"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Church Chicken Run?

You know the movie about hens kept in a POW style barn, forced to produce a quota of eggs. If not produced the hen was flagged for the dinner table. Do one hen plans a great escape. However, it was hard to convince the chickens of the need to run.
Humorous cartoon.
However, based on this movie these writers then state:

"Without being too dramatic, we believe this is precisely what is needed for Missional leaders an radical disciples who know the urgency of the day requires a significant shift from the predominant image of 'church'. It is not too harsh a judgment to say that most people in the Western church simply cannot see beyond the Christendom mode they know so well."

(The shape of things to come. Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch. Hendrickson pub, 2003, pg 146-147)
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