![]() ![]() “Some of it was hustling, but part of it was just, ‘Yeah, I could do that.’” “Some of his ventures were successful and some were not,” Kuiper said. His dad owned (and sold) several businesses in the construction industry, did interior design work, retail - even had a tabletop vending machine venture in which Kuiper and various family members helped him empty vending machines and got paid in quarters. He said he channels his father’s example when facing the unexpected. Loeks, grandson of founder Jack Loeks, handpicked him for the new role on the strength of Kuiper’s leadership experience, outsider status and critical thinking skills.Ĭomfortable with ambiguity and drawn to creative challenges, Kuiper said yes. He wasn’t looking for a new job, after years working in ministry at the Christian nonprofit Young Life, then at Mars Hill.īut the movie theater chain’s current president, J.D. Kuiper came on board at Celebration! Cinema in 2014 as director of alternative programming. That has been the through-line for all of the things I do.” ![]() ![]() “It came into focus for me while I was working for Mars Hill that the thing I loved to do was create communal experiences for people that help them make meaning in their lives. “What is a church if not a storytelling community? “The great comic book writer Grant Morrison said, ‘We live in the stories we tell ourselves,’” Kuiper said. ![]() While working at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Eric Kuiper was most intrigued by the parts of church that involve storytelling. ![]()
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