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Spiritual Life and Leadership

Andrew Root is the Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary and author of The Church After Innovation.

In this conversation, Andrew Root, the author of The Church After Innovation, invites us to think critically about innovation.  We live in a world in which innovation is held up as almost an ethical good in and of itself.  Andrew helps us think about where the drive to innovate in our culture comes from and helps us reflect on our own motivations as we work to innovate in our own churches and ministries.

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