The Good Kind of Crazy

I saw a friend recently to catch up…on family, work, mutual friends, and the like. When we’re together, we also often brainstorm, especially about the kind of churches we’d like to be a part of (occupational hazard!). After filling me in on some of the latest and greatest ideas she’s had about the church she leads, she stopped and said, “You know, you’re about the only person I know who doesn’t think I’m crazy when I talk this way.” “Actually,” I replied with a smile, “I think you’re crazy too. But the church needs crazy right now.” Do you know what I mean? We’ve been doing things the same way for years and...