We recently connected with Stephen Gibbs and have shared our conversation below.
Stephen, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Let’s kick things off with your mission – what is it and what’s the story behind why it’s your mission?
The story behind my mission is pretty simple. My mission is to share The Gospel of Jesus Christ to people who don’t have a personal relationship with Him. I believe a lot of people are turned off to Jesus because of bad experiences they have had with Christians and church, because of this many will never set foot into a church. Which is why my vision is to reach them through a night club.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Hello I am Stephen Gibbs and I have personal intimate relationship with Jesus. I don’t like to say that I subscribe to any religion although people would put me in the category of Christian. I don’t believe Jesus was interested in religion and religion tends to have a negative connotation now days. So I simply say I am a regular guy that loves Jesus. I love people and I love God. So naturally I love introducing them to God. Unfortunately a lot of people have been turned of to Jesus based on what they have experienced in church and from some Christians, and they tend to associate those experiences with Jesus. This becomes a bit of a road block in them ever desiring a real authentic relationship with God nor will they come to church. I got into this business to reach those very same people in a very fun and unique way. I created a Christian nightclub! I mean who doesn’t want to party right? The idea is to first create an opportunity for people to have a true encounter with God in a very fun upbeat, none-judgmental atmosphere and present The Gospel of Jesus in way they could possibly relate to, through upbeat hip hop! There a lot of gospel rappers out there that are very talented, authentic and share the same passion that I do in desiring to share The Gospel with people. Unfortunately the platforms for Gospel rappers are very limited, on one hand a lot of churches won’t allow then to perform and secular platforms aren’t exactly welcoming to them either. So The Saintuary provides a platform for them to express themselves musically , network, and showcase their talents. Last but not least there are a lot of Christians that are uncomfortable with the typical nightlife and they feel like typical clubs promote a life that they no longer agree with, However, they still want to go out and dance and not feel like they compromising, The Saintuary provides a great alternative for those that don’t really like the typical nigh life vibe.
Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?
I think our consistency with providing great quality fun events since our origin in 2007, is one reason. I believe the other would be our authenticity, atmosphere is everything my team and I genuinely care about people and want to make sure they thoroughly enjoy their time at The Saintuary, I believe people can feel that.
Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?
Since we are a Christian nightclub so it would be no surprise that the Bible is one of many books that have impacted my philosophy from the beginning of The Saintuary to currently. I found inspiration, comfort, and guidance by reading numerous scriptures over the past 15 years. Another book that has had a significant impact in my management style, business mindset, and life is the Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People. I have read it a couple of times by myself and a time or two with my team. I have benefitted greatly from this book and I still apply a lot of the philosophies I learned from that book to this day. I highly recommend that book for anyone, especially leaders!
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