so I’ve never written a book I just thought I’d put out my great undone
thought I’d put out my great undone
thought I’d put out my great undone right there I’ve just never written a
right there I’ve just never written a
right there I’ve just never written a book I’ve read a bunch of them by the
book I’ve read a bunch of them by the
book I’ve read a bunch of them by the time my dad was my age he had written
time my dad was my age he had written
time my dad was my age he had written more than I’ve probably read at this
more than I’ve probably read at this
more than I’ve probably read at this point and it’s something that I’ve
point and it’s something that I’ve
point and it’s something that I’ve always wanted to do it’s not that I
always wanted to do it’s not that I
always wanted to do it’s not that I haven’t wanted to and it’s not that I
haven’t wanted to and it’s not that I
haven’t wanted to and it’s not that I haven’t been busy doing other things I
haven’t been busy doing other things I
haven’t been busy doing other things I have been I’ve been raising three
have been I’ve been raising three
have been I’ve been raising three children with my wife who’s right over
children with my wife who’s right over
children with my wife who’s right over there and amazing I have been writing
there and amazing I have been writing
there and amazing I have been writing music and traveling the world playing
music and traveling the world playing
music and traveling the world playing music I’ve been able to speak on many
music I’ve been able to speak on many
music I’ve been able to speak on many different in many different countries
different in many different countries
different in many different countries and on many different continents I’ve
and on many different continents I’ve
and on many different continents I’ve had the opportunity to work with people
had the opportunity to work with people
had the opportunity to work with people who are homeless to work with people in
who are homeless to work with people in
who are homeless to work with people in all across the world that are in need I
all across the world that are in need I
all across the world that are in need I have had wonderful opportunities in my
have had wonderful opportunities in my
have had wonderful opportunities in my life but I’ve never written a book and
life but I’ve never written a book and
life but I’ve never written a book and the problem is something like this it’s
the problem is something like this it’s
the problem is something like this it’s not because I haven’t been unbusy or
not because I haven’t been unbusy or
not because I haven’t been unbusy or effective in what I’ve done what I
effective in what I’ve done what I
effective in what I’ve done what I haven’t really had is a framework in
haven’t really had is a framework in
haven’t really had is a framework in which to take all these wonderful and
which to take all these wonderful and
which to take all these wonderful and creative ideas and put them together in
creative ideas and put them together in
creative ideas and put them together in an innovative way what I’ve done while
an innovative way what I’ve done while
an innovative way what I’ve done while it’s been a lot of fun and kind of all
it’s been a lot of fun and kind of all
it’s been a lot of fun and kind of all over the place has not been well
over the place has not been well
over the place has not been well designed today we’re going to talk a
designed today we’re going to talk a
designed today we’re going to talk a little bit about what it means to have a
little bit about what it means to have a
little bit about what it means to have a designed faith and I often wonder as
designed faith and I often wonder as
designed faith and I often wonder as I’ve turned 46 and getting close to that
I’ve turned 46 and getting close to that
I’ve turned 46 and getting close to that 50 which is the beginning of middle age
50 which is the beginning of middle age
50 which is the beginning of middle age I live in Loma Linda which is a blue
I live in Loma Linda which is a blue
I live in Loma Linda which is a blue zone so I’m definitely gonna live to a
zone so I’m definitely gonna live to a
zone so I’m definitely gonna live to a hundred I have no problem with that
hundred I have no problem with that
hundred I have no problem with that the only problem is that I’ve started
the only problem is that I’ve started
the only problem is that I’ve started riding a motorcycle so I think
riding a motorcycle so I think
riding a motorcycle so I think statistically that changes some things
statistically that changes some things
statistically that changes some things for me very perhaps but I always would
for me very perhaps but I always would
for me very perhaps but I always would go back to what one of my mentors who I
go back to what one of my mentors who I
go back to what one of my mentors who I met when he was in his 90s doctor will
met when he was in his 90s doctor will
met when he was in his 90s doctor will Alexander said I was sitting next to him
Alexander said I was sitting next to him
Alexander said I was sitting next to him in a meeting one time and I said dr.
in a meeting one time and I said dr.
