The Unworthy Saint

I spent 45 minutes this morning reading George Verwer’s Drops From a Leaking Tap. Verwer is someone who stirs my affection for Christ.  He is radical and has been transformed by Christ.  He is passionate about sharing the gospel.  I am passionate, but fearful of sharing the gospel.  I am a weak man.  I am fearful of man, of offending other men, of making other people uncomfortable.  Perhaps that is why Verwer writes books – perhaps it is for fearful, compromised Christians like me who are scared of sharing their faith.  I saw of Brad Payne’s bookshelf the book “Just Walk Across the Room.”  That phrase convicts me, as does Verwer.  I read the first three chapters today.  I look forward to reading more.  God’s grace to George Verwer is his grace to me.  Thank God.

You’ve got to see/listen to this work of art – This Binary Universe by BT. Bt is a musician/artist (btmusic.com) who is heavily focused on the intersection of human emotion and technology. His latest creation come with a cd, but it also came with a 5.1 mixed dvd complete with moving images for each song. It’s such a cool experience to be able to listen to the music and see art that was made to go with the music. And the music is very laid back, almost soundtrackish with no vocals – which makes the dvd pretty perfect. From his work I’ve had many ideas on how something similar to this could be used for worship – but more on that later. Check his stuff out if you have a chance.

I just read “Confessions of a Reformission Rev.: Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church” By Mark Driscoll yesterday. I don’t usually read whole books in a day, but his was an exception. It’s not overly lengthy at 200 pages, but it’s very interesting. The book chronicles the rise of Mars Hill Church, Seattle from the perspective of it’s founder and lead pastor Mark Driscoll. He talks about the mistakes they made, the things they did well, and briefly what they learned about church structure.

Personally, religion is one of my favorite topics to read about. Another favorite topic of mine is business along with business structure, growth, marketing, vision, etc… and so it kinda paired a couple of my interests up. And I’m not saying that a church should be run like a business – it shouldn’t. Running the church like a business is a fatal error that many churches make. But at the same time, it’s not so different from a business – it’s just that if you take your queues from a buiness book instead of the Bible, you’re sure to get off track rather quickly.

Anyhow, I totally recommend the book if you’re at all interested in reaching young people of this day and age for Christ, or if you’re interested in being on staff at a growing church.

The kids at Mars Hill Seattle have put together an FAQ and a Top 10 things to look for in a mate that are just great. If you’re single and looking for a girl/boy or if you’re already dating/courting someone, you should totally check these talks out.

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