Jon Hirst is my guest in this episode. Jon serves as the Director of Program Innovation at SIL International. He is the co-editor (with Jim Reapsome) of Innovation in Mission: Insights into Practical Innovations Creating Kingdom Impact, co-founder (with Mindy Hirst) of Generous Mind, and hosts webinars at InnovationInMission.com.
We talk about fresh thinking that creates value and offer some help to leaders facing challenges. Some questions we address include: What is the place of innovation in the Church? How does a poor theology of failure lead us to resist the new things of the Spirit? Is failure a sign of a lack of faith/commitment? How should we live when we do what God desires but fail to see immediate results? Can success be measured by closed doors?
The Church has been innovating for 2000 years. Jesus has been building His Church and change has been taking place. As the Church follows a dynamic Spirit into the world, She has to adjust to change.
Our God is a creative God. And He has created us to be creative as He leads us to an ever-changing world with a never-changing gospel.
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