missio

Track: Pre-Launch
Speaker: Mark Batterson
Topic: Creative DNA

Notes from the “positive” blogger :).

• If you learn something from an experience, it’s not a failure.
• God is infinitely creative.
• We are immune to, but surrounded by, God’s creativity.
• We are the pinnacle of God’s creativity.
• The more we become like the Creator, the more creative we should become
• Our sense of humor is really a stewardship issue. As is our artistic skills, language skills, and everything else that comes from the right brain.
• God never ceases laughing at us: we’re always doing something funny. But at the same time, His heart never stops breaking. That’s how infinite He is.
• The church should be the most creative place on the planet.
• 5 Keys to Creativity
  • Keep Learning.
    • There will be Eureka moments as we keep learning.
    • Never lose a holy curiosity.
    • Every -ology is a branch of theology.
    • Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.
  • Exegete Culture
    • We must have contextual intelligence.
    • Be a student of culture (1 Chronicles 12:32).
  • Brand Sermons
    • Seven Steps to Brand a Sermon Series
  • Disrupt Your Routines
    • Change of pace+Change of place=Change of Perspective
    • When a routine becomes routine, change it.
    • Good leaders confuse people. Say what?
  • Keep Experimenting
    • We need more churches because there are more people. We need many types of churches because there are many types of people.
    • Everything is an experiment.
    • Don’t be afraid to fail.

If you’ve been following Batterson a while, you won’t see much new, but it’s still powerful because it isn’t reality in most of our churches yet.