in a meeting one time and I said dr. Alexander why do you still do this why
Alexander why do you still do this why
Alexander why do you still do this why do you still round
do you still round
do you still round with your patience you don’t have to do
with your patience you don’t have to do
with your patience you don’t have to do any of this anymore you’ve been retired
any of this anymore you’ve been retired
any of this anymore you’ve been retired for like 50 years already I’m not real
for like 50 years already I’m not real
for like 50 years already I’m not real great with math and he looked at me and
great with math and he looked at me and
great with math and he looked at me and he said you know I’ve done my best work
he said you know I’ve done my best work
he said you know I’ve done my best work since I was 70 years old why would I
since I was 70 years old why would I
since I was 70 years old why would I stop now and so I think there’s still
stop now and so I think there’s still
stop now and so I think there’s still hope and in my time both in ministry and
hope and in my time both in ministry and
hope and in my time both in ministry and then moving on to a short time and a
then moving on to a short time and a
then moving on to a short time and a short little excerpt in healthcare I was
short little excerpt in healthcare I was
short little excerpt in healthcare I was lucky enough to sit with some of the
lucky enough to sit with some of the
lucky enough to sit with some of the most innovative people and most
most innovative people and most
most innovative people and most thoughtfully designed people in the
thoughtfully designed people in the
thoughtfully designed people in the world I was lucky to work with Landon
world I was lucky to work with Landon
world I was lucky to work with Landon Morris from innovation labs who just
Morris from innovation labs who just
Morris from innovation labs who just happens to do things like train the
happens to do things like train the
happens to do things like train the innovators in China as a side job for
innovators in China as a side job for
innovators in China as a side job for himself or go and experience the
himself or go and experience the
himself or go and experience the innovation labs that they have at frog
innovation labs that they have at frog
innovation labs that they have at frog labs up in San Francisco or do
labs up in San Francisco or do
labs up in San Francisco or do experience design tours and spend time
experience design tours and spend time
experience design tours and spend time at their experience design a house in
at their experience design a house in
at their experience design a house in Colorado with stir isin I learned a new
Colorado with stir isin I learned a new
Colorado with stir isin I learned a new language I learned a new framework I
language I learned a new framework I
language I learned a new framework I learned a new way to think about my life
learned a new way to think about my life
learned a new way to think about my life it changed everything for me
it changed everything for me
it changed everything for me it was like they were speaking a
it was like they were speaking a
it was like they were speaking a language that I had always known kind of
language that I had always known kind of
language that I had always known kind of intrinsically but no one had ever taught
intrinsically but no one had ever taught
intrinsically but no one had ever taught to me and now it was being taught to me
to me and now it was being taught to me
to me and now it was being taught to me I had found my tribe and you know what
I had found my tribe and you know what
I had found my tribe and you know what it’s like to find your tribe life
it’s like to find your tribe life
it’s like to find your tribe life changes and in fact growing up I was
changes and in fact growing up I was
changes and in fact growing up I was always considered a creative teachers
always considered a creative teachers
always considered a creative teachers didn’t love it but in fact I’ll say
didn’t love it but in fact I’ll say
didn’t love it but in fact I’ll say creative with with my with my quotation
creative with with my with my quotation
creative with with my with my quotation marks because during class I would
marks because during class I would
marks because during class I would always do what was absolutely the best
always do what was absolutely the best
always do what was absolutely the best use of my time which was dreaming about
use of my time which was dreaming about
use of my time which was dreaming about the way things could be rather than
the way things could be rather than
the way things could be rather than thinking about the way things are which
thinking about the way things are which
thinking about the way things are which has to do with homework and math you see
has to do with homework and math you see
has to do with homework and math you see I grew up in a home where creativity was
I grew up in a home where creativity was
I grew up in a home where creativity was encouraged where a do yourself ethos was
encouraged where a do yourself ethos was
encouraged where a do yourself ethos was absolutely important and where
absolutely important and where
absolutely important and where entrepreneurship was encouraged as well
entrepreneurship was encouraged as well
entrepreneurship was encouraged as well I grew up thinking sky’s the limit this
I grew up thinking sky’s the limit this
I grew up thinking sky’s the limit this caused me to do some very strange things
caused me to do some very strange things
caused me to do some very strange things one to start a rock band while I was in
one to start a rock band while I was in
one to start a rock band while I was in seminary getting a Masters of Divinity
seminary getting a Masters of Divinity
seminary getting a Masters of Divinity degree whatever that is one was the
degree whatever that is one was the
degree whatever that is one was the second one is to put coffee shops pretty
second one is to put coffee shops pretty
second one is to put coffee shops pretty much every single place that I worked
much every single place that I worked
much every single place that I worked but because
but because
but because didn’t have a good framework or a good
didn’t have a good framework or a good
