These are the slides that I used for my keynote talk at the Network for Progressive Renewals 2012 New Church Leadership Institute's conference, Praxis21.
Atlanta, August 7-10, 2012
For more info: praxis21.org
3. Road Map of the Day
Setting My Context
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4. Road Map of the Day
Setting My Context
Why Bother with the 21c Church
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5. Road Map of the Day
Setting My Context
Why Bother with the 21c Church
30,000 Feet 21c Culture Shifts
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6. Road Map of the Day
Setting My Context
Why Bother with the 21c Church
30,000 Feet 21c Culture Shifts
Dangers of 21c Church Leadership
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7. Road Map of the Day
Setting My Context
Why Bother with the 21c Church
30,000 Feet 21c Culture Shifts
Dangers of 21c Church Leadership
Structures of 21c Church
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8. Road Map of the Day
Setting My Context
Why Bother with the 21c Church
30,000 Feet 21c Culture Shifts
Dangers of 21c Church Leadership
Structures of 21c Church
Social Media for the 21c Church
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9. Road Map of the Day
Setting My Context
Why Bother with the 21c Church
30,000 Feet 21c Culture Shifts
Dangers of 21c Church Leadership
Structures of 21c Church
Social Media for the 21c Church
Questions and Answers
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18. Why Bother Seeking 20c?
Genesis 17-18 . . . Will a son be born to a man a hundred
years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of
ninety?" . . . Abraham gave the best of what he had . . .
Sarah laughed . . .
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19. Why Bother Seeking 20c?
Genesis 17-18 . . . Will a son be born to a man a hundred
years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of
ninety?" . . . Abraham gave the best of what he had . . .
Sarah laughed . . .
God is NOT done with us and is continually asking us to
birth new things.
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20. Why Bother Seeking 20c?
Genesis 17-18 . . . Will a son be born to a man a hundred
years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of
ninety?" . . . Abraham gave the best of what he had . . .
Sarah laughed . . .
God is NOT done with us and is continually asking us to
birth new things.
Today, what are we being asked to birth?
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21. Why Bother Seeking 20c?
Genesis 17-18 . . . Will a son be born to a man a hundred
years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of
ninety?" . . . Abraham gave the best of what he had . . .
Sarah laughed . . .
God is NOT done with us and is continually asking us to
birth new things.
Today, what are we being asked to birth?
Today, what are we being asked to give?
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22. Why Bother Seeking 20c?
Genesis 17-18 . . . Will a son be born to a man a hundred
years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of
ninety?" . . . Abraham gave the best of what he had . . .
Sarah laughed . . .
God is NOT done with us and is continually asking us to
birth new things.
Today, what are we being asked to birth?
Today, what are we being asked to give?
Today, what do we need to know/understand?
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24. 20c Culture Shifts
Authority and Truth | From single-source, top-down
authority to equalized and flattened discernment.
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25. 20c Culture Shifts
Authority and Truth | From single-source, top-down
authority to equalized and flattened discernment.
Mobility and Commitment | From exclusion determined
by longevity, to inclusion based on gifts.
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26. 20c Culture Shifts
Authority and Truth | From single-source, top-down
authority to equalized and flattened discernment.
Mobility and Commitment | From exclusion determined
by longevity, to inclusion based on gifts.
Structure and Adaptability | From rigid method-based
organizations to flexible and adaptive structures.
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27. 20c Culture Shifts
Authority and Truth | From single-source, top-down
authority to equalized and flattened discernment.
Mobility and Commitment | From exclusion determined
by longevity, to inclusion based on gifts.
Structure and Adaptability | From rigid method-based
organizations to flexible and adaptive structures.
Spirituality and Public Engagement | From an assumed
personal faith to a public expression of beliefs.
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28. 20c Culture Shifts
Authority and Truth | From single-source, top-down
authority to equalized and flattened discernment.
Mobility and Commitment | From exclusion determined
by longevity, to inclusion based on gifts.
Structure and Adaptability | From rigid method-based
organizations to flexible and adaptive structures.
Spirituality and Public Engagement | From an assumed
personal faith to a public expression of beliefs.
Technology and Community | From being
geographically bound to being relationally expansive.
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29. 20c Culture Shifts
Authority and Truth | From single-source, top-down
authority to equalized and flattened discernment.
Mobility and Commitment | From exclusion determined
by longevity, to inclusion based on gifts.
Structure and Adaptability | From rigid method-based
organizations to flexible and adaptive structures.
Spirituality and Public Engagement | From an assumed
personal faith to a public expression of beliefs.
