Three ways a movement becomes a museum

Three ways a movement becomes a museum

Mark Driscoll

movements can turn into an institution then a museum. Always being pressured to become an institution, pressured to become a museum.

1. Past success leads to pride (lack of organizational humility)
   1. yeah but that's a good idea, but we didn't invent it. It was invented somewhere else.
   2. We are the inventors
   3. we are the experts
2. That is not from our circle of influence (lack of organizational humility)
   1. That is not from our friends or network
   2. That's out there, that is from someone else.
   3. That's not the way we do it.
3. Two kinds of people form the leadership at the top, sitting at a table.
   1. Founders and friends fill the seats at the top.
   2. No chance for organizational change, creativity, innovation.
   3. People that are willing to effect change, leave

To maintain the movement and not get stuck: the key is you just keep adding bricks. Christ is to be the chief living cornerstone.

1. Use bricks
   1. First brick: Jesus
   2. Second brick: Bible
   3. Wife?
2. Do what Nehemiah does
   1. get new bricks (leaders)
   2. publicly thank them
3. Who are you angry with because they didn't give you that brick? Lose the bitterness.
4. Who do you have to give a brick too?
5. What brick have you rejected in pride?
6. Who should you be humbly asking for a brick?
   1. Who do you need to go to?