Sunday, August 12, 2007

I Need More!

The only session I attended at the Leadership Summit was a video interview with Richard Curtis. This was the only one that truly intrigued me because he seemed to live in the artistic world of writing and film, but also lived in the realm of eradicating extreme poverty. Here are some things that he either said, or things that captivated my imagination...
  • "...once you have a ghost of an idea you have to nail it down"
  • collaborative art - guiding an organic vision, let it morph
  • "pick people for the right reason, not just for past success"
  • don't get emotional over failure, it may be the reason for future success
  • be intrigued by the power of "love"
  • observe & listen the everyday stories, and let them shape the world
  • "ruthlessly do the thing that I do"
  • people lose themselves in theory, you have to DO stuff
I don't think it was an accident that this was the only session I experienced. So I have some bold things to say, not because of a solitary session, but because of a feeling that was birthed long ago and won't go away... I NEED MORE!!!

I need help in birthing and growing ideas; I need collaboration; I need to be in community with people who are willing to fail excessively so that that one true idea can bear fruit; I need a community of observers and listeners who include others in recreating this world; I need people who are willing to DO the hard, scary things... I need more!

I don't know what else to say to those who view this blog, other than that. If you guys aren't going to comment, and that is OK if you don't, then I need to include others who will. I am 37 years old, I want finally want to do something with lasting importance. But I realize that it won't just happen. It will require a lot from me and others just to come up with the ideas of creating a community that includes all walks of humanity, yet is driven by the vision of Christ. So let me know...
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Justin Barfield said...

I'm excited, Dave, to hear of your journey of late and how God is stripping from your view the need to be incorporated into the institution. Our time today is something I am still charged from... and for. There is something forming in you. Rather, there is something dying in you. I believe you are feeling the excitement that God is preparing a place for a new vision. I believe that God is working to remove your presupposition of how He can use you. That is the beginning. I believe that you, and the rest of us, are still at the beginning.

We still love the Church. We still believe in God and His people. I believe that what you need more of is more disruption of your imagination. And yes, I believe we all need more interaction with each other and our array of ideas, fears and dreams.

August 13, 2007 at 11:57 PM

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