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
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We're a part of the insurrection, trying to turn Christianity upside down. We're an experimental church: God's research and development arm.
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I think we are all trying to figure out what it means to be the Church as opposed to just doing church.
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One of the things you'll discover... as you listen to your own soul is that you spend a great amount of your life trying to bring meaning to your own life. And, by the way, most people are not going to church, so the place they're actually trying to find meaning in their life is at work.
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I think the exploration and the search for who Jesus is, and that 2,000 years later we're still trying to figure out who He was, and did He really rise from the dead... And I think for me, the answer is 'yes,' and that's why we're talking about Him today.
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We have to ask ourselves, 'Am I really trying to discern God's will, or determine whether I want to do it?'
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The reality is that every human being is placed on this planet, and one of the things that drives humans is their need for meaning, and if you can make every job meaningful, then you will guarantee that every job will be done to its highest level of excellence.
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I think that's a part of what motivates me in my teaching and writing. Once the Gospel feels mainstream and becomes a nicely organized, orchestrated belief system, frankly, I don't think there is even an attraction to the human spirit.
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My primary assessment would be because American Christians tend to be incredibly self-indulgent, so they see the church as a place there for them to meet their needs and to express faith in a way that is meaningful for them.
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While we would love to have no criticism, probably if we had no critique, we wouldn't be doing anything meaningful.
The bulk of our community is probably between the ages of 20 and 34.
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Promise Keepers was looking for a movement that can actualize the hope of Jesus, the hope that we see. And 'Uprising' was what they were looking for.
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People outside of the faith really appreciate Mosaic and really love what we're doing.
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Our job is not to change people; our job is to connect people to Jesus, and it's Jesus' job to change people.
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Los Angeles has been known as the center of creativity but has often been equally known for the absence of spirituality.