The latest from the Church Solutions Conference:
The biggest barrier to progress in human history has not been ignorance,
but the illusion of knowing.
- Daniel Boorstin
Ron Martoia is a former pastor and church planter who now consults with churches and corporate executive teams as a transformation architect. His presentation today was a fascinating glimpse into the rapid changes of our society today - and how they mirror past "hinges" of historical movements.
He encouraged us to stretch our mental model away from the way things should be done (reactive thinking) and learn to differentiate between accommodation and assimilation.
He also talked about the powerful differences between logos (doctrine and dogma) and mythos (the power of a story to change a life). When mythos gives way to logos, fundamentalism is the result. He urged church leaders to rediscover the power of the story and weave that into the lives of our churches today.
Martoia's depth has challenged me to look beyond the past and the present, not being content with what has been and what is, to what could be.
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