didn’t have a good framework or a good infrastructure for this kind of thinking
infrastructure for this kind of thinking
infrastructure for this kind of thinking I thought I was an anomaly I thought I
I thought I was an anomaly I thought I
I thought I was an anomaly I thought I was an outlier i meeting innovation
was an outlier i meeting innovation
was an outlier i meeting innovation taught me my native tongue and I would
taught me my native tongue and I would
taught me my native tongue and I would listen to these guys and women as they
listen to these guys and women as they
listen to these guys and women as they would talk about what is phenomenal
would talk about what is phenomenal
would talk about what is phenomenal about innovation and design thinking and
about innovation and design thinking and
about innovation and design thinking and experience design and I would think as
experience design and I would think as
experience design and I would think as they started their sentences I need to
they started their sentences I need to
they started their sentences I need to listen carefully because by the end of
listen carefully because by the end of
listen carefully because by the end of the sentence the rest of my life will
the sentence the rest of my life will
the sentence the rest of my life will change this was a phenomenal learning
change this was a phenomenal learning
change this was a phenomenal learning for me a little bit later on in life the
for me a little bit later on in life the
for me a little bit later on in life the only problem is this
only problem is this
only problem is this I work in faith and faith is not
I work in faith and faith is not
I work in faith and faith is not considered to be very innovative
considered to be very innovative
considered to be very innovative churches don’t change people of faith
churches don’t change people of faith
churches don’t change people of faith often don’t change
often don’t change
often don’t change it’s barely creative but it is actually
it’s barely creative but it is actually
it’s barely creative but it is actually incredibly important pew did a research
incredibly important pew did a research
incredibly important pew did a research study in 2015 where they asked 35,000
study in 2015 where they asked 35,000
study in 2015 where they asked 35,000 adults how important faith was 53% said
adults how important faith was 53% said
adults how important faith was 53% said it was very important 11% said it was
it was very important 11% said it was
it was very important 11% said it was important but not very important that’s
important but not very important that’s
important but not very important that’s 64 percent of their polling group that
64 percent of their polling group that
64 percent of their polling group that said it is important for them if we just
said it is important for them if we just
said it is important for them if we just take that number 53 percent and scale it
take that number 53 percent and scale it
take that number 53 percent and scale it to let’s say just America that’s a
to let’s say just America that’s a
to let’s say just America that’s a hundred and sixty two million people
hundred and sixty two million people
hundred and sixty two million people that say faith is very important to them
that say faith is very important to them
that say faith is very important to them another Pew Research study that was done
another Pew Research study that was done
another Pew Research study that was done from 2012 to 2017 broke it down like
from 2012 to 2017 broke it down like
from 2012 to 2017 broke it down like this about 40 about 48% of those polled
this about 40 about 48% of those polled
this about 40 about 48% of those polled said that they were both religious and
said that they were both religious and
said that they were both religious and spiritual now this is down for 59% in
spiritual now this is down for 59% in
spiritual now this is down for 59% in 2012 but even though that seems like a
2012 but even though that seems like a
2012 but even though that seems like a frightening statistic the landscape of
frightening statistic the landscape of
frightening statistic the landscape of faith in America is actually relatively
faith in America is actually relatively
faith in America is actually relatively stable but it’s shifting it looks
stable but it’s shifting it looks
stable but it’s shifting it looks different those who said that they were
different those who said that they were
different those who said that they were spiritual and not religious went to 27%
spiritual and not religious went to 27%
spiritual and not religious went to 27% now this is up from 19% in 2012 this
now this is up from 19% in 2012 this
now this is up from 19% in 2012 this means that a quarter of the population
means that a quarter of the population
means that a quarter of the population believes that they are spiritual but not
believes that they are spiritual but not
believes that they are spiritual but not religious there is about 18 percent that
religious there is about 18 percent that
religious there is about 18 percent that they said that they did not feel as if
they said that they did not feel as if
they said that they did not feel as if they were religious or spiritual this is
they were religious or spiritual this is
they were religious or spiritual this is up just 2% so that’s a good statistic
up just 2% so that’s a good statistic
up just 2% so that’s a good statistic that
that
that it’s not raising that high and then
it’s not raising that high and then
it’s not raising that high and then there’s this weird little group six
there’s this weird little group six
there’s this weird little group six percent that believe that they’re
percent that believe that they’re
percent that believe that they’re religious but not spiritual at all and
religious but not spiritual at all and
religious but not spiritual at all and you wonder if they just don’t understand
you wonder if they just don’t understand
you wonder if they just don’t understand the definition of the terms but as I
the definition of the terms but as I
the definition of the terms but as I work in faith and we’re just gonna use
work in faith and we’re just gonna use
work in faith and we’re just gonna use the term faith to kind of cover
the term faith to kind of cover
