“The American church as a whole needs to move from selfish consumerism to unselfish contribution. Those are poles apart. To start with a woman who’s most interested in how many diamonds she’s got in her tennis bracelet, and move her to sit under a banyan tree holding an AIDS baby- that’s a giant leap. People in this culture are trained to think about me, me, me; I’ve got to do what’s best for me. Even when we go to church we have this consumer mentality.”
–Rick Warren serves as pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. Taken from “It’s Not About Rick” in the Summer 2007 issue of Leadership journal. To see the quote IN context, you’ll need to see the print version of Leadership. To subscribe, click on the cover of Leadership on this page.
