An Interview with Jordan Green

Featured — By Stephen Simpson on September 18, 2009 at 12:10 am

How will your move to Phoenix impact BWC’s flavor? Are we going to become The Sun Devil Collective?

I’m not sure if it’s changed at all, but I can see that being possible. Being around constant sun is certainly different.

Jordan lives near this thing for the time being.

A while back there was chatter about Burnside Convention. I can imagine that as a welcome alternative to many of the Christian seminars and conferences currently available. What would you want to see from BWC live event? How would it need to be different?

That chatter wasn’t coming from me, but it sounded nice enough. I have no idea what it would be like…a bunch of readings? Donald Miller and Susan Isaacs are touring around in a bus this month doing readings…maybe that’s the closest we’ll ever get.

It would be nice to meet everyone some day. I love the Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College in Grand Rapids…maybe we could do something like that, or just all meet up there one year.

Have you taken to any of the Phoenix sports’ organizations, professional or college?

Maybe a bit with the Cardinals, since I’d never been in an NFL city before, but everyone down here was jumping on board, so I felt self-conscious outwardly rooting for them.

I’ve been asked this question a few times now, and it’s always a bit surprising. I mean, if I didn’t like sports, I could see going with whatever was closest, but I can’t imagine ever rooting against U of O or the Trailblazers just because I moved. I’m opposed to nationalism, but I admit a high level of pride when it comes to the State of Oregon.

Why are you unable to taste beer unless it’s acrid enough to make a Billy Goat puke? Birth defect?

Practice.