Ideas Are Cheap
A few weeks ago I wrote about The Idea Camp. The event took place this past weekend, and it was incredible. I met tons of amazing people from all over the US. I was inspired to think in fresh new ways, but more importantly to act on those ideas. As one speaker said, “Ideas are cheap”.
I wanted to share a few quotes/ideas that I took away from The Idea Camp. They are random and all over the place. I would like to give attribution where due, but some of these were just quick notes I wrote down when they struck me.
“It takes hard work to simplify an idea.” — Charles Lee
“We need to become better storytellers. Not to show off, but to celebrate what God has done.” — Charles Lee
“Heaven is the by-product of our faith. Not the goal.” — Charles Lee
“If your church shut down, would it be missed?”
“God often times won’t let a hurt go wasted. He wants to use that hurt to do something incredible.” — John Sowers
“If you don’t act on it, it’s not really true compassion.”
“Lots of us wait around for some kind of call. The need is the call. Just serve.” — Mike Rusch
“Free doesn’t necessarily mean it has to be cheap.” — Charles Lee
“Our generation is high on creativity, but low on perseverance.” — Eugene Cho
“You should be worried when people STOP copying your ideas.” — Charles Lee
The event was awesome and I look forward to seeing how The Idea Camp grows. I left feeling refreshed, inspired, and enabled. I am very glad to have gone.
Did you go to the Idea Camp? If so, what was your favorite moment?
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The last quote by Charles Lee is a good one, and one worth keeping in mind for some people.
Yeah. He had tons of good stuff to say. I guess it’s true that “Imitation is the highest form of flattery”.
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Fabulous. Thanks for posting these great quotes from the weekend.
“If you don’t act on it, it’s not really true compassion.” …
Great minds must think alike. This is eerily similar to one point I used in my sermon this past Sunday. My point was this: “If compassion doesn’t lead to action, then it’s not true compassion. It’s self-serving compassion.”
Awesome. Really wish I could’ve been there. Hopefully they’ll do it again next year.
As far as I know they don’t plan on another one in PDX next year. Although there was talk about one in Vegas. Could be a cool road trip…