Electric Ethos (ē’thŏs’)
Paul Owen
Ethos can be positive and life giving personally or as part of a tribal community. Ethos can also be negative and draining if the core characteristics of a tribe are focused on personal preservation above passion for what could be.
I have lived in tribes driven by both positive and negative ethos. The corresponding effects of both of these environments on the people of these tribes were often easily identified even from a distance. Several years ago a friend of mine told me that he was disappointed with who I had become. The tribe I was part of was negative and mean spirited and so was I. At the core I had developed a negative ethos. My friend Jon told me that it was time to get out and after a gut check and a conversation with my wife I did. As it turns out that was a pretty good move.
Our model is Jesus Christ and our mission is to be like Him. ElectricEthos.com is committed to studying Scripture, Church history, current trends and more for transferable principles that will build life giving ethos in people of faith, faith communities (tribes) and the greater movement known as the Church of Jesus Christ.
Dr. Bob & Nancy Stone
My mentor Bob Stone has an electric ethos. The core of who he is has given me new life (as he points me to Jesus) and he has challenged me to pass on what I have received so that others may know new life.
Our desire is to be part of a chain of faith that starts with Jesus and ends with the transformation of our hearts and our tribes for His glory.
That is Electric Ethos.
2 Timothy 2:2 (NIV)
And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.