Takeaway One: If you want to do work that matters, you don't have to do it by yourself. People long to be in sync, and they need someone to show up and lead them.
So what?: I will quit throwing pity parties for the lonely leader and assuming that I must work as a long ranger. I will work to rally others around a common mission to accomplish Kingdom-sized tasks.
Takeaway Two: Art is the risky human act of doing something you haven't done before for someone else with someone else. Mass production leads not just to interchangeable parts but also to interchangeable people.
So what? I will quit working so hard at fitting in and choose to do and be the things that make me original. And, I will celebrate originality in others. I will look for the people who are being effective by doing something unique and encourage them to keep moving forward.
Takeaway Three: We are constantly looking for a reason not to do our art, not to put ourselves on the line.
So what? I will practice being someone who looks for reasons and ways to say "yes." To myself and to others. My favorite leaders and coworkers are those who consistently come up with new ways to say "yes" rather than the frustration of those who give me ten different reasons why something won't work before they've even tried it.
Bonus: If all you can offer in your institution is that you're the "local" church, it's not going to get you where you want to go. Quit bowling. Bowling is not an exciting spectator sport. It's borning and the goal is perfection. What people talk about, what spreads the word is something people don't expect. Nobody talks about a brown cow. The only cow people talk about is a purple one.
If failure is not an option, then neither is success. It's impossible to do art without failure.
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