Contagion

"A focus on self-preservation is the greatest limitation on the momentum of a movement."Steven Furtick.

Well, I've never been one to come up with amazing one liners that make everyone's jaw drop...but obviously this guy is!

As a disciple,husband,father and pastor, I never want to get caught in the place of self preservation.  The place where I'm just trying to survive.  I'm not growing.  I'm not risking.  I'm not investing in the future.  I'm not even looking into the future...just the here and now.  I don't want to go there.

As a church, I never want us to go there either.  The place where we just try and preserve what we've got.  Where we don't take "tipping point" risks...the ones where if we fail, we may look like complete losers and possibly feel the burn...but if we succeed, life will never be the same. Where we are just trying to keep the Christians happy so they don't leave.

I could go on and on.  It's good to make sure you don't die...don't get me wrong.  But trying to not die by sitting there, doing nothing?  Sounds like death is just around the corner...