Wow, it’s so reassuring to read so many articles that parallel my experience with media in the church and all the struggles that arise from that mixture. It’s sort of like when you ask your friend if he can see the creepy shadow done the hall too just so you have confirmation that you’re not crazy.
Side note: If you don’t know me very well then you’d be surprised to learn that I’m rather OCD and slightly ADHD so I tend to constantly rework my sentence structures and rearrange paragraph orders along with image placements. Right now I’m trying not to let my blog turn into another outlet of thought paralyzed by the impossible goal of perfection. To fulfill this purpose I’ll try to write more candidly and less grammatically correct (if that’s even possible for me?).
In short, Erwin McManus has already captured my heart with just this article alone. He’s basically writing the page of my life that I’m trying to live out right now. The innovation article is also inspiring because it points out that you’re usually up against the wall when the creative genius kicks in. I had a feeling most artists functioned this way. And lastly, I love the call to evaluate the pros and cons of “community” in the digital age. So ofter we just assume that the internet will solve all of our problems without actually contributing any of its own. How short-sighted! Ok, I’m done. Now read!
Erwin McManus:
http://www.collidemagazine.com/article/104/the-futurist
Innovation, because it’s all you’ve got:
http://www.collidemagazine.com/article/126/innovation-is-easier-and-harder-than-you-think
The Illusion of Community:
http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2008/10/the_illusion_of.html
http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2008/10/the_illusion_of_1.html
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