the term faith to kind of cover spirituality and religion and all that’s
spirituality and religion and all that’s
spirituality and religion and all that’s put in there so we’re not talking about
put in there so we’re not talking about
put in there so we’re not talking about one specific group as a pastor as a
one specific group as a pastor as a
one specific group as a pastor as a community builder there’s this question
community builder there’s this question
community builder there’s this question that you are assumed to ask people and
that you are assumed to ask people and
that you are assumed to ask people and it’s a strange question it’s a question
it’s a strange question it’s a question
it’s a strange question it’s a question that has perplexed me forever and the
that has perplexed me forever and the
that has perplexed me forever and the question is simply this how is your
question is simply this how is your
question is simply this how is your spiritual life I never know what they’re
spiritual life I never know what they’re
spiritual life I never know what they’re supposed to answer and this is what
supposed to answer and this is what
supposed to answer and this is what happens all I would ask at the beginning
happens all I would ask at the beginning
happens all I would ask at the beginning of my career how’s your spiritual life
of my career how’s your spiritual life
of my career how’s your spiritual life and they would say to me oh it’s pretty
and they would say to me oh it’s pretty
and they would say to me oh it’s pretty good it could be better because we don’t
good it could be better because we don’t
good it could be better because we don’t you know we want to be humble right we
you know we want to be humble right we
you know we want to be humble right we don’t want to be proud of our spiritual
don’t want to be proud of our spiritual
don’t want to be proud of our spiritual life that seems weird right God and I
life that seems weird right God and I
life that seems weird right God and I are good he likes me a lot you can’t say
are good he likes me a lot you can’t say
are good he likes me a lot you can’t say things like that so you say essentially
things like that so you say essentially
things like that so you say essentially it’s pretty good could be better after
it’s pretty good could be better after
it’s pretty good could be better after about a hundred of those I realized I
about a hundred of those I realized I
about a hundred of those I realized I don’t think I know what I’m asking
don’t think I know what I’m asking
don’t think I know what I’m asking because I never knew what people were
because I never knew what people were
because I never knew what people were asking me when this question would come
asking me when this question would come
asking me when this question would come up are you asking me how much I pray are
up are you asking me how much I pray are
up are you asking me how much I pray are you asking me what I think about
you asking me what I think about
you asking me what I think about compassion and how often I’m engaged in
compassion and how often I’m engaged in
compassion and how often I’m engaged in that kind of work are you asking me
that kind of work are you asking me
that kind of work are you asking me about specific religious practices what
about specific religious practices what
about specific religious practices what are you asking me when you talk about
are you asking me when you talk about
are you asking me when you talk about how is your spiritual life it doesn’t
how is your spiritual life it doesn’t
how is your spiritual life it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me but it is
make a lot of sense to me but it is
make a lot of sense to me but it is assumed that I will ask this question
assumed that I will ask this question
assumed that I will ask this question now going back to those statistics that
now going back to those statistics that
now going back to those statistics that we had just looked at we can learn three
we had just looked at we can learn three
we had just looked at we can learn three things about faith in people’s life
things about faith in people’s life
things about faith in people’s life number one spirituality religion faith
number one spirituality religion faith
number one spirituality religion faith are important to the majority of people
are important to the majority of people
are important to the majority of people that we live work pray and play with
that we live work pray and play with
that we live work pray and play with number two there is a rise in those that
number two there is a rise in those that
number two there is a rise in those that don’t necessarily associate or identify
don’t necessarily associate or identify
don’t necessarily associate or identify with religion specifically but faith is
with religion specifically but faith is
with religion specifically but faith is still important and number three it’s
still important and number three it’s
still important and number three it’s simply this there is work to be done
simply this there is work to be done
simply this there is work to be done now as my primary vocation that question
now as my primary vocation that question
now as my primary vocation that question of how is your spiritual life constantly
of how is your spiritual life constantly
of how is your spiritual life constantly constantly made me question what it was
constantly made me question what it was
constantly made me question what it was I was asking about because there’s not a
I was asking about because there’s not a
I was asking about because there’s not a lot of metrics I mean there are some
lot of metrics I mean there are some
lot of metrics I mean there are some metrics when it comes to faith and faith
metrics when it comes to faith and faith
metrics when it comes to faith and faith maturity there’s faith maturity scales
maturity there’s faith maturity scales
maturity there’s faith maturity scales intrinsic faith questions extrinsic
intrinsic faith questions extrinsic
intrinsic faith questions extrinsic faith questions
faith questions
faith questions faith and health has done a lot of work
faith and health has done a lot of work
faith and health has done a lot of work around this area doctor Koenig and dr.
around this area doctor Koenig and dr.
