Missional with a Capital “M” – Part 6

Here are the final quotes from Origins and Ethos.

“Have we asked, 'who are the furtherest people from conversion?' Who are those folks that come to Christ and we celebrate it?” – Erwin and Staff

“One fear I have from what I see, is that there is no sweeping movement of creation in the postmodern church. There appears to be only a sweeping movement of deconstruction.” – Erwin

“Are we creating a place of questions more so than answers?” – Erwin and Staff (compiled)

“You can either control the organization or you can control the character of the people.” – Erwin

“You attract who you value. If you value an artist, you will attract them. If you value dancers, you will attract them.” – Mosaic Staff

“Love is the context of our mission.” – Eric

“Structure must always submit to spirit.” – Mosaic Core Value

“God could have called us. He could have emailed us. He chose to encounter us.” – David

“There are three ways to think about the future: 1. By studying human nature. 2. By studying macro trends. 3. By creating it.” – Alex

“A key in studying trends is trying to analyze if it is a trend or a fad.” – Alex

“Humanity tends to move toward the darkness of the horrific past.” – Alex

“Human nature is of the sort that it will always move toward eliminating the freedom of other human beings.” – Alex

“The west and the east both tend to objectify women. They drape them. We strip them.” – Alex’s Wife

“The greatest danger of humanity is not the environment it is humanity itself.” – Alex

“One of the reasons that we are not appreciative of art is that we have lost an appreciation of western culture and a lack of a belief we have something to give the future. When you lose that appreciation, you are not appreciative of artists who depict it.” –Alex complied

“Put the wrong people in power and the weak are abused.” – Erwin

“Serving others will produce humility.” – Erwin

“Part of wholeness is to forgive and ask forgiveness.” – Erwin

“Character may not affect your talent, but it will affect your contribution.” – Erwin

“Do we as a pastor see people for what they can do or do we invest in them?” – Erwin