Creative Disruption: A Great Buzz

Thursday, March 10, 2011

A Great Buzz

No, not that kind of buzz! But now that you are reading this post I can tell you that there is a great deal of buzz around King of Glory with regard to the whole notion of creative disruption! Wow, have I heard some creative ways that you are all stirring things up in your lives! I am praying for each and every one of you.

Now, I am not ranking ideas, but I must say that my attention was certainly grabbed by the email that said: "Pastor Tim, I am going to prison for Lent." I was relieved to see the parenthetical note that it was for Kairos ministry (to be a leader on a spiritual renewal weekend for inmates).

So, what is stirring inside of you? Leave your comments and let me know.

Blessed journey!

PT

1 comment:

UnknownMarch 11, 2011 at 6:27 PM
A few months ago I decided to try becoming a vegetarian as a form of "creative disruption". I was curious to see what it was all about. Would I miss a lot of foods? Would I feel better physically? Mentally? Spiritually? The idea that it might be kinder to the environment had an appeal. Hmmmmm......maybe I would lose few pounds?
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An Invitation to Keep Lent...

The church (or liturgical) year is an incredible gift and resource for people of faith. Its rhythms and seasons ground us in the story of our salvation and point to the ongoing work of God in our lives and in the world around us.

The season of Lent is one of the times in the church year that has incredible potential for spiritual growth and renewal. I want to invite and encourage every member of our KOG family to observe the season of Lent this year in some special kind of way.

Lent (an old Anglo-Saxon word for spring), is meant to be a season of renewal and spiritual growth. Many of the customs and disciplines that have developed as ways of keeping (observing) the season are about creating some kind of “creative disruption” of our normal routines in order to promote spiritual growth or renewal.

I invite you to think and pray intentionally about what kind of creative disruption you might undertake this year to promote growth and renewal. What might you change, add, or subtract from your normal routine as a way of creating space in your life for the Spirit to work?

Perhaps a few examples are in order. Many people give up something such as a food, an activity, or a habit, which is a part of their regular routine. This small sacrifice is a reminder of a much larger sacrifice made on our behalf, and the disruption that it creates in our lives gives cause for reflection on our values and priorities. Others will add a discipline or seize upon the season to finally get at something too long kept on the back burner of life.

I would like very much to know what creative disruption you plan to embrace, and at the end of the season, I would like you to write to me and tell me how the experience has impacted you. May you be blessed by whatever you undertake and may it deepen your relationship with the One who embraces us in Christ.