I skimmed an article by Greg Atkins talking about the church and innovation.  Personally, I think that 80% of churches think innovation is sinful and is a sell out to our culture.  I disagree.  The lack of innovation had rendered most churches irrelevant, hence the massive decline and plateauing.  On the opposite spectrum are churches who make an idol out of innovation:  The pursuit is for innovation itself, instead of the ultimate ends—people meeting Jesus.  

In any case, love this article.  Here’s an exerpt.

Innovation is born out of times of frustration. I was listening to Larry Osborne of North Coast talk on innovation recently and he said that it often comes from the guy who questions things and says, “There has got to be a better way to do this” or “Why do we have to always do it like that?” I believe God can and does use the things that drive us crazy to allow us to find new and creative solutions for doing things differently.

There are people who are content with the way things are being done and those that live with a sense of restlessness that things could always be done better and in a different (and more effective?) way.