How can you tell if you are in a movement rather than an institution?

This article by Tim Keller explains the following characteristics of a movement. According to Keller it is:

• A vital, dynamic human organization
• Marked by an attractive, clear, unifying vision for the future
• Has a strong set of values or beliefs
• This unifying vision is so compelling that it takes pride of place.
• Generous flexibility
• The accomplishment of the vision is more important than power and position
• Innovativeness . . . Ideas flow out of the whole organization, top to bottom.
• Spontaneous generativity.

Keller then quotes David Hurst on  how movements become institutions

• Vision becomes strategy
• Roles become tasks
• Teams become structure
• Networks become organizations,
• Recognition becomes compensation

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