Feb 11, 2010 Print This Post
There’s an illustration I have used for years when it comes to the substance and style of church worship services. I had no idea that I had inadvertently lifted the idea from Thomas Jefferson. I guess there truly is nothing new under the sun:
In matters of principals, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. – Thomas Jefferson
This is how we try to “do church” at Riv.
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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