi padre," which includes the featured theme, "La sombra de tus alas." In that same year they joined forces with the CanZion label and released "Inagotable", an album in which Evan Craft and the band Un Corazón collaborated. A year later, they premiered "Ojos Abiertos" and in 2020 they presented the album "Más que suficiente", in which the songs "A casa", "Más de lo que soñé" and "Siempre más" (with the participation of Un Corazon) and “Grande (a Dios el padre)”, which they perform together with Marcos Witt. On October 7, 2021, they released "La Mejor Parte", an album that includes the song of the same name, in which the renowned American musician and singer, Israel Houghton, collaborates.
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LAS PALABRAS DE MI PADRE
INAGOTABLE
OJOS ABIERTOS
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MÁS QUE SUFICIENTE
LA MEJOR PARTE
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LIVING achieves a monthly audience of over 4.7 million views on its official YouTube account. "La Sombra De Tus Alas" (feat. Un Corazón) has more than 58 million views. Aware that God's favor has been the main ingredient for the rise of their project, Living seeks, through music, to communicate to people that this favor is also available to them.
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La Sombra de tus Alas feat. Un Corazón
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Inagotable
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Sin Límites
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A Casa
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La Sombra de tus Alas feat. Un Corazón 60 millon views
Inagotable
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Sin Límites
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A Casa
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FEATURED COLLABORATIONS
YO TAMBIÉN (UN BILLÓN DE VECES)
UN CORAZÓN FEAT. LIVING
Jesucristo Basta (Versión acústica)
EVAN CRAFT FEAT. LIVING
Yo También (Un Billón De Veces)
LIVING FEAT. MARCOS WITT
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GRANDE (A Dios El Padre)
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living.official
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livingroommed 14,7K Followers
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livingroombga 14,8K Followers
livingroomval 22,3K Followers
on YouTube and Facebook. 650 devices per transmission. 31 different countries connected.
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Living Room
18.200 subscribers
Living Room Channel record reach 265,530 views. MOST POPULAR
Esperando en Dios — Carlos Fraija Mentalidad en Construcción — Carlos Fraija Amistad con Dios — Jesiah Hansen
Spotify and Deezer. 46.347 reproductions of our messages on all our platforms in 2021.
205.154 reproductions since our Podcast launch in 2018.
37,3%
68 different countries worldwide. 62,7% rest of the world.
T R AI NI N G Through conferences we train the leadership of all our campuses by giving practical tools that give us the word to develop our gifts.
I NT ER C ES S I O N With the members of the department we set aside spaces of unity to pray response of the Father in the midst of it.
STO R I E S We receive and document miracles, fostering a culture of testimonies that focuses the community on the goodness of the Father and strengthens the faith of many.
VI S I TS When requested by community members, leaders, and even other departments, we visit those who require prayer. Through visits and calls we have seen many connect with the love and truths of God.
Heaven is characterized by promoting the manifestation of the Father’s good will in people’s lives through the power that lives in us. Today, the area is a catalyst that generates a supernatural culture in a natural way.
S O C I AL I M PACT In alliance with the ALIVE department, Heaven participates in visits to hospitals to pray for those who today face some type of illness. In this way, many children and families have known the love and healing power of our Father.
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n my country, the pension process can usually take years. Despite that and thanks to God, the result was gi-
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I received the news that from the receiving my pension. But there was more than that. Only with paperwork, half of my vehicle’s debt was forgiven. They also discounted the total arrears balance of my two credit cards.
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God gave me some time to rest in the midst of all the situations I was going through. I learned to trust Him at this time, to know that I did not depend on myself but on God. That He really knows our needs, and knowing how to wait on Him, I will see all His proMy health improved completely, nowadays I only take one pill (which in itself is a miracle clinically), and I think I will see my full health soon.
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Today I have a pension that covers all my expenses, I am free of all debt, and ready to start working for my dream, which has always been to have my own company.
BELÉN TAMASCO
LivingRoom BAQ
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The year 2021 was a year of adaptation for the Living Kids team: space and capacity restrictions, new ways of registering children, online and face-to-face meetings, and in general, different experiences throughout the year. Along with the adaptation also came the hope of growing and developing. The year of 'The Best Part' meant for Living Kids to walk with confidence that a great blessing was coming for the children and teenagers of the community. This would have a direct impact on the experience of Sundays of each one of them and therefore, on the perspective of the Kingdom of God in their lives. During 2021 new teachings, challenges and dreams were born. This year the three pillars of Living Kids were established: children, volunteers and families. This allowed each dream and goal to be directed to one of these three pillars, and during the year strategies were designed to comply each one of them. The year 2021 was the beginning of a
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new season that has brought promises fulfilled for all. One of them was to create and have the first Living Kids campus, a space that has rooms equipped according to the kids ages for the development of different activities served by Living Kids (from 6 months to 12 years). This space has also allowed new moments of connection with the children: the Living Kids band, having a lobby to connect with the children's companions and, in general, an exclusive world in each room that takes the children’s experience to another level on Sundays. Finally, we continue to trust that during this year 2022 Living Kids will continue to experience the Favor of God and arduous harvest, in which many of the dreams we have had as a team will materialize. For this reason, we have received with great expectation 2022 and what God is doing.
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It has been approximately 8 years since ALIVE has been able to bring love, freedom, life and hope to prisons, orphanages, vulnerable populations and streets. Because of the pandemic ALIVE had focused on solving basic and urgent needs, but since 2021 were once again able to bring messages and activities full of love and resources that help transform lives not only in the spiritual area. We believe that no one can’t speak and demonstrate God's love without supplying basic needs, ALIVES message and programs go beyond only that. Only the love of God can transform the life of a person who suffers social or economic marginalization, and at ALIVE they are committed to demonstrate His love and to do it with excellence. Alive is here to remind people that they are valuable, important to God and that He has a wonderful life for them.
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We support kids, teenagers and adults who suffer marginalization for various reasons through spiritual, psychological, physical and emotional guidance. Contributing to their social inclusion, the reestablishment of their rights and the construction of their life project and jobs.
We promote strategies and activities for the improvement or construction of homes in the communities that are part of our programs. We seek to achieve the reduction of household deficiencies, to provide them with decent housing conditions.
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I LOVE MY CITY
Through stimulating aloud reading, experiential learning, and dialogue the program develops socio-emotional skills, values, and leadership skills for children and teenagers. Lero lee provides resources that allow children and young people to manage their emotions, build healthy relationships and influence the world through the development of their life purpose.
Campaigns that are carried out with different audiences in the city where we demonstrate God's love towards them with donations, activities or messages.
BAM We sponsor old age individuals that are socially disadvantaged. We seek their well-being and quality of life. We also have spiritual guidance and develop recreational activities in nursing homes.
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iHeartLVR emerged as the pedagogy in which we teach people to connect with God’s plans on earth through contributions that become the financial columns of this house. Since we started this dynamic, there have been more and more people who have understood the value of giving, and who have joined together to build the LVR dream together. This is a strategy that we had to put into action because of the misconception people have in Latin America about churches asking for money.
In 2021 we remodeled the whole lobby and got also the amazing opportunity to create a completely new and big space for KIDS.
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GOALS ONLINE COMMUNITY CONSO LIDATION. CONSOLIDATION OF THE GROUP IN ARGENTINA. CONSOLIDATION OF CAMPUS IN CALI, COLOMBIA. START CAMPUS IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA. COLLEGE RESTRUCTURING. LIVING GROUPS RESTRUCTURING. RECORD “SUERTE DIVINA” ALBUM 2022 WITH LIVING BAND.
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