Slides used for my plenary talk at the 2014 Annual Gathering of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educator held in San Jose, CA.

1. We disconnect from the next
generation when...
Saturday, February 1, 2014
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2. disconnected
we disconnect from the
next generation when we
take ourselves too seriously
#getoffmylawn
#kidstheseday
#godlaughsatourplans
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3. disconnected
we disconnect from the
next generation when we
invite so that we avoid
death rather than
welcome in order to know
new life
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4. disconnected
we disconnect from the
next generation when we
festishize and romanticize
their existence rather than
seek a nuanced
understanding of their
reality
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5. disconnected
we disconnect from the
next generation when we
assume and demand
authority because of
longevity and credentials
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6. disconnected
we disconnect from the
next generation when we
withhold wisdom and
insight gleaned from
meaningful life experience
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7. disconnected
we disconnect from the
next generation when we
are become obnoxiously
and painfully unteachable
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8. disconnected
we disconnect from the
next generation when we
set them up to fail and
hang them out to dry
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9. disconnected
we disconnect from the
next generation when we
create institutional chaos
in order to exercise
calcified strategies that
reaffirm our places power
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10. disconnected
we disconnect from the
next generation when we
forget how to articulate
our beautifully complex
faith in Jesus Christ
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11. disconnected
we disconnect from the
next generation when we
fail to uphold the ideals,
convictions and faith that
we seek to pass on
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12. “A Generations Asks WTF” by Kontent Films
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13. We disconnect from the next
generation when...
Saturday, February 1, 2014
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