around this area doctor Koenig and dr. Gary Gunderson faith and health go hand
Gary Gunderson faith and health go hand
Gary Gunderson faith and health go hand in hand and what they’ve begun to
in hand and what they’ve begun to
in hand and what they’ve begun to realize is that these things faith and
realize is that these things faith and
realize is that these things faith and health are not separate things and as I
health are not separate things and as I
health are not separate things and as I worked in faith in health for a little
worked in faith in health for a little
worked in faith in health for a little while I began to realize more succinctly
while I began to realize more succinctly
while I began to realize more succinctly that the problem we have when it comes
that the problem we have when it comes
that the problem we have when it comes to asking this incomplete question how
to asking this incomplete question how
to asking this incomplete question how is your spiritual life is because we
is your spiritual life is because we
is your spiritual life is because we have somehow bifurcated the idea of our
have somehow bifurcated the idea of our
have somehow bifurcated the idea of our lives and our spiritual lives it is an
lives and our spiritual lives it is an
lives and our spiritual lives it is an incomplete question our lives are
incomplete question our lives are
incomplete question our lives are integrated whole simply said we don’t
integrated whole simply said we don’t
integrated whole simply said we don’t have a faith life we have a life and
have a faith life we have a life and
have a faith life we have a life and faith is a part of it because then we
faith is a part of it because then we
faith is a part of it because then we all know this life as a whole not a part
all know this life as a whole not a part
all know this life as a whole not a part everything affects everything 80% of the
everything affects everything 80% of the
everything affects everything 80% of the work that has been done in faith and
work that has been done in faith and
work that has been done in faith and health has centered around mental
health has centered around mental
health has centered around mental illness and what we know is that people
illness and what we know is that people
illness and what we know is that people who say or claim some sort of faith deal
who say or claim some sort of faith deal
who say or claim some sort of faith deal better with things like optimism
better with things like optimism
better with things like optimism depression anxiety self-esteem the list
depression anxiety self-esteem the list
depression anxiety self-esteem the list goes on and on there are direct
goes on and on there are direct
goes on and on there are direct correlations between an individual’s
correlations between an individual’s
correlations between an individual’s ability to deal with adversity positive
ability to deal with adversity positive
ability to deal with adversity positive emotions well-being and happiness as
emotions well-being and happiness as
emotions well-being and happiness as well as again optimism meaning and
well as again optimism meaning and
well as again optimism meaning and purpose self-esteem sense of control
purpose self-esteem sense of control
purpose self-esteem sense of control anxiety depression and even more faith
anxiety depression and even more faith
anxiety depression and even more faith matters in every aspect of our lives I
matters in every aspect of our lives I
matters in every aspect of our lives I would go so far as to say this to
would go so far as to say this to
would go so far as to say this to separate life from faith is to destroy
separate life from faith is to destroy
separate life from faith is to destroy the very essence of our own humanity
the very essence of our own humanity
the very essence of our own humanity faith is what humans do faith in each
faith is what humans do faith in each
faith is what humans do faith in each other faith in those chairs you’re
other faith in those chairs you’re
other faith in those chairs you’re sitting in we do faith and to deny this
sitting in we do faith and to deny this
sitting in we do faith and to deny this is to cut off a proverbial arm why
is to cut off a proverbial arm why
is to cut off a proverbial arm why because faith asks big questions and we
because faith asks big questions and we
because faith asks big questions and we as human being wants bigger answers
as human being wants bigger answers
as human being wants bigger answers meaning purpose trajectory questions
meaning purpose trajectory questions
meaning purpose trajectory questions more important than even the myriad of
more important than even the myriad of
more important than even the myriad of answers we give to them and in fact so
answers we give to them and in fact so
answers we give to them and in fact so many of us as we live our lives realize
many of us as we live our lives realize
many of us as we live our lives realize that asking big questions
that asking big questions
that asking big questions is an avocation for most of us this
is an avocation for most of us this
is an avocation for most of us this avocation this thing we do for love and
avocation this thing we do for love and
avocation this thing we do for love and not for money is something that we are
not for money is something that we are
not for money is something that we are deeply engaged in and becomes a
deeply engaged in and becomes a
deeply engaged in and becomes a wayfinding process for each of us and we
wayfinding process for each of us and we
wayfinding process for each of us and we live the answers we live the answers
live the answers we live the answers
live the answers we live the answers because life is liturgy the idea that
because life is liturgy the idea that
because life is liturgy the idea that liturgy which is the work of the people
liturgy which is the work of the people
liturgy which is the work of the people and we understand that our lives are
and we understand that our lives are
and we understand that our lives are this liturgy what we believe who we are
this liturgy what we believe who we are
this liturgy what we believe who we are how we interact what our core values and
how we interact what our core values and
how we interact what our core values and principles are they all come out in our
principles are they all come out in our
principles are they all come out in our lives in our liturgical lives if we
lives in our liturgical lives if we
lives in our liturgical lives if we could use that term it oozes out of our
could use that term it oozes out of our
could use that term it oozes out of our pores it lives in our children as they
pores it lives in our children as they