Technology and Community | From being
geographically bound to being relationally expansive.
Influence and Social Capital | From the monolithic
assumptions to niche expressions.
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30. Church Make-Over | Rev.
HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=H1LLKCRDXCU
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31. 5 Pitfalls of the 21c Church
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32. 5 Pitfalls of the 21c Church
Choosing the ease of method over the difficulty of context.
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33. 5 Pitfalls of the 21c Church
Choosing the ease of method over the difficulty of context.
Creating chaos where there is none, so we can thrive in it.
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34. 5 Pitfalls of the 21c Church
Choosing the ease of method over the difficulty of context.
Creating chaos where there is none, so we can thrive in it.
Romanticizing innovation and devaluing call.
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35. 5 Pitfalls of the 21c Church
Choosing the ease of method over the difficulty of context.
Creating chaos where there is none, so we can thrive in it.
Romanticizing innovation and devaluing call.
Calcifying creativity and believing our own hype.
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36. 5 Pitfalls of the 21c Church
Choosing the ease of method over the difficulty of context.
Creating chaos where there is none, so we can thrive in it.
Romanticizing innovation and devaluing call.
Calcifying creativity and believing our own hype.
Avoid institutional and organizational structure.
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37. Why we avoid structure
PHOTO BY ROBERT MADEIRA
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38. Why we avoid structure
Most structures are not built for
adaptability
PHOTO BY ROBERT MADEIRA
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39. Why we avoid structure
Most structures are not built for
adaptability
Most structures do not inspire
innovation
PHOTO BY ROBERT MADEIRA
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40. Why we avoid structure
Most structures are not built for
adaptability
Most structures do not inspire
innovation
Most structures are tired and
burdensome
PHOTO BY ROBERT MADEIRA
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41. Why we avoid structure
Most structures are not built for
adaptability
Most structures do not inspire
innovation
Most structures are tired and
burdensome
Structures have been used to control
and marginalize
PHOTO BY ROBERT MADEIRA
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42. Why we avoid structure
Most structures are not built for
adaptability
Most structures do not inspire
innovation
Most structures are tired and
burdensome
Structures have been used to control
and marginalize
Experimenting w/worship is more fun
than developing organizational
systems
PHOTO BY ROBERT MADEIRA
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43. Why we avoid structure
Most structures are not built for
adaptability
Most structures do not inspire
innovation
Most structures are tired and
burdensome
Structures have been used to control
and marginalize
Experimenting w/worship is more fun
than developing organizational
systems
Structure makes real our pastoral
finitude PHOTO BY ROBERT MADEIRA
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45. Why embrace structure
when any group of people gathers,
some kind of structure, healthy or
otherwise, will take root
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46. Why embrace structure
when any group of people gathers,
some kind of structure, healthy or
otherwise, will take root
innovation takes place for all other
aspects of church life and culture
Photo by Kalexanderson
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47. Why embrace structure
when any group of people gathers,
some kind of structure, healthy or
otherwise, will take root
innovation takes place for all other
aspects of church life and culture
reflective structures avoid
institutional marginalization
Photo by Kalexanderson
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48. Why embrace structure
when any group of people gathers,
some kind of structure, healthy or
otherwise, will take root
innovation takes place for all other
aspects of church life and culture
reflective structures avoid
institutional marginalization
healthy structures equip
communities to manage polarities
and maintain cultural continuity
Photo by Kalexanderson
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50. What is Institutional Fluidity?
an organizational structure that
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51. What is Institutional Fluidity?
an organizational structure that
names boundaries and assets,
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52. What is Institutional Fluidity?
an organizational structure that
names boundaries and assets,
- not a free-for-all -
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53. What is Institutional Fluidity?
an organizational structure that
names boundaries and assets,
- not a free-for-all -
embodies vision and culture,
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54. What is Institutional Fluidity?
an organizational structure that
names boundaries and assets,
- not a free-for-all -
embodies vision and culture,
- integrated leadership -
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55. What is Institutional Fluidity?
an organizational structure that
names boundaries and assets,
- not a free-for-all -
embodies vision and culture,
- integrated leadership -
unleashes creativity and innovation,
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56. What is Institutional Fluidity?
an organizational structure that
names boundaries and assets,
- not a free-for-all -
embodies vision and culture,
- integrated leadership -
unleashes creativity and innovation,
- calcification avoidance -
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57. What is Institutional Fluidity?
an organizational structure that
names boundaries and assets,
- not a free-for-all -
embodies vision and culture,
- integrated leadership -
unleashes creativity and innovation,
- calcification avoidance -
and mediates the ebbs and flow of life.
