Picture this:

This might be a bit controversial, but I can’t get it out of my mind.  Wouldn’t it be amazing if every church (that is under its own authority as opposed to denominational control) organization where 90% of its members have attended the church for 20 years or longer were to give all of their assets to a church planter or thriving local church in its area?  Wouldn’t it be great if they realized that the Kingdom of God could still use them in this way to make a difference, and unselfishly handed over their properties, savings, and organizational control to this “recommended” church planter or healthy church organization?
Then they could have the liberty to meet together in their homes on a regular basis without power struggle or politics getting in the way of their desire to know God more, and a new generation would be enabled to focus more on reaching their generation for Christ and less on fund raising.

Realistic?

I used to think creativity came from chaos.  You know, that if I lived my life as “chill” as possible, and stayed away from order or organization, I would be free to be as creative as possible.  Now I’m not so sure.

I’ve come to believe that the maximum amount of good creativity comes from a “flexible” organization.  That is, as I am organized and as I am flexible, I am then in the best position to produce the  greatest amount of creativity.  i.e. when my office is disheveled into a massive amount of paper and old advertisements from vendors aI’ll never buy from, I don’t feel very creative, I feel stuck and yuck!

So slowly I’m learning that I get more from being organized in the different areas in my life.  This is not easy for someone who loves to exist “free”,  and who loves chaos.  But you know what comes from chaos?

More chaos.