Morph

I began the first chapter of Ron Martoia's book Morph today.

Ron is the lead pastor at Westwinds Community Church (http://www.westwinds.org) . The book addresses the texture of leadership for tomorrow's church. One particular quote surprised me a bit. He said the audience for the final survivor (I'm guessing the first one) was larger than those who voted in the Bush/Gore presidential election. This points to the changing culture that puts more stock on craving experiences rather than representation. In my mind this could be a enormous opportunity for communities of faith to draw people to a Jesus who is not just a historical figure of influence, but a personal real relational God involved in our lives today.

The focus in this book is that today's leaders of faith will need to morph (transform, change) on a continual basis to have impact on an emerging world.