What would cause a small denomination of about 130 churches worldwide to have two representatives–in the span of seven days–interviewed by one of the most listened-to shows in the world?
It requires what I call “happy generalism.” You must desire an ecclesiastical culture that is at ease in the priestly world of Exodus and the heavenly world of thronerooms in Revelation, who sits in the Shire, Wessex, Middle Earth, and walks through wardrobes.
To have something worth sharing, you need curiosity about the world. In other words, you cannot be interesting unless you are filled with interests. A happy generalist must be saturated with imagination, ready to twist the plot at any second, prepared to explicate things from a unique angle, avoid cliches, and see the world through new eyes.
I guarantee you that this is not the fruit of public education nor a steady dose of Fox News; it is a mind equipped with the literature of the West, biblical preaching, abundant discourse and dialogues, festive meals, and champagne toasts.
I have seen congregations of 50 people achieve more publicly and intellectually than congregations of 5,000. No one should be allergic to growth, but we should all be allergic to incurious growth, the kind of increase that happens merely on emotive or entertainment grounds.
This week has been more than instructive. We have seen that good ideas articulated carefully, rooted in undaunted courage, can take you to some of the biggest platforms. In those places, you can tell millions that Christ is risen indeed, halleluiah!
Who was the second person. I don’t see anything in his feed?
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