Erwin McManus
Erwin McManus
Erwin Raphael McManusis an author, futurist, filmmaker, and designer. He is the founder and lead pastor of Mosaic, a church in Los Angeles, California. Erwin is a popular speaker on issues related to postmodernism and postmodern Christianity, but also writes and lectures on topics such as culture, change, creativity, and leadership...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth28 August 1958
CountryUnited States of America
art life-well-lived wells
A life well lived is the most exquisite work of art.
humility hypocrite transition
In some sense we are all hypocrites in transition.
determination powerful character
Talent doesn't win. Hard work, determination, and character wins. If you root your talent and ability in those things, then you have a powerful combination.
christian jesus thinking
My goal is to destroy Christianity as a world religion and be a recatalyst for the movement of Jesus Christ ... Some people are upset with me because it sounds like I'm anti-Christian. I think they might be right.
inspirational courage fear
Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the absence of self.
creativity character imagination
The epicenter of creativity and imagination should be the Church, reflecting the character and glory of God.
jesus prayer men
Jesus did not have a value for prayer for prayer's sake. He had a value for the intimate communion between God and man.
integrity use bless
When we lack integrity, we use power to control. When we lead with integrity, we use power to bless.
danger dangerous gods-will
To live outside of God's will puts us in danger; to live in his will makes us dangerous.
jesus reality people
I have so much confidence in the reality of Jesus that I feel no pressure to try to make people act or be a certain way. I'm banking everything on the fact that God actually changes people.
citizenship eternity residence
Our citizenship is in eternity; history is our temporary residence.
leaving all-time pioneering
We are all time voyagers leaving history in our wake, pioneering into the future.
christian stories scripture
The Christian faith grew through story - not text. Only later did the stories become Scripture. While the Scripture must be held in the highest regard, we must not neglect the power of story.
ambition focus fuel
The fuel of ambition is not the problem; it is the focus of ambition that frees or betrays us.