Jan 27, 2009 Print This Post
“The American church is built on Jesus’ words: ‘Love the Lord your God with all heart, soul, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself.’ We’ve pimped the second commandment by defining our neighbor as “someone like us.”
Some companies spend 50% on research and development. How much of our church budgets are spent on innovation?
Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.
As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).
Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.
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