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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attraction becomes feels human mainstream motivates nicely teaching
I think that's a part of what motivates me in my teaching and writing. Once the Gospel feels mainstream and becomes a nicely organized, orchestrated belief system, frankly, I don't think there is even an attraction to the human spirit.
campaign view
I had someone a month ago tell me at a campaign lunch that you can't be a Christian and a Democrat. I think that that view is dissipating very, very fast.
authentic exclusive inner problem pursuit rejection smaller trend
One trend I see is the rejection of growth for self-discovery and the pursuit of authentic community. So we keep whittling our spiritual community to a smaller and smaller and more exclusive inner circle. The problem is if the diagnoses are wrong, so will be the cure.
alive faith hold means vibrant word
The word 'entertain' means to hold someone's attention, and what we want is a faith that is vibrant and alive and beautiful and real.
religion
We need to understand that Christianity is about changing; it is not about a religion.
god trying turn upside
We're a part of the insurrection, trying to turn Christianity upside down. We're an experimental church: God's research and development arm.
generation life religion saying search serious tapping
You have a generation that is saying we are tapping out of religion in many ways. But what they are not saying is that we are tapping out of a serious search for meaning in life.
jesus people religion
We focus, in some ways, on how to disengage Jesus and the Bible from everything people know about Christianity as a religion.
outcomes chance process
The person who loves the process has a much greater chance of success than the person who loves the outcome.
cant-change
We can’t change history, but we can create the future.
obedience midst
God clarifies in the midst of obedience, not beforehand.
who-god-is needs remember
You need to remember who God is, forget the painful wounds and let Him renew you.
creative invisible visible
Is it possible that the creative act is simply the materialization of the future- making the invisible, visible?
greatness discipline
Greatness comes with discipline.