Agape Latte | Brian Robinette | When Life Gets Messy...

Professor Brian Robinette (Boston College, Theology Department) shares his story about the time he quit his comfortable “dream job” to become a janitor at a church after he hit a massive quarter life crisis - this is the story of the best mess made he ever made.
“To actually take on this kind of crisis can feel like it’s going to destroy or unravel everything that you’ve been working towards all along and here’s what I have to say to you: Let it. Let that happen. Is to not be so focused on some sort of goal that you think that you have, or other people have of you, that you can’t take sufficient time to allow yourself to be deeply confused -to not really know what you’re doing and to really not know what you’re doing. To have a crisis more fully is what I’m suggesting, to have a more complete crisis where you lean into it. You’re not generating crisis or unnecessary drama in your life - you’re actually leaning in and allowing the confusion to be some sort of potential source of wisdom for you…” - Prof. Brian Robinette
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Agape Latte shares authentic stories, snapshots from each speaker’s faith and life journey, to pass on transformative lessons. Agape Latte is a national coffeehouse storytelling series that debuted in 2006 at Boston College. Look for talks on friendship, hope, struggle, forgiveness -- plus failure, vulnerability, transition, relationships, and much more.
Agape : a Greek word for selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love that seeks nothing in return.
Created and co-sponsored by the Church in the 21st Century Center and Campus Ministry at Boston College.
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