pores it lives in our children as they catch our narratives and questions and
catch our narratives and questions and
catch our narratives and questions and as and finds a dwelling place within us
as and finds a dwelling place within us
as and finds a dwelling place within us and within our society as a whole and if
and within our society as a whole and if
and within our society as a whole and if it’s that important we need to think
it’s that important we need to think
it’s that important we need to think differently about faith than we have in
differently about faith than we have in
differently about faith than we have in the past and so having been exposed to
the past and so having been exposed to
the past and so having been exposed to design thinking and experience design
design thinking and experience design
design thinking and experience design and innovation I began to say hey is
and innovation I began to say hey is
and innovation I began to say hey is there a way that we can marry these two
there a way that we can marry these two
there a way that we can marry these two subjects faith which is kind of I cannot
subjects faith which is kind of I cannot
subjects faith which is kind of I cannot whistle today out there and the hard
whistle today out there and the hard
whistle today out there and the hard concrete science of innovation is that
concrete science of innovation is that
concrete science of innovation is that their way to put Design Thinking towards
their way to put Design Thinking towards
their way to put Design Thinking towards this design thinking is simply a
this design thinking is simply a
this design thinking is simply a methodology used by designers to solve
methodology used by designers to solve
methodology used by designers to solve complex problems and find desirable
complex problems and find desirable
complex problems and find desirable solutions for their clients design
solutions for their clients design
solutions for their clients design thinking draws upon logic imagination
thinking draws upon logic imagination
thinking draws upon logic imagination intuition and systemic reasoning to
intuition and systemic reasoning to
intuition and systemic reasoning to explore possibilities of what could be
explore possibilities of what could be
explore possibilities of what could be and to create desired outcomes that
and to create desired outcomes that
and to create desired outcomes that benefit the end user the customer for
benefit the end user the customer for
benefit the end user the customer for designers but you for people of faith
designers but you for people of faith
designers but you for people of faith and that doesn’t sound very faith like
and that doesn’t sound very faith like
and that doesn’t sound very faith like but I assure you that it is the problem
but I assure you that it is the problem
but I assure you that it is the problem is we have to take a look second and
is we have to take a look second and
is we have to take a look second and look at what the metrics of faith are if
look at what the metrics of faith are if
look at what the metrics of faith are if faith if life and faith are connected
faith if life and faith are connected
faith if life and faith are connected and a connected whole and especially if
and a connected whole and especially if
and a connected whole and especially if they are important to the majority of
they are important to the majority of
they are important to the majority of people around us perhaps we should be
people around us perhaps we should be
people around us perhaps we should be finding ways in which to design our
finding ways in which to design our
finding ways in which to design our faith lives so they might manifest in
faith lives so they might manifest in
faith lives so they might manifest in our actions and attitudes in more
our actions and attitudes in more
our actions and attitudes in more demands for the monstre belays but again
demands for the monstre belays but again
demands for the monstre belays but again we need metrics so I started looking
we need metrics so I started looking
we need metrics so I started looking around to find some kind of broad and
around to find some kind of broad and
around to find some kind of broad and general metrics and these are the ones
general metrics and these are the ones
general metrics and these are the ones that I came up with
that I came up with
that I came up with you can come up with your own list for
you can come up with your own list for
you can come up with your own list for your lives but these are the ones that
your lives but these are the ones that
your lives but these are the ones that resonate with me some of them come from
resonate with me some of them come from
resonate with me some of them come from the world happiness report of 2017 some
the world happiness report of 2017 some
the world happiness report of 2017 some come from a book called beyond religion
come from a book called beyond religion
come from a book called beyond religion by the Dalai Lama but it begins with
by the Dalai Lama but it begins with
by the Dalai Lama but it begins with this mutual trust as we become a people
this mutual trust as we become a people
this mutual trust as we become a people who trust one another we see faith
who trust one another we see faith
who trust one another we see faith beginning to grow after that shared
beginning to grow after that shared
beginning to grow after that shared purpose once we trust one another we can
purpose once we trust one another we can
purpose once we trust one another we can find a shared purpose and live together
find a shared purpose and live together
find a shared purpose and live together no matter what
no matter what
no matter what we say we believe in this leads to
we say we believe in this leads to
we say we believe in this leads to generosity a generosity of spirit and a
generosity a generosity of spirit and a
generosity a generosity of spirit and a generosity of soul so that the world
generosity of soul so that the world
generosity of soul so that the world might be a place where peace of mind
might be a place where peace of mind
might be a place where peace of mind reigns beyond conflict this peace of
reigns beyond conflict this peace of
reigns beyond conflict this peace of mind gives us time in our lives when we
mind gives us time in our lives when we
mind gives us time in our lives when we don’t have the same sort of anxiety and
don’t have the same sort of anxiety and
don’t have the same sort of anxiety and certainly the same sort of anxiety about
certainly the same sort of anxiety about
certainly the same sort of anxiety about our neighbors or our neighborhood we
our neighbors or our neighborhood we
our neighbors or our neighborhood we begin to become a more compassionate
