The change business gets boringly cerebral at times. As experts, we strategize, advise, and write about change theory and practice -- all to sway the minds of clients, bosses, and friends.
What really matters most to change-agents, however, is changing hearts.
In this YouTube video, a church in central Pennsylvania wanted to let people whose hearts had been changed to share their experiences with the congregation. They could have talked for five minutes from a script or rambled without notes. Instead, all who participated used a recognizable symbol of brokenness on the streets: a rough piece of cardboard with a simple handwritten message on it.
If you find yourself intellectualizing or challenging what you hear and see, watch the video a second time and focus on the ordinariness of the people, on the courage they had to muster to admit weaknesses, and on raw change.
Friday, November 14, 2008
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2 comments:
Wow... powerful, moving, convicting, and exciting. What an incredible message of changed lives.
Wow. I am still weeping. you answered my earlier question about how to reach the social networks through You Tube, thinking that this medium would miss the impact of a speakers presence.
When God is the change agent I should expect more impact than a speaker can give. Such simplicity and beauty.
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