AC Blog

Letter from an atheist.

2009-12-17T17:27:00Z

You know what makes me smile a lot? When I get emails from from people I would normally never expect who love the concept of [AC]. Recently I’ve been receiving an unusual amount of emails from atheists who love what this movement represents. Yesterday I talked with a person online who wrote me this note. She gave me permission to post it:

I love this movement, the Advent Conspiracy movement. I’ve been trying to get my family to do this for the last two years, long before I heard about this. A few years ago, I told my family that i think we should refrain from buying gifts for each other on Christmas, and instead donate the money to charity. My family all thought it was a terrible idea, and even called me a Godless heathen. (In jest, mind you, but still I found it quite ironic). For the record, I am a former Catholic who drifted comfortably into atheism some ten years ago, although I still celebrate Christmas out of family tradition. Over the years, I became more disgusted with the commercialization of Christmas and realized that it had become a Hallmark Card holiday, having little to do with the core values of Christianity and more to do with retail sales figures all wrapped up in marketable Pagan imagery. The greatest thing about Christianity to a non-believer like myself is that, even after you strip away the more miraculous elements of the faith, you are left with a central figure in Jesus Christ, who preached love and forgiveness and charity and goodwill to his fellow man. At its best, Christianity is a religion about love and peace and I believe that message is all but lost among far too many of today’s Christians. Anyway, I just want to tell you I think you’re doing a great thing and I hope that more people follow this movement. I’m going to forward this video to everyone I know who celebrates Christmas (including Christians, Catholics, Protestants and even Godless heathens like myself, still bound to the holiday by tradition)

Keep up the great work!
And Merry Christmas!

Now here’s the deal. I know that [AC] isn’t the only thing that’s wooing people back to God. I know you have stories where His love reached a person in your life in ways that is nothing short of a miracle. I just celebrate that this thing is, in its own small way, spreading the Gospel to people who have given up on God. It’s telling people that maybe there’s still hope. That maybe God isn’t finished with their story yet. That maybe the sum total of God’s grace isn’t wrapped up in a bad experience they had years ago. Will this person come back to her faith? I hope so. But I’m thankful that God gave us a small part in redeeming her story. I am personally dealing with a similar situation with a very close relative of mine. She really wants to know Jesus, but she has SO much baggage from her past. For some time I use to feel like I was responsible for saving her. I felt like I had to “sell” Jesus to her. I was so wrong. I had to step back and simply love her, and be ok with that. Is she a Christ follower yet? No. But she and I have had some beautiful conversations. That’s largely happening because I’m no longer an “on the clock” Christian with her. So here’s my challenge: This season, as you hang with families and friends who may not agree with your faith, sit and hear their story. Love them genuinely; don’t feel like you have to punch in the spiritual clock and “sell” God to them. Let God be God, and then see what happens.

Don’t believe the [AC] hype.

2009-12-17T02:01:00Z

Wowza.

Something happened today. Advent Conspiracy exploded. Apparently somebody told someone, who told someone else, who probably told an Uncle, who told CNN about this little movement of ours. Then Yahoo featured us on their homepage. We were all, like...Yahoo! (sorry, obvious joke). And now we’re being hounded by the press and a whole lotta extra people are learning about us. This is all a really cool thing. Scratch that. This is an amazingly holy thing. We are thankful that God has called each of you into this movement. He’s definitely up to something...as if we should be surprised.

But don’t believe the hype. First, we are incredibly thankful that the press has latched on to this. It’s neat to see that this concept is making sense to a wide variety of people. But you all know how the press works. It’s like an electronic version of the “telephone game”. Remember playing that as a kid? You tell one sentence to a friend, who tells a friend, who tells a friend, and by the time it gets back to you, the sentence that started as “Jane walked her brown dog.” has been morphed into “Boba Fett threw the dance instructor some beef jerkey.” That’s what happens when you let someone else tell your story. No offense to any of the press, and I will say for the most part they’ve done a really good job of covering what we’re about. But I also know some of the facts could use a little help. So if you’re new, welcome, and here’s what you need to know straight from the reindeer’s mouth:

1. [AC] was created by three pastors who simply wanted to challenge people to make Christmas personal again. We are asking folks to consider doing four things: Worship Jesus Fully, Consider Spending Less on gifts that are bought out of obligation, Give More relational gifts, and use a little bit of the money you didn’t spend to Love All by helping those in need.

