Be Creative

March 4, 2010

Often, we wait for our organizations to bid us “create.” They wont. In reality, all organizations are stuck in their ways. Yet, even though they wont admit it, they long deep down for us to “create.” So, we need to create “unbidden.” Movement leaders create, they operate outside of organizational or institutional borders and expectations.   

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Take a Risk

February 28, 2010


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Kindle the Missional Imagination

February 16, 2010

“The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.”-Russell Simmons
How do we lead faculty and students to engage mission as a way of life? As movement leaders, we’re always in the process of directing our movement’s imagination toward new possibilities and applications. Henry Ward Beecher once described faith as “spiritualized imagination.” David [...]

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Paul Pierson on Characteristics of Spiritual Movements

February 15, 2010

So what does a spiritual movement look like?
Dr Paul Pierson, missions history prof at Fuller, and a pastor at Hollywood Presbyterian Church, compiled a very helpful list of characterstics of renewal movements and sent them to Andrew over at tallskinykiwi . Here’s a copy of the letter.
“Dear Andrew,
The list of factors observed in revival and [...]

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The Passion Conversation

February 1, 2010

In their marketing world, Brains on Fire focuses less on the “product” and more on the “passion.” Marketing movements are more about passion, than product; they talk more about what the product allows you to do, than the product itself. I’m somewhat mixed right now in my desire for Apple’s iPad….wondering if the product has [...]

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Campaigns vs Movements

January 31, 2010

The smart folks over at Brains on Fire recognize the emergence of the term “movement” in their approach to marketing. They contrast their commitment to “movements” rather than the typical marketing approach of planning “campaigns.” Campaigns, they argue, come across as short-term gimmicks, while movements elevate people, build communities around a common cause, passion, company, [...]

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Thots on Change, the Sense of Urgency and the Long Haul of Cultural Transformation

January 12, 2010

Last week, I spent some time with some senior campus and military ministry leaders from the mid-Atlantic region of Campus Crusade for Christ. I found myself arguing for an increase in “urgency,” for the need to challenge the organizational status quo while expanding the role we play in Campus Crusade in proclaiming the gospel and [...]

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Movement Dynamics by Tim Keller

January 7, 2010

The Global Cities Initiative Conference took place in New York City on September 9 – 11, 2009. Over 80 cities were represented by ministry leaders and church planters. Tim Keller gave three plenary addresses at GCI. Go here for info.
September 9th – “Gospel Renewal”
September 10th – “City Focus”
September 11th – “Movements & Ecosystems”
I was particularly [...]

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