5-Year Mission Statement:

Big ideas take time, wisdom, and resources.

This idea, to see it come to fruition, will take billions of dollars, over decades, and patience to bear good fruit.

So we need partners. People and organizations who can catch the vision and commit significant permanent capitol to things like building studios, endowments, and more.

While Imladris is building something new, we must learn from those who have gone before. If we believe that Interactive is the ascendent crossroads of all the arts then we stand to gain invaluable wisdom from the sages of Hollywood, New York, and Nashville. When kingdoms face generational secession it can be one of the most difficult, tumultuous, and dangerous of seasons...unless it's done with exceptional grace, humility, and wisdom.

So we seek the Sages, the Oracles, the spiritual and professional giants who have learned much and are willing to mentor this growing group of newly minted Kings and Queens.

At the functional center of Imladris are the Game Makers. These are the Redemptive Content Creators who we hope to find, feed, and flourish in this new kingdom. Coders, artists, musicians, writers and more - these are the Warrior-Poets who will bring Heaven to Earth through their innovation, excellence, and perseverance.

So we seek a few...those who's hearts swell at the vision and say 'Yes' to seeing Imladris built in their lifetime, and in their backyard.

If our passion is for people, and if our eye is on the future, then the importance of an educational pipeline that validates, trains, and prepares the next generation of game makers can scarcely be overstated. And yet, the number of Christian universities with game development programs, and the number of students currently enrolled, is roughly 5% of similar programs in secular institutions. We aim to support, build up, and sow into the programs that do exist on any way we can with mentorship, internships, and the kind of relationships that can set a student up for long-term career success.

That said, we're not remotely limiting this effort to Christian universities. The opportunity to engage synergistically with Kingdom minder teachers and students at schools all over the world may in fact be the larger opportunity to have disproportionate influence and leverage. By demonstrating a spirit of helpfulness and a genuine desire to foster success, we expect to attract the favor of those who are hungry...but they don't know what for.

I once was teaching a Sunday school lesson to a group of high schoolers. 'Who here plays video games?' I asked and almost nobody raised their hand. A few minutes later I asked, "Remember that time in Halo where MasterChief has to save Cortana?" ... and almost all the hands went up. -=Busted!=- Players and their parents have said over and over that the world needs good game content for believers and yet even when that content is made they struggle to find their audience. The proper 'reward' for every artistic endeavor is an audience. In the case of Interactive, that means players.

So we seek to link up with existing and new communities where gaming and faith are held together as point of common interest, and shared passion, who can aggregate an engaged audience of fans who love Christ, and love gaming, together.