2. No money comes through, to, under, over or around [AC]. We are not an organization. We’re a movement.

3. We really love giving people clean water (did you know the lack of clean water is the number one killer in our world). You should check out Living Water International for more info. That being said, we want you to make this a personal thing between you and God. If you have another organization that you wish to support, go for it!

4. ALL of our resources (brochure, stickers, logo, videos) on our website is FOR YOU. Take it, download it, change it up. This is an open source movement. Just make sure you link it back to [AC]. Oh, and we like to give gifts too. We made you a mixed tape...ok, a mixed...mp3. Check it out by clicking here.

5. Don’t make this a fad. Equip yourself. If we’re asking you to buy one thing, it’s the book we released this year. It’s full of good info about HOW to worship fully, spend less, give more, love all, and why it’s so important. I promise you it’ll be the best ten bucks you’ve spent in a while. And, a portion of the money from each book sale will go to drilling clean water wells. Very very cool. You can buy the book here.

6. We’re not Scrooge. We love gifts. We just think you should give gifts that actually mean something, rather than gifts that’ll make the rounds at the next white elephant party.

7. Mom, if you’re worried about how your kids will respond to maybe receiving one or two less gifts at Christmas, fret not. Kids are the first ones that actually get on board with this thing. They love thinking of new ways to help those in need.

8. There’s a TON of great relational gift ideas found on this site: www.rethinkingchristmas.com (don’t worry, they’re not all glitter glue and Bedazzler projects)

Those are the basics. Beyond that, welcome to all our new friends out there. Let’s turn this Christmas upside down, shall we. It’s not too late.

The [AC] Team

Lessons from pajama boy.

2009-12-15T15:50:00Z

Last weekend I was putting my five year-old son to bed when he asked me a very big question. “Hey Dad,” he asked, “why do we love Jesus?” What transpired was a ten minute conversation with this little blue eyed boy in pajamas about the love Christ has for us. I’m not sure how well it went because when we got done he moved on to much deeper questions like why Spongebob loves Krabby Patties so much. I mean, maybe some of it sunk in. I hope it did. But for me, it was a gut check moment. Am I loving Jesus by Worshiping Fully? Do I even understand what that means? As you know, that’s the first tenet of [AC]. We really can’t give more, spend less or even love all until we get this one right. I think I often talk more about worshiping God with all my heart, soul, strength and mind than actually doing it. I often catch myself approaching the concept of worship in a very linear fashion. It’s something I do at church. It’s something I do in prayer. How robotic is that? Over time it feels more like I’m punching in my worship time with God, rather than making it something that is as common as breathing. So, last night I picked up the book again and read through it. If you haven’t picked a copy up yet, do so. I promise you it’ll be the best ten bucks you’ve spent in a while. It was for me. Reading it again reminded me why worship is so important and why Worship Fully comes first in this movement. It reminded me why I must be an informed co-conspirator. See, a co-conspirator is one who can share with others that something deeper is happening in the story; someone who understands what they’re doing and why they’re doing it. And while we rebel against the empire of more, in winsome and humble ways, we can invite others to say “yes” to the bigger thing that is happening in our midst. God is still in the business of redeeming and restoring--He is still making things right. And for some reason, He’s invited us into that story. It begins a conversation that goes beyond the holiday wish list and how much money we’re spending or not spending. Our prayer is that the book informs, for sure, but more importantly, that it stirs things up--in dorm rooms, small groups, living rooms, sanctuaries, offices,neighborhoods, and little pajama boys with big questions. From there, a whole bunch of us can then begin articulating what it is we’re saying “yes” to this and every Christmas. This is the conspiracy.

From next door to

2009-12-07T21:20:00Z

This week’s Entering The Stories is from a father who lives with his family in China. As you may know, being a Christ follower in that area of the world is a tough gig. But this guy’s doing it, and he’s teaching his kids that Christ can bring light and love into the world no matter where your suitcase lands. Click here to watch.

Enter the Stories

2009-11-30T21:25:00Z

Sometimes you just gotta stretch, blink your eyes a bit and step back from the glowing screen. It seems like I have to remind myself of that more and more lately. See, when [AC] started, it was with just a couple of churches so it was pretty easy to hear all the cool things people were doing to make Christmas a different experience. All I had to do was call some friends up and chat over the phone, or I’d head down the hall and talk to someone over coffee. Now? Well, the movement’s gotten a little bigger. Ok, it’s gotten significantly bigger. I have no idea how many people are doing [AC] now, but I know it’s in the several thousands. That’s something we should all be thanking God over. I know I do. Consider this: Right now, at this very moment, there’s a bunch of really smart people somewhere, and they’re all sitting around a big oak table, and they’re racking their brains on how their brand of diapers or nail polish or beer can go viral. That is, how can they get their message out there in a way where it spreads from person to person, story by story. Because when something makes a personal impact on a person’s life, the first thing that person wants to do is share it with someone else. Every brand in the world wishes it could have that sort of connection.

