If the Church wants to grow, it must celebrate those who take eccentric actions to spread the faith, says Michael Foust in his new book about Church “rule-breaker” movements.
In Keep Christianity Weird: Embracing the Discipline of Being Different, Frost, co-founder of Forge Mission Training Network, calls on pastors to use unconventional methods in their ministry to foster “greater creativity and innovation.”
“Could it be that the church has closed its doors to the misfits and rebels and troublemakers? Does the church make space for and foster the contributions of those who see things differently?” asks Frost in the first chapter of his book.
“… the broader culture increasingly recognizes the contribution of eccentricity to the greater good. But not the church. Just as business and education is fostering greater creativity and innovation, the church is in a phase of rewarding compliance and conservatism and suppressing eccentricity.”
Frost, who’s an expert on international church missions, cites multiple examples of groups within Christianity that exhibit the healthy…
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