Wii Church

Received a question about “if it’s not broke, break it” from my blog on Change. I have to admit the first time I heard the idea, I didn’t really get it either. But, the truth is it’s a very simple idea where one is never satisfied with the status quo and always looking for ways to do things better. Take the Nintendo Wii for example. The guys over at Nintendo could have said, “Man, we love the Game Cube, it’s selling millions of units each year and kids love playing our games, it’s a system that works and we can’t mess with a system that works.” The natural tendency is to think that if something works once, then it will always work. But the truth is that if the guys over at Nintendo would have never changed their current system, the Game Cube, then eventually it would go the way of Atari which people think is old, boring and has nothing for them so everyone stopped buying it. Instead, the Nintendo guys said, “Hey, even though Game Cube is working we should “break” it and see what else we can come up with. Of course, they came up with the Wii and now stores can’t keep them on the shelves. The exact same holds true in church. Over 80% of Orlando doesn’t go to church on Sunday and many of those folks will tell you church has nothing for me, it’s irrelevant and boring. It’s an Atari. And then there are the Game Cube churches; they work fine, but could they be better? So, it’s time to start breaking some things in church. Of course, when I say that some folks get freaked out and think you can’t change church; that’s sacrilegious. No, understand Truth is still Truth. The Wii still plays “video games,” just in a different way. We in Church still need to share Truth, just in a more relevant way. At C3 we decided a year ago we’ve had enough of being a Game Cube church, we’re going to break a few things and become a Wii church. Also, check out Darrell’s blog on Innovation or Death.