I guess that’s one of the many things I find so amazing about the story of Christ. It’s a story that is told person by person, changed life by changed life, story by story. It’s the most viral movement in history, and it’s not because of a product or a jingle or a slogan. It’s because it’s a story wrapped in love, redemption and a renewal so deep that sometimes I don’t know if I can quite take it. Stories are the jet fuel of the church. They are what connect the past with the present, and they remind us that none of this is theory. The ancient reality of Jesus is the reality of the 21st Century, and there’s not a speck of dust to clear off its shoulders.

So, yeah, it’s good to back away from the backlit screen I’m looking at right now and find the stories. And that’s what we’ve been doing. For the next few weeks we’re going to be posting some snippets of folks who have shared their story with us. Here’s one to kick things off. Thanks to Future of Forestry for donating their song “Open Wide” to this project. We love you guys!

Want to REALLY do Advent Conspiracy? Go shopping.

2009-11-27T17:41:00Z

Twitter is on fire right now.

“I am basking in the glories of the risen Christ. You are shopping for shiny little idols. Congratz (lol!)”

“My sister got up at 4am just to buy shirts at Old Navy. I wanted to slap her!”

“It’s the 1 day ppl of all religions join 2 celebrate the god of consumerism. Then they will discuss how much he “saved” them.”

Welcome to Black Friday. I’m always fascinated by how much this day divides us. Yesterday people were Facebooking, Tweeting, and even telling loved ones in person (shock!) how thankful they were for them. Today, brother wants to slap sister for buying clothes at 4am and Christians are fixin’ up a good ol’ shopper witch hunt with pitchforks fashioned out of melted credit cards. Personally, I’ve never done Black Friday. I could wear that like a badge of honor, but really, it comes down to the fact that I don’t like waking up early for anything. The early bird may get the worm, but for me, I’ll sleep in and eat that bird’s eggs with a side of toast.

Every year [AC] gets a lot of messages from folks during this week telling us how they’re not going shopping on Black Friday. Many post messages on our site and Facebook page like the ones I pasted in this blog. And while most are written with very good intentions, I feel like some are trying to get approval from us. It’s as if they’re saying “See, I’m with you guys. Down with shopping! Down with big business! Down with the man!”

First off, I get the backlash. Black Friday’s poor reputation is deserved. It’s sad that people have actually been trampled to death just to save a buck or two. On this day people will enslave themselves into an insane amount of credit card debt that they may never get out of. Today, many will lose sight of what the season is really about and will choose to worship “stuff” over Jesus. And many will avoid today because they don’t like crowds and feel it’s too much of a hassle. But does that mean you should throw a chastity belt around your wallet until this “evil” day has come and gone, only to take it off on a later date to catch a good deal?

Last week a woman emailed me in a panic because she was so convicted over the fact that her son really wants a bicycle for Christmas. I asked her what the problem was. She told me her church is doing [AC] this year and that she’s not supposed to buy gifts. I asked her if she had the money to buy her son a bike. She said she had been saving up for one for the past few months, and that she really wanted to buy it on Black Friday because she’d save a lot of money. She really didn’t know what to do, and asked for my “official” opinion. I told her, “As an official spokesperson for AC, I want you to buy your son that bike!” She cried with relief.

And I felt sick to my stomach. Was [AC] doing a good thing, or did we create a new Frankenstein made of Fair Trade fabric and glitter glue?

