Tag Archives: narrative

The new thing in an old story

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Mark Love

In the previous post I talked about the “narrative” nature of adaptive, or cultural, change in organizations. New cultural identities form around a new organizational narrative that is tethered to the actual conditions on the ground. I also suggested that … Continue reading →

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Tell a Story, Change the World

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Mark Love

I’ve said in this space many times that information is a fairly weak instigator for change. We don’t change much, generally speaking, just because we receive new information. We tend to absorb new information into the frameworks we already have … Continue reading →

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15:28 compliant: spaces for the storytellers

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Mark Love

Let me remind you what I’m doing here in my recent blog posts. I’m taking Acts 15:28 as a decisive clue for Luke’s understanding of the church. That is, the phrase, “it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to … Continue reading →

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Three Smooth Stones: Managing Polarities

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Mark Love

Nearly a decade ago, I started collaborating with Pat Keifert, a theology prof at Luther Seminary and president of Church Innovations, and a leading voice in the missional church conversation. Part of that collaboration includes consulting work in a process … Continue reading →

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Three Smooth Stones: Action-Reflection-Articulation

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Mark Love

I worked for six years with Bill Hunt, who was our youth minister at the East County Church of Christ. Bill had studied with David Wray at ACU, one of the best churchmen I know, and had learned from him … Continue reading →

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Three Smooth Stones for Ministry

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Mark Love

Ministry is not a science, at least not the way I think about it. As my friends, Ryan and Jess Woods, put it. Ministry is about the two most unpredictable forces in the world–the Spirit of God and human beings. … Continue reading →

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The Kingdom is Near: can I keep my deodorant?

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Mark Love

I listen to Bruce Cockburn. When Eddie Vedder sings, Society, I get it. I read Stanley Haurwas and John Howard Yoder and something within me says, “that sounds right.” I can get a little excitement going for a counter-cultural response … Continue reading →

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