begin to become a more compassionate
begin to become a more compassionate people and that compassion always leads
people and that compassion always leads
people and that compassion always leads to hope innovation and design thinking
to hope innovation and design thinking
to hope innovation and design thinking can help us move from faith as an idea
can help us move from faith as an idea
can help us move from faith as an idea or a concept to the manifestation of
or a concept to the manifestation of
or a concept to the manifestation of purpose if faith is our search for the
purpose if faith is our search for the
purpose if faith is our search for the purpose or our existence innovation and
purpose or our existence innovation and
purpose or our existence innovation and design is how we connect to and manifest
design is how we connect to and manifest
design is how we connect to and manifest purpose through ideas and or products so
purpose through ideas and or products so
purpose through ideas and or products so what we’re talking about is a designed
what we’re talking about is a designed
what we’re talking about is a designed faith and we will move quickly a design
faith and we will move quickly a design
faith and we will move quickly a design faith starts and must have a process to
faith starts and must have a process to
faith starts and must have a process to get us towards those metrics and so in
get us towards those metrics and so in
get us towards those metrics and so in three minutes let me see if I can give
three minutes let me see if I can give
three minutes let me see if I can give them to you the first thing we have to
them to you the first thing we have to
them to you the first thing we have to do is begin to uncover this is the
do is begin to uncover this is the
do is begin to uncover this is the desire and ability to look at your
desire and ability to look at your
desire and ability to look at your life’s narrative and connect it with who
life’s narrative and connect it with who
life’s narrative and connect it with who you are to discover the metric you are
you are to discover the metric you are
you are to discover the metric you are looking for and see how it works in your
looking for and see how it works in your
looking for and see how it works in your life is to uncover the problem or
life is to uncover the problem or
life is to uncover the problem or trajectory we are looking to move
trajectory we are looking to move
trajectory we are looking to move towards uncover and then we prepare and
towards uncover and then we prepare and
towards uncover and then we prepare and we have a we have a saying in my work in
we have a we have a saying in my work in
we have a we have a saying in my work in our church our saying is this prepare
our church our saying is this prepare
our church our saying is this prepare never plan as we don’t know where the
never plan as we don’t know where the
never plan as we don’t know where the iterative process will take us and we
iterative process will take us and we
iterative process will take us and we certainly don’t know in our lives of
certainly don’t know in our lives of
certainly don’t know in our lives of faith it is important to prepare for
faith it is important to prepare for
faith it is important to prepare for where we might go not plan for where we
where we might go not plan for where we
where we might go not plan for where we should
should
should go we look for patterns and symbols that
go we look for patterns and symbols that
go we look for patterns and symbols that mean something we uncover them and we
mean something we uncover them and we
mean something we uncover them and we uncover the why of them and we continue
uncover the why of them and we continue
uncover the why of them and we continue on after we prepare and after we have
on after we prepare and after we have
on after we prepare and after we have set the foundation of where we want to
set the foundation of where we want to
set the foundation of where we want to go in our trajectory we begin to consume
go in our trajectory we begin to consume
go in our trajectory we begin to consume and we begin to consume a vast and
and we begin to consume a vast and
and we begin to consume a vast and varied amount of information this is
varied amount of information this is
varied amount of information this is where you have to take on a myriad of
where you have to take on a myriad of
where you have to take on a myriad of things because wisdom and inspiration
things because wisdom and inspiration
things because wisdom and inspiration requires learning or at least the
requires learning or at least the
requires learning or at least the consumption of ideas and practices and
consumption of ideas and practices and
consumption of ideas and practices and it needs to be across the board the best
it needs to be across the board the best
it needs to be across the board the best experience I have ever had I should not
experience I have ever had I should not
experience I have ever had I should not say that it’s not the best experience
say that it’s not the best experience
say that it’s not the best experience the weirdest experience I ever had was
the weirdest experience I ever had was
the weirdest experience I ever had was picking up a knitting magazine because I
picking up a knitting magazine because I
picking up a knitting magazine because I wanted to read something different when
wanted to read something different when
wanted to read something different when I got on a plane that’s different and
I got on a plane that’s different and
I got on a plane that’s different and you all assume I don’t knit I don’t but
you all assume I don’t knit I don’t but
you all assume I don’t knit I don’t but the point being I was reading this
the point being I was reading this
the point being I was reading this knitting magazine learning lots about
knitting magazine learning lots about
knitting magazine learning lots about things I will probably never use the guy
things I will probably never use the guy
things I will probably never use the guy next to me was fascinated I gave him the
next to me was fascinated I gave him the
next to me was fascinated I gave him the magazine at the end of the day consumed
magazine at the end of the day consumed
magazine at the end of the day consumed because once we consume and we are
because once we consume and we are
because once we consume and we are inspired and we are motivated we can
inspired and we are motivated we can
inspired and we are motivated we can begin to create this is where we
begin to create this is where we
begin to create this is where we experiment we explore and we envision of
experiment we explore and we envision of
experiment we explore and we envision of what our lives of faith might be and we