I’m worried that people are being guilted into Advent Conspiracy. The last thing we want is for people to feel like they can’t shop because their church or family member or friend told them it’s not the [AC] way. Because that’s not true. So what is the [AC] way? Simply this: We want to encourage people to do Christmas differently by worshiping Jesus first before anything else. We want to push back on hyper-consumerism. Notice the word “hyper”. We’re not saying you shouldn’t buy a gift, we’re merely suggesting you don’t gorge yourself on gifts or buy stuff out of obligation. That kid I mentioned earlier is going to wake up Christmas morning and he’s going to remember it forever because that’s the day he got a brand new bike. And the mom won’t regret it because she didn’t go into debt to show her son how much she loves him. That’s a beautiful thing. Some will opt out of buying gifts and make something for their loved ones, and that’s a beautiful thing. Others will buy things from organizations like Trade as One, and that’s a beautiful thing. Some will shop on Black Friday because they really want to honor their finances by saving money on gifts, and that’s a smart thing. Here’s what’s not a beautiful thing: Getting all bent out of shape and stressed out because someone said “we” don’t want you to buy gifts. Kind of a silly thing, especially since one of [AC]’s intentions is to help people relax and enjoy the season. The point is, make it personal by making it about Jesus first. The rest is just details.

I know some think it’s hip to push against “the man”, but when it’s taken to extremes we sound like a man ourselves--an old man who’s gone all Scroogy on everyone, sitting on a hill of righteousness using scripture like rounds of ammunition. Who wants to be around someone like that at Christmas? Plus, we happen to know a few folks who could be considered “the man”, and they’re doing some amazing things for the kingdom through [AC]. You know what that means? That means this movement is for everyone, because Jesus is for everyone. Christ told us in the book of Matthew to love even “the least of these”. And guess what gang, we ARE the “least of these”. We’ve all fallen short, and we all need Jesus.

The advent season has begun. Let’s use this season to love one another well instead of making us-vs-them statements. Let’s put Jesus in front of us and let Him lead us into a life of joy and exhilaration to the point where we can barely catch our breath. And if you know someone who wants a bike, then by all means go shopping today and get them a bike.

Trade As One. A better alternative to Black Friday.

2009-11-25T18:21:00Z

In our materialist culture with its deep sense of personal entitlement, gratitude is a simple and subversive force. That’s why Thanksgiving is so good for us. Through gratitude and generosity we can step outside of our own little world where we are the center of attention. In doing so, we step out of the firing line of all of the messaging, advertising, and fear-inducing hype that is aimed at us each day. As we allow the clamor and din to diminish, we start to hear and appreciate all sorts of quieter, gentler things that we often miss - our names, our purpose, our friends and family, and the simple joys of living.This Thanksgiving holiday starts out so beautifully when, as a nation, we gather with our friends and family to give thanks and step back from the day to day. The danger is that we can then fall back into the ugliness of gratuitous consumerism on Black Friday and Cyber Monday - the official kick-offs to a season of material excess.

Trade As One is seeing people all over the country choose to subvert consumerism by deciding to spend less, to spend thoughtfully, and to ensure that the gifts they give are those that tell stories of the sort of world that our beliefs and hopes point us to. They are choosing to buy, give, and use items that are making a positive contribution to sustainable livelihoods for those trapped in poverty. Click here to join them.

So, from all the team at Trade as One, we wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for partnering with us to make the world a fairer place.

Nathan George
Founder, Trade as One

Attention Pastors…

2009-11-25T03:13:00Z

Rick McKinley, co-founder of the Advent Conspiracy invites you to Enter The Story with us this Christmas. Click here to hear more.

And we thought we were crazy (looks like we were right).

2009-11-19T19:30:00Z

One of my geekier hobbies is discovering the birthplace of an idea. I don’t know why it gives me such thrills to discover that the concept of the Slinky was a byproduct of research for an anti-vibration device used to stabilize sensitive equipment aboard ships in rough seas. But it does. I think it has to do with the thought that most ideas in their infancy are largely considered crazy. Think about all the “genius” ideas that wake you up in the middle of the night that actually sound downright insane once morning rolls around. I know I’ve had my share. But ideas, the real groundbreaking ones, are supposed to sound crazy, if not insane. Because if you’re going to break ground with a new thought, it can’t be some limping, half-hearted moment of ureka-ness. It has to be something that evokes passion and intrigue. It’s gotta be something so good that your conscience double dog dares you to go forward with it.

And so it was with Advent Conspiracy. I remember when my pastor told me that he and his buddies were looking to start a revolution of sorts. It was four and a half years ago and we were on a friend’s ski boat on a lake in Missouri. When he was finished telling me about the idea I nodded my head and said, “Huh. Well, that’s going to be interesting.” What I really meant was ARE YOU CRAZY? Now I know that term “revolution” has been batted around social justice groups a lot, but when he rolled out the idea I had to agree. This was going to be a revolution. To buck the system and actually avoid buying into the rabid frenzy of shopping at Christmas is one of those “sounds good on paper” ideas. But to live it out? Crazy.

