Bono at the NAACP Awards

Andrew Jones' blog brought this recent video of U2's Bono to my attention. Check out Andrew, a global voice for the missional church at: http://tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com/.

The Irish born rocker's words at the recent NAACP awards show are an incredible challenge to the global church and Christ followers every where. The last minute of his acceptance speech sounds more like the sweet sermon refrain of famous African American preacher's like Gardner C. Taylor; J. Alfred Smith; Tony Evans and Krbyjon Caldwell. Bono's efforts to address AIDS and world poverty have Jesus DNA all over them. His challenge to the 21st Century church at the end of his speech is one worthy of our pursuit. Here's a mega-star who has publicly admitted that he is a struggling Christ-follower calling us to BE the church.

Bono has invested his own wealth, calendar and significant influence in these global human causes and missions. Will the church rally and join God where He's working, or will we look on through the skeptical, arrogant lenses of false piety and criticize the messenger because he doesn't measure up to our concept of what a Christ follower looks like? It's time we joined "Rev. Bono", and followed his lead investing our time and resources to right the human injustices of the world. Preach on Rev. Bono, preach on!