Erwin McManus
Erwin McManus
Erwin Raphael McManusis an author, futurist, filmmaker, and designer. He is the founder and lead pastor of Mosaic, a church in Los Angeles, California. Erwin is a popular speaker on issues related to postmodernism and postmodern Christianity, but also writes and lectures on topics such as culture, change, creativity, and leadership...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth28 August 1958
CountryUnited States of America
Erwin McManus quotes about
jesus heart adventure
Jesus beckons his followers to a path that's far from the easy road. It's a path filled with adventure, uncertainty, and unlimited possibilities - the only path that can fulfill the deepest longings and desires of your heart.
cities space church
You can plant a church and grow a church. That's not that hard to do, but it's harder to be a viable source of transformation in a city or your time or space.
loneliness insanity suffering
I realize that I live on the bubble of insanity. I feel the weight of human suffering, loneliness and despair on me all the time. It's not getting easier; if anything, it's always right on the edge of my skin.
soul world craving
This thing that haunts you, that never seems satisfied, the cravings in your soul that you are unable to satiate through all the success that the world can bring this is your soul screaming for God.
life matters translate
We want to help everyone find meaning in their life and help translate the story that each person actually matters in the world.
drives guarantee highest human humans job level placed
The reality is that every human being is placed on this planet, and one of the things that drives humans is their need for meaning, and if you can make every job meaningful, then you will guarantee that every job will be done to its highest level of excellence.
emerges fresh god whenever wherever
Wherever and whenever God is moving in a new and fresh way, there emerges a new song!
calling freedom god obedience overstated step wants
I think we've overstated that God is the God who wants us to obey. Obedience is not the end game. Obedience is only our calling so that we can step into our freedom.
ability access change fully god lives power talk understanding
Often we talk about God's ability to change lives without fully understanding how to access that power.
people
It is the creative and enterprising spirit of people that is indispensable. Everything else is supplemental.
business led worked
I've worked in the business world and, as a futurist, the whole 20 years that I've led at Mosaic.
ability asking creative holy human incredible moving people spirit start
I have an incredible confidence in the resilience of the human spirit and the creative ability of the Holy Spirit. So, if you can get people asking the right questions, it really will start moving in the right direction.
few life lived passionate
There are few things more powerful than a life lived with passionate clarity.
history miss somehow
When we look at history, we see history is made up of the heroes of their times. Yet, somehow we miss this when we put on the lens of the Scriptures.