Interview with Pastor Shawn Wood

I am very excited about a new book that hit the streets last week.  In fact, here’s what I had to say about the book after my friend Shawn Wood hooked me up with a copy:

“Shawn’s core concept is so fresh and vivid that I find myself thinking about it time and time again. I hope we can get a copy of 200 Pomegranates and an Audience of One into the hands of every bank executive, auto mechanic, student, stay-at-home mom (everyone!) who wants to live a life of destiny and significance. Get ready for God to add his extra to your ordinary as Shawn illustrates the beauty and adventure of a life lived for an audience of one.”

Shawn and I have known each other for about 12 years as we are from the same town of Moncks Corner, SC.  He is the Experiences Pastor at Seacoast Church and a great friend. I asked a few questions about the book that I thought might interest you…

So, we are both from Moncks Corner and one thing I never saw in the Piggly Wiggly was a Pomegranate.  How in the world did you decide to write a book on Pomegranates?

Shawn:  Yes, I am not sure that the great metropolis was introduced to the fine fruit in our time there…but as far as Pomegranates, I actually heard a message in the early 1990’s that taught about the “lily work” and “pomegranates” that were carved into the tops of the columns at Solomon’s temple. It was one of those messages that just stuck like a good bowl of cheese grits. Like you, I have always had a bent towards the arts through music, graphic design - my dad is a metal artisan so it just seemed to resonate with me. Then one day it hit me. These guys carved this stuff not as “art” but as worship. Art is usually viewed by people, but this stuff was 30 something feet in the air and no one would see it. I realized at that moment that we all have something to carve towards an audience of one.  Being that the Piggly Wiggly did have corn, I also thought that the inside of the Pomegranate looked like corn and I really like corn.

We had the opportunity to have you come and speak at Elevation last summer and I know that you love to tell stories.  What’s the story with the book?  What do you hope people gain from reading it?

Shawn: I would hope that as a Dad you see the impact you have on your children as a canvas before you primed to be painted like the masterpiece God wants them to be. As a leader you will see the people you work with not just as people but pieces of clay that when molded together will create a monument to who God is and as a artist you will see that your gifts, though seemingly distant from the story of God are in fact not just footnotes in his story, but cover art for his novel called Steven Furtick.

Ok.  Last question.  You know me.  I am 100 miles a minute.  I love the fact that it’s a short book, 122 readable pages.  So the questions for my readers is, How do I get it?

The book is available now at AMAZON.com and I am hoping that everyone will go get a copy.