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Jason Butler

Co-founder, SupperTime

Jason Butler is the co-founder and managing partner of a dining and tech startup called SupperTime. Previously, he served as the lead pastor of Open Table UMC in Raleigh, North Carolina, and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he planted and led a church and co-founded a nonprofit to fight child sex trafficking. He earned his D.Min. from Duke Divinity School.

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Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants from the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship are designed for worshiping communities. These grants allow a wide range of Christian worshiping communities to focus on projects that connect public worship with Christian discipleship and faith formation. Funding awards range from $8,000 to $25,000. 

The grants support year-long projects that show promise in fostering renewed or strengthened worship practices within worshiping communities in the United States or Canada. Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for teacher-scholars are also available. Applications for the October 15 deadline will open on July 15, 2026.

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