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
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Promise Keepers was looking for a movement that can actualize the hope of Jesus, the hope that we see. And 'Uprising' was what they were looking for.
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Your dreams are the product of your longings, a portrait of your potential, and a promise of your future.
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My primary assessment would be because American Christians tend to be incredibly self-indulgent, so they see the church as a place there for them to meet their needs and to express faith in a way that is meaningful for them.
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When researchers try to break down what is happening at Mosaic, far too often they see the skin and miss the heart.
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We need to understand that Christianity is about changing; it is not about a religion.
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We focus, in some ways, on how to disengage Jesus and the Bible from everything people know about Christianity as a religion.
The bulk of our community is probably between the ages of 20 and 34.
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People outside of the faith really appreciate Mosaic and really love what we're doing.
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Our job is not to change people; our job is to connect people to Jesus, and it's Jesus' job to change people.
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Los Angeles has been known as the center of creativity but has often been equally known for the absence of spirituality.
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I think we are all trying to figure out what it means to be the Church as opposed to just doing church.
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I think many times Christians don't really take the opportunity to hear what people are saying and seeing in the world around them.
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I know it sounds crazy, but as soon as Christians start telling non-Christians how to live their lives, we've lost the Christian faith.
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I became a Christian because I met God.