Fast forward four and a half years. I just got off the phone with Stan Patyrak from Living Water International. I always know when Stan has big news for me because he get this real heavy tone, like the words themselves weigh 50 pounds and he can barely spit them out. He says to me, “Bro, I have some news. Because of Advent Conspiracy, about 340 wells have been drilled. Do you know what that means? That’s 200,000 people. It’s probably more than that, but, man, that’s 200,000 people!” My jaw dropped...those words did weigh 50 pounds. After a few tearful words, I hung up and thanked God. I thanked God for letting us play a role in serving those who Jesus would call “the least of these”. I thanked Him for my pastor and the other two pastors who started this movement for their wisdom and passion. I thanked God for allowing me to be alive and witness something this powerful. I thanked Him for showing me how good it can feel to give relationally. And finally, I thanked him for crazy. For crazy ideas that give people clean water and for crazy people like you who get behind these ideas. Thank God for crazy. Let the Christmas season begin.

To read more about these wells, please click here.

Veteren’s Day Special: Nuru International

2009-11-11T19:36:00Z

How do you end terrorism in our world? By putting an end extreme poverty. That’s the mission of Nuru International, who, for the last few years have dedicated themselves to end extreme poverty in Kenya with holistic, sustainable solutions in the fields of agriculture, water and sanitation, healthcare, community economic development and education. What I love about these guys is their 360-degree approach to this, offering the people in these communities a comprehensive infrastructure and training program, enabling them to sustain a better way of life long after Nuru’s involvement. Their goals are huge, and the work is tough, but it’s already paying off in a big way as communities in the Kuria district of Kenya are radically transforming into prosperous, healthy environments where people are getting a real chance to live and thrive. So how does this help fight terrorism as well? Find out now by checking out this powerful video called “The End”, created by our friend Doug Scott and his amazingly talented group of artists.

Again, check out the video by clicking here, and when you get the chance, head over to Nuru’s site by clicking here. And thanks again to all of our troops who have risked their lives to protect our freedom. May God bless you and your families this season.

The Advent Conspiracy Team

Interview with Nathan George of Trade As One

2009-11-02T18:13:00Z

Here’s a common question we get: “Hey, we love AC and the clean water initiative, but are there any other organizations we should know about?” The answer, of course, is absolutely. AC’s job is to help you do Christmas in a way that is personal, and one big way to make it personal is to support an organization that you feel God is pushing in your direction. One of these organizations is Trade As One, which we highlighted their new video. Last week I had the chance to talk with Nathan George, founder of this amazing Fair Trade movement.

Let’s get people up to speed. First off, what is Trade As One?

Trade as One is an online fair trade company that sells products that people in America need (things like coffee, olive oil, chocolate, T Shirts, bags, gifts), all made by the sort of people that Jesus called “the least of these” - people released from human trafficking, women affected by HIV/AIDS, people escaping abusive poverty. We partner with churches because we believe that the church needs to take a lead in the area of showing the world how to use our spending, not just our giving, to fix problems instead of create them. How we use the other 90% of our income is as much of a kingdom issue as what we do with the 10%. When we as a church speak with our actions and our wallets of a subversively different way to live our everyday lives, people sit up and listen. The essence of fair trade is loving our neighbor at the same time as we love ourselves.

What pulled you into doing this sort of work?

About six years ago God opened my eyes and my heart to the oceans of pain and grief that so much of the world float in as a result of extreme poverty. After spending time in table fellowship with people on a dollar a day, women taken from human trafficking or people with HIV in the developing world, and listening to how important having a job was to breaking the cycles of abuse and dependency, I asked God what he wanted to do with my life as a businessman. The answer was that he led me and my wife into getting involved with fair trade in the UK. Over the course of a couple of years he ended up calling us to engage specifically with the American church. So three and a half years ago my wife and I with our three boys moved from our idyllic English village to the hustle and bustle of Northern California. It’s been a wild ride ever since!

I know that everyone at Advent Conspiracy was excited to hear what you guys are doing because it really lined up with the vision we promote. Why don’t you share what you are all encouraging people to consider this season.

There is a similar excitement in my team about the partnership too. Oddly enough for a business that sells stuff, we are subversively anti-consumerist. One of the things that I frequently speak on is how consumerism and runaway consumption is killing us and our world. This is especially poignant at Christmas of course when $450 billion is spent ‘celebrating’ in America. This season we are encouraging people to spend less money, to only give gifts that come with meaning, and to think about buying a gift that would be good news to the poor, freedom to the captive, release to the oppressed.