what our lives of faith might be and we
what our lives of faith might be and we don’t do this alone people of faith are
don’t do this alone people of faith are
don’t do this alone people of faith are not lonely people of faith come together
not lonely people of faith come together
not lonely people of faith come together in community through this creation we
in community through this creation we
in community through this creation we begin to manifest see what is becoming
begin to manifest see what is becoming
begin to manifest see what is becoming from the previous work that we’ve been
from the previous work that we’ve been
from the previous work that we’ve been doing take a metric test are you leaning
doing take a metric test are you leaning
doing take a metric test are you leaning into those things that we talked about
into those things that we talked about
into those things that we talked about before or the process is moving you in a
before or the process is moving you in a
before or the process is moving you in a different direction evaluate what’s
different direction evaluate what’s
different direction evaluate what’s going on in your life and change it if
going on in your life and change it if
going on in your life and change it if it is not working and in fact this is
it is not working and in fact this is
it is not working and in fact this is the very next point
the very next point
the very next point fail fail fast but always fail forward
fail fail fast but always fail forward
fail fail fast but always fail forward prototype in your life of faith and see
prototype in your life of faith and see
prototype in your life of faith and see what works iterate around what doesn’t
what works iterate around what doesn’t
what works iterate around what doesn’t and see if that ideation in that
and see if that ideation in that
and see if that ideation in that ideation you might be able to create a
ideation you might be able to create a
ideation you might be able to create a better process to try and become a
better process to try and become a
better process to try and become a person that values faith and lives in to
person that values faith and lives in to
person that values faith and lives in to manifest those ideas that we say are so
manifest those ideas that we say are so
manifest those ideas that we say are so core to who we are in any form of faith
core to who we are in any form of faith
core to who we are in any form of faith there’s going to be a simple matter of
there’s going to be a simple matter of
there’s going to be a simple matter of trust and that fits in the process
trust and that fits in the process
trust and that fits in the process as well simply this trust your instincts
as well simply this trust your instincts
as well simply this trust your instincts if it isn’t you it isn’t right we
if it isn’t you it isn’t right we
if it isn’t you it isn’t right we shouldn’t hold on to what doesn’t work
shouldn’t hold on to what doesn’t work
shouldn’t hold on to what doesn’t work user interface has to be natural it has
user interface has to be natural it has
user interface has to be natural it has to be natural on your phone why wouldn’t
to be natural on your phone why wouldn’t
to be natural on your phone why wouldn’t it be natural in your life of faith as
it be natural in your life of faith as
it be natural in your life of faith as well and lastly as you do this as you
well and lastly as you do this as you
well and lastly as you do this as you iterate as you work your way through
iterate as you work your way through
iterate as you work your way through then you take a look and you say hey how
then you take a look and you say hey how
then you take a look and you say hey how can I share this with people because we
can I share this with people because we
can I share this with people because we learn from one another we tell the world
learn from one another we tell the world
learn from one another we tell the world as we make sense out of it and sometimes
as we make sense out of it and sometimes
as we make sense out of it and sometimes we’ll still make the road by walking on
we’ll still make the road by walking on
we’ll still make the road by walking on it as Brian McLaren says but we share it
it as Brian McLaren says but we share it
it as Brian McLaren says but we share it and this is not proselytization for a
and this is not proselytization for a
and this is not proselytization for a particular kind of faith rather this is
particular kind of faith rather this is
particular kind of faith rather this is the invitation through mutual trust to
the invitation through mutual trust to
the invitation through mutual trust to find shared purpose together I thought
find shared purpose together I thought
find shared purpose together I thought I’d just read the last sentence here a
I’d just read the last sentence here a
I’d just read the last sentence here a design faith perhaps means a more
design faith perhaps means a more
design faith perhaps means a more trustful world a world where generosity
trustful world a world where generosity
trustful world a world where generosity is bigger than scarcity and jealousy
is bigger than scarcity and jealousy
is bigger than scarcity and jealousy were shared purpose transcends tribal
were shared purpose transcends tribal
were shared purpose transcends tribal and cultural boundaries where compassion
and cultural boundaries where compassion
and cultural boundaries where compassion is the deepest and most sought-after
is the deepest and most sought-after
is the deepest and most sought-after value where peace of mind is assured and
value where peace of mind is assured and
value where peace of mind is assured and where hope becomes the way finer and the
where hope becomes the way finer and the
where hope becomes the way finer and the anchor point of our lives a design faith
anchor point of our lives a design faith
anchor point of our lives a design faith can bring us to these things if we’re
can bring us to these things if we’re
can bring us to these things if we’re willing if we’re willing to pair the
willing if we’re willing to pair the
willing if we’re willing to pair the most innovative thinking with some of
most innovative thinking with some of
most innovative thinking with some of the most oldest faith that the world has
the most oldest faith that the world has
the most oldest faith that the world has ever seen and I don’t know to me this
ever seen and I don’t know to me this
ever seen and I don’t know to me this sounds like it would be a good book
sounds like it would be a good book
sounds like it would be a good book thank you guys
thank you guys
thank you guys [Applause]
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