The grace in innovation
"The practical necessity of innovation in our increasingly post-Christian country is an opportunity, perhaps even a movement of grace," writes Chris Dela Cruz.
In a world where steeples and pews often define how we think about “church,” it can sometimes be difficult to imagine something new whether within church walls or within the walls of other ministries. And sometimes, when we consider innovation, we envision something that’s more, or faster, bigger, louder, better ... But what if innovation is a quieter way of bringing about God’s kingdom on earth? What can happen when we listen in such a way that we become a co-writer of the good news of Jesus? What can happen when we turn the thought of innovation 180 degrees, and go in a direction that we’ve discovered needs revisiting? What can happen when we stop thinking of innovation as a something that’s outside of us and see it as a way of personal discipleship?
"The practical necessity of innovation in our increasingly post-Christian country is an opportunity, perhaps even a movement of grace," writes Chris Dela Cruz.
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