What sort of events do you have planned this year in case people want to come check you out?

Here’s an amazing statistic. If every churchgoer in America made just one fair trade purchase this Christmas, we would collectively lift one million families out of abusive poverty for one whole year. We have pulled resources together for churches to get this message out to their people in the form of a two minute video that is shown in a service in November and in giving out mock credit cards that people keep in their wallets or purses that encourage them to spend less and to remember the poor when they do make purchases. We call this our Just One campaign. Any church wanting to take part can download the video from our website at www.tradeasone.com and order the cards which we will send to them free of charge.

How can Christmas [still] change the world?

Oh it can, but as the church we will need to start to put in place radically subversive practices that reflect the priorities of Jesus when we celebrate his birth before it will. That’s what I love about what you guys at Advent Conspiracy are doing. Imagine if the church became known as insisting on celebrating Christmas very differently from the regular consumer society in which it finds itself. The laws that God gave Israel marked them out as a different, even strange people to their surrounding neighbors. I think in the west we need to frame our narrative as church more closely with the exile than with promised land period in the Hebrew scriptures. Maybe then we would start to look at how, with our practices and priorities, we could prophetically speak to our culture instead of thinking we own the culture.

Thanks again Nathan!

Albert Pujols to speak at AC event in Saint Louis

2009-10-30T02:05:00Z

We’ve been pretty busy...and apparently so have you. For the past month I’ve been talking with many of you both online and in person about what you’ve done and what you’ve got planned for your AC-fueled Christmas. It’s incredible to see how you’re taking this simple idea to accomplish monumental change.

And people are taking notice in a big way. Last week I had the chance to speak with Todd Perry, CEO of the Pujols Family Foundation. These people are doing some amazing things in the world for children with Down Syndrome as well as others in the Dominican Republic. Albert Pujols is way more than an incredible baseball player. He is an amazing Christ follower who finds true joy as a servant. As we were talking we realized how much our two groups have in common. I asked if Albert would like to speak at an upcoming event we’re throwing in St. Louis. I sent him an email and explained what we’re about. I figured, hey, why not? He could only say no. But he didn’t. In fact, he let us know how excited he was to speak at our event the very next day.

So here we go. We are excited to host “Advent Conspiracy: Entering the Story” in Chesterfield, Missouri, November 11 at The Crossing Church from 9-10:30am (doors open at 8). If you are a pastor, teacher or business leader we’d would love to extend to you an official invite. If you know someone who fits this criteria, please forward on the information. Greg Holder, lead pastor of The Crossing and co-author of the Advent Conspiracy book and Albert Pujols will vision on what AC is all about and how you can teach others to make Christmas personal again. To register, click here.

Oh, one more thing. We kindly ask that you not bring any items for autographs.

New on the Podcast this week: Rob Bell

2009-10-23T14:23:00Z

We’ve been blessed to have a number of great people offer their thoughts on Christmas and the Advent Conspiracy. Recently we asked Rob Bell to share his heart on what he feels the story of Christmas can offer our world. Rob is the founding pastor of Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is a best selling author of Sex God, Velvet Elvis and his most recent work, Drops Like Stars. Rob also the creator and speaker behind NOOMA, a series of short films that explore the world through the perspective of Jesus.

Listen to the Podcast now by clicking here.

The AC Podcasts are making digital change.

2009-10-14T23:01:00Z

This year we thought it’d be great to expand our Podcasts by asking guests to chime in on their thoughts about AC and how it’s affecting their Christmas. So, we made a few phone calls. The result was as humbling as it was exciting. People were excited to talk to us and share their story. So far we’ve posted interviews from two amazing people. The first is Stan Patyrak from Living Water International. We’ve been friends with Stan for a long time and are always eager to hear his passion for clean water. The second is Micah White, a contributing editor for Adbusters Magazine magazine. We met Micah at the Q Conference this year and were really impressed with his opinions on consumerism and what it is doing to our culture. Two totally different viewpoints, two powerful Podcasts about what it means to Give Presence. We’ve got a great lineup of guests coming soon that you won’t want to miss, so head over to iTunes and subscribe today.

Podcast interview with Micah White from Adbusters

2009-10-13T20:31:00Z

Micah White, a contributing editor at Adbusters shares his thoughts with Rick McKinley on advertising and the culture it has created in our society and what it means for Christ followers. Click here to get the Podcast now.