The document discusses the concept of a hero's journey and uses Moses as an example. It states that Moses' journey began when God captured his imagination by appearing to him in a burning bush. This kept Moses motivated even when dealing with an ungrateful people. The document suggests that both individuals and churches should let God capture their imaginations to begin and sustain their own heroic journeys.

1. Who Were Your Heroes?

3. “ Myth is a transcendent story that helps us make sense of our place in the cosmos. C. S. Lewis offered that the Christian gospel is ‘God’s myth’—not because it is fiction, but because it is a story that gives ultimate meaning.” James A. Herrick, Christianity Today, February 2009 Defining The Heroes’ Journey An enduring story of personal transformation and collective renewal

4. Creation Fall Revolution Redemption THE HEROES’ JOURNEY

5. Common Elements of THJ

8. He Stopped Imagining The Heroes’ Journey begins and is sustained when we let God capture our imaginations. How has God captured yours? Our church’s? 1942 2009