The story of Stuff
this is a terrifying quote by economic aid for Eisenhower, Victor Lebow. the image is form a clever 21 minute film by Annie Leonard called "The Story Of Stuff."
It is a brilliant critique of the linear system of extraction>production>distribution>consumption>disposal! You need to give yourself the full 21 minutes to watch it. The only criticism I’d give is that, while light hearted and whimsical, 21 minutes of all bad news can be discouraging. BUT IT IS DISCOURAGING! and then the site offers great encouraging ways to get involved. And thinking in sustainable and relational ways that are not linear begins to seems the best response.
I’ll be exploring some issues of sustainability at the Southeastern Regional Emergent Conference.
Here’s the description of my breakout group for Sunday afternoon:
Adaptive Re-Use: Using Everything We’ve Left Behind
As the
modern world changes many old buildings, neighborhoods, and consumer
products have become neglected and fallen out of use. What do we do
with that old warehouse or the huge cast iron vacuum cleaner? Our
neighborhood has been asking this very question. Designers, architects,
and other artists are responding to this change by learning such arts
as adaptive reuse, found art, folk art, and re-design.What if
we used such categories from architecture/design as metaphors to
explore sustainable emergent church practices? What if we met the
challenges of underutilized church boundaries, values, practices, and
assets asking how they could be re-cylced faithfully into materials for
the emerging work of the kingdom of God. Can we avoid the wasteful
alternatives of abandonment, demolition, or sprawl? Our breakout group
will play by exploring an integrated approach to church through these
metaphors touching on overviews of missiology, creation theology,
So if your in FL, or planing to be at the event, look me up and we can chat about this.
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hey bro– thanks for the shout out. what’s up with the formatting? how come it’s only putting up half your post…