Rick
Warren claims that Peter Drucker was
his mentor. And yet Drucker admired and studied the
teachings of theologian and philosopher Soren
Kierkegaard. This could explain why Rick Warren is drawn
to contemplative spirituality.
Peter
Drucker's Essay on Soren Kierkegaard describing Kierkegaard
as a "prophet" and emphasizes mans purpose
on Earth.
"Every
few hundred years in Western history there occurs a sharp transformation....
Within a few short decades, society rearranges itself--it's
worldview; its basic values: its social and political structures;
its arts; its key institutions. Fifty years later, there is
a new world. And the people born then cannot even imagine the
world in which their grandparents lived.... We are currently
living through just such a transformation. It is creating the
post-capitalist society" from
Kjos Ministries, The Emergent Church
Leader
to Leader Institute "In
the years ahead, America's nonprofits will become even more
important. As government retrenches, Americans will look increasingly
to the nonprofits to tackle the problems of a fast-changing
society. These challenges will demand innovation -- in services,
and in nonprofit management. The purpose of the annual Peter
F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation is to find the innovators,
whether small or large; to recognize and celebrate their example;
and, to inspire others." —Peter Drucker
