Welcome!
Something’s Going On. I feel it when people come up to me at events and conferences, or when I read their emails or letters, and see statements like these…
• I’ve never felt like I fit in the traditional church.
• I love Jesus, but I’m not too excited about Christianity in its current form or the church in its dominant expression.
• When I read your books, I feel like shouting, “So I’m not the only person who feels this way! I’m not crazy after all - or if I am, I’m not the only one!”
• It feels like we’ve kind of missed the point of what Jesus was about.
• I’m not religious, and I’m not that sure what “spiritual” means - but I’m looking for something, some way of life or pattern that makes sense of things.
• I used to be a pastor (or youth pastor, or church leader, or active church attender) but something stopped working. I dropped out and thought I had lost my faith, but when I read your book, I thought, “Maybe I can believe again after all.”
• The world’s in deep trouble. Sincere people of faith need to find some way to make a constructive, creative difference.
We’d like to pull people like these together and encourage them in their search. That’s why we’ve created deepshift.org, and that’s why we held the “Everything Must Change Tour” in eleven cities around the U.S. in early 2008. I hope you’ll consider being part of this movement, and spreading the word.
So sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this page.
And now, you can also join us for opportunities to connect with others interested in what you’re concerned about, share resources, learn and grow at everythingmustchange.org. We need all of us to share to expand the networks so everything can change!!
See you on the journey! – Brian (www.brianmclaren.net)
We Are In Deep Shift.
A time of transition
rethinking
re-imagining
and re-envisioning
A time for asking new questions
and seeking answers
that are both new and old
fresh and seasoned
surprising and familiar
What does it mean, in today’s world, to be a follower of God in the way of Jesus?
What does it mean to be a faith community engaged in the holistic, integral mission of God in our world today?
How do we, as individuals and organizations, respond faithfully to the crises facing our world?
What is our duty to God, ourselves, our families, our neighbors, our enemies, and our planet in light of Jesus’ radical message of the kingdom of God?
How can we engage in personal formation and theological reformulation for global transformation?
Living in deep shift can be exhilarating and energizing, but it can also be disorienting and frightening.
Deep Shift was created to provide spiritual guidance for organizations. We work with leaders, inviting them to discover where the gifts of their people and God’s purposes in the world meet. Deep Shift provides support as leaders make their own personal deep shift and guide their organizations through the transition and transformation necessary to ignite the loving energy of people to work for the good of the world. As guides, we provide coaching, consulting, and resources for people leading in deep shift — faith community and church leaders, nonprofit leaders, ethical business leaders and others.