. . . and, if the behavior of past many generations in the west have done, the answer to the second will carry the first. The first question - - "Who is Tiger Woods?", is carried by the answer to the second - - the question of mission - - "A professional golfer." Sometimes people and persons forget the answer to the second question. Tiger forgot that for several months. It seems he has answered it again. Can we re-answer the second question? Mission, social pioneer, church, college, league, crimson line and movement? The answer to the question of mission will carry the first of who. (At least here in the West.) Sometimes the question of mission changes. Sometimes by chance and sometimes on purpose. Randy can tell you the story of the Korean gentleman who, when asked what he did, answered with another question - - "When"? What is our mission TODAY? Lee On Jul 2, 2012, at 4:32 AM, R Williams wrote:
Colleagues,
In reflecting on the dialogue around what is "the question," I realized we really were assuming two questions.
The first has to do with the dominant question for "every person." We used to say it was "Who am I?" but today it is focussed on "we," not "I." So from what I heard many of us saying, try this. How may "we" (all species) live together on this planet in peace, in a way that secures life for future generations?
The second was the dominant question that those who care are asking. Here's what I heard us hinting at on this one. What is the new face, form and mission of the "movement" (the religious, the invisible college, the church with a little"c," ) and what stories, style and symbols will sustain it?
Randy
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