Ken Wytsma - Create vs. Copy: Embrace Change. Ignite Creativity. Break Through with Imagination

Ken Wytsma writes like an old master. His books contain the echoes of Oxford pubs, the sea-sprays of cliffside churches, and the woodsmoke of myth tellers. Create vs. Copy is Ken at his very best.

Dr. John Sowers, president and CEO of The Mentoring Project

If you want to find your life, lose it. If you want to be great, become the least. At the heart of the Christian faith there is a grand paradox, but it requires imagination if we are to have eyes to see and ears to hear. Ken Wytsma refuses to see the world in black and white. Create vs. Copy is an invitation to live in full color.

Shane Claiborne, author, activist, recovering sinner, www.redletterchristians.org

In Create vs. Copy Ken brings his unique integrationist approach straight to the heart of leadership and influence in a way that is sure to reform leader toolkits across many platforms and excite a generation of would-be leaders to lean heavy into their imaginations and creativity as they breathe life into the world.

Leroy Barber, cofounder of The VOICES Project and author of Everyday Missions

Create vs. Copy masterfully articulates the nuanced realities of creativity through the lens of theology and practice. Ken rightly compels us to embrace the redemptive purpose and power of creativity in a world that desperately longs for its presence.

Charles Lee, CEO of Ideation and author of Good Idea. Now What?

Theologically grounded and practical in application, Create vs. Copy will inspire you to explore your God-given gift of creativity. Drawing on his experience as a social entrepreneur, church planter, and justice advocate, Ken is the right person to help each of us uncork our creative spirit.

Peter Greer, president and CEO, HOPE International and coauthor of Mission Drift

Ken is one of the most creative guys I know, and hes written another terrific bookthis time about the power of our imaginations to shape our lives, our world, and our faith.

Bob Goff, author, Love Does, founder, Restore International

Do you want to be a creator? If so, Ken Wytsma is the guide you need to the true heart of leadership and influence. Create vs. Copy is the gold standard for inspiring leaders to make their mark.

Claire Diaz-Ortiz, author, speaker, Silicon Valley innovator

Create vs. Copy will electrify our imaginations, as it challenges us to new, redemptive ways of seeing and steers us toward the flourishing that God intends for the world.

C. Christopher Smith, coauthor of Slow Church and founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books

Ken invites us to imagine new possibilities and new futures as we embrace our role as co-creators with God. In my context here in Asia, where copying is almost an art form, Kens fresh call to innovation and imagination is a word in season for both the church and the marketplace.

Andrew Gardener, lead pastor of The Vine Center in Hong Kong and cofounder of The Justice Conference Asia

Creativity is much lauded today, but too often is mistaken for mimicry. In this punchy and powerful book, Ken Wytsma steers us away from the contemporary cult of constant copying and plugs us into the source of all originalitythe Creator himself. Create vs. Copy is an essential resource for anyone engaged in partnering with God as He re-creates the world.

Mark Sayers, pastor of Red Church in Melbourne, Australia, and author of Facing Leviathan

In Create vs. Copy, Ken Wytsma has accomplished something significant. He provides principles for thinking theologically about creativity and practical insights for leveraging imagination and innovation in all of life. This book will help you think and dream in whole new ways. I highly recommend it.

Stephan Bauman, president and CEO, World Relief, author, Possible: A Blueprint for Changing How We Change the World.

To call Create vs. Copy a how-to book would be erroneous but rather, this is a much needed book that will inspire imagination and creativity that will ultimately impact our spirituality, leadership, and daily living.

Eugene Cho, founder, One Days Wages, Author, Overrated: Are We More in Love With the Idea of Changing the World Than Actually Changing the World?

Creating is one of the most healing things we can do for ourselves and for this world. Yet it is inherently difficult. Ken walks with us in this tension, helping us recognize our own creative spirit and honor the creative spirit of others, so we can better lead, love, parent, play, and exercise the Spirit of God in us. We need this book.

Allison Fallon, author, Packing Light: Thoughts on Living Life with Less Baggage

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Wytsma, Ken, author.

Title: Create vs. copy : embrace change, ignite creativity, break through with imagination / Ken Wytsma.

Description: Chicago : Moody Publishers, [2015]

Identifiers: LCCN 2015037981 | ISBN 9780802413499

Subjects: LCSH: Creative abilityReligious aspectsChristianity. | Change (Psychology)Religious aspectsChristianity.

Classification: LCC BT709.5 .W97 2015 | DDC 153.3/5dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015037981

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To my father, Johannes Wytsma, for stirring in me a love of wisdom.

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