Play the Fool
One of my Q highlights was connecting with Mike Foster. Mike is one of those multi-gifted and multi-passion guys that is doing some pretty amazing kingdom stuff. Did a great job MCing the Q Conference too!
Love the creativity of plain joe studios. Love the mission of Ethur. And Mike is one of the founders of an amazing ministry called xxxchurch.com.
Mike's closing session at Q was a word from God. Had a profound impact on me. His story totally reminded me of the seventh lion chasing skill: looking foolish. Imagine going to your parents and telling them: "I want to start a Christian porn site." Mike said he was embarrased to tell his parents what God was telling him to do. But faith is the willingness to look foolish.
Then he talked about setting up a xxxchurch exhibit at his first porn show in Las Vegas. Can you imagine how you'd feel taking a stand against porn at a porn show? Mike said this thought ran through his head: "What the hell am I doing here?" His heart was beating like crazy. But he had the courage to go into a lion's den.
Great ending to Q. It's a reminder that it takes rare courage to be counter-cultural. And if you want to impact a lot of people sometimes you have to do something that looks & feels foolish!
Hope you're challenged like me: play the fool for Christ.
Love the creativity of plain joe studios. Love the mission of Ethur. And Mike is one of the founders of an amazing ministry called xxxchurch.com.
Mike's closing session at Q was a word from God. Had a profound impact on me. His story totally reminded me of the seventh lion chasing skill: looking foolish. Imagine going to your parents and telling them: "I want to start a Christian porn site." Mike said he was embarrased to tell his parents what God was telling him to do. But faith is the willingness to look foolish.
Then he talked about setting up a xxxchurch exhibit at his first porn show in Las Vegas. Can you imagine how you'd feel taking a stand against porn at a porn show? Mike said this thought ran through his head: "What the hell am I doing here?" His heart was beating like crazy. But he had the courage to go into a lion's den.
Great ending to Q. It's a reminder that it takes rare courage to be counter-cultural. And if you want to impact a lot of people sometimes you have to do something that looks & feels foolish!
Hope you're challenged like me: play the fool for Christ.
2 Comments:
hey mark.it was great seeing you too. looking forward to hangin in june out here on the left coast. and btw, make sure to send me a pic of you and your car for the JunkyCarClub.com photo gallery.youre in like flynn.
peace...mike.
Mark, great to see you at the Q! Good to have a few chats with you and to hear how it recharged you a bit!
David Park and I recorded a little podcast over at www.djchuang.com to talk about our experience, and I also live-blogged most of the sessions over at http://blog.L2Foundation.org/
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