“The American church as a whole needs to move from selfish consumerism to unselfish contribution…. People in this culture are trained to think about me, me, me; I’ve got to do what’s best for me. Even when we go to church we have this consumer mentality.”
~ Rick Warren
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You’re kidding right??? This is the same guy who has like a 500 billion dollar church property right? Jeeesh…no wonder they like Jesus and not the church.
I know, it’s seems kind of ironic right? But maybe Warren is in the midst of a deep and radical paradigm shift that could turn things around… despite others being launched onto the center stage of the Christian spotlight (osteen), Warren still has a tremendously large voice in the world of Christendom. With that voice, he could certainly shake some things up… I’d stay tuned and see what comes out of his camp, it could be big. Just remember, he’s already started one movement (Purpose Driven), so he knows what it takes…