Behind this unique church name is some well-thought out ministry philosophies and metaphors. Jeff says that one of the philosophies of Waves "is that we want to be like waves hitting the shore, where we penetrate in between the pebbles of our city’s subcultures; we want to be so flexible and fluid that we can do that." Another analogy for the name originated from the late martial artist guru, Bruce Lee. "He said his kung fu was like water. If you put it in a bowl, it takes the shape of a bowl; if you put it in a glass, it takes the shape of a glass. We want the essence of the gospel which is living water, to be like Bruce Lee’s kung fu in that it takes the shape of the culture and sub-cultures." So ever since, the water analogies continue to appear in their ministry plans as in "God created the waves, Jesus, the Living Water moves the waves and the Holy Spirit energizes the waves; web site headings like ‘RadioWaves’ that display worship songs written by Jeff; and Sunday services called ‘TsunamiSunday.’

For over a year, Jeff says the team prayed for a creative solution to their building quandary. As a church plant, they couldn’t afford to own a building, and renting a venue was too costly. One day, they thought of renting a Bubble Tea House for their TsunamiSunday services, and prayerfully, they chose one location called Yummy Tea House where each week they pay for CDN$175 worth of food and drinks, and get a hip and comfortable place for worship without having to pay rent.

Dann says the Waves vision is to plant more churches like this. "This is the first of many, we pray, by God’s grace. This is the pilot project. If we have churches in all Bubble Tea houses, then praise God!"

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