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58. What is Institutional Fluidity?
an organizational structure that
names boundaries and assets,
- not a free-for-all -
embodies vision and culture,
- integrated leadership -
unleashes creativity and innovation,
- calcification avoidance -
and mediates the ebbs and flow of life.
- rhythm, consistency and calm -
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60. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable
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61. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable
Transient and Committed
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62. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable
Transient and Committed
Traditioned and Creative
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63. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable
Transient and Committed
Traditioned and Creative
Technical and Experiential
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64. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable
Transient and Committed
Traditioned and Creative
Technical and Experiential
Focused and Distractible
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65. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable
Transient and Committed
Traditioned and Creative
Technical and Experiential
Focused and Distractible
Maturing and Unsure
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66. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable
Transient and Committed
Traditioned and Creative
Technical and Experiential
Focused and Distractible
Maturing and Unsure
Overextended and Willing
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67. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable ➡ MONOLITHIC AND DEFINABLE CULTURE
Transient and Committed
Traditioned and Creative
Technical and Experiential
Focused and Distractible
Maturing and Unsure
Overextended and Willing
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68. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable ➡ MONOLITHIC AND DEFINABLE CULTURE
Transient and Committed ➡ LIFETIME AND LONGEVITY VALUES
Traditioned and Creative
Technical and Experiential
Focused and Distractible
Maturing and Unsure
Overextended and Willing
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69. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable ➡ MONOLITHIC AND DEFINABLE CULTURE
Transient and Committed ➡ LIFETIME AND LONGEVITY VALUES
Traditioned and Creative ➡ TRADITION WITHOUT MEANING
Technical and Experiential
Focused and Distractible
Maturing and Unsure
Overextended and Willing
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70. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable ➡ MONOLITHIC AND DEFINABLE CULTURE
Transient and Committed ➡ LIFETIME AND LONGEVITY VALUES
Traditioned and Creative ➡ TRADITION WITHOUT MEANING
Technical and Experiential ➡ TECHNOLOGY AS A MEANS TO AN END
Focused and Distractible
Maturing and Unsure
Overextended and Willing
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71. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable ➡ MONOLITHIC AND DEFINABLE CULTURE
Transient and Committed ➡ LIFETIME AND LONGEVITY VALUES
Traditioned and Creative ➡ TRADITION WITHOUT MEANING
Technical and Experiential ➡ TECHNOLOGY AS A MEANS TO AN END
Focused and Distractible ➡ UNDERSTANDINGS OF PROCESS
Maturing and Unsure
Overextended and Willing
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72. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable ➡ MONOLITHIC AND DEFINABLE CULTURE
Transient and Committed ➡ LIFETIME AND LONGEVITY VALUES
Traditioned and Creative ➡ TRADITION WITHOUT MEANING
Technical and Experiential ➡ TECHNOLOGY AS A MEANS TO AN END
Focused and Distractible ➡ UNDERSTANDINGS OF PROCESS
Maturing and Unsure ➡ HIGH OR LOW EXPECTATIONS
Overextended and Willing
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73. What holds us back?
Undefinable/Describable ➡ MONOLITHIC AND DEFINABLE CULTURE
Transient and Committed ➡ LIFETIME AND LONGEVITY VALUES
Traditioned and Creative ➡ TRADITION WITHOUT MEANING
Technical and Experiential ➡ TECHNOLOGY AS A MEANS TO AN END
Focused and Distractible ➡ UNDERSTANDINGS OF PROCESS
Maturing and Unsure ➡ HIGH OR LOW EXPECTATIONS
Overextended and Willing ➡ UNDERSTANDING OF USE OF TIME
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76. Organizational Elements
Terms of service: x years, but w/permission to leave;
How F2F time is used: life-giving work, spiritual study
and big-picture thinking;
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77. Organizational Elements
Terms of service: x years, but w/permission to leave;
How F2F time is used: life-giving work, spiritual study
and big-picture thinking;
How responsibilities are given: projects, areas, and
latitude to shift foci;
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78. Organizational Elements
Terms of service: x years, but w/permission to leave;
How F2F time is used: life-giving work, spiritual study
and big-picture thinking;
How responsibilities are given: projects, areas, and
latitude to shift foci;
How meetings are held: purposeful and creative setting;
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79. Organizational Elements
Terms of service: x years, but w/permission to leave;
How F2F time is used: life-giving work, spiritual study
and big-picture thinking;
How responsibilities are given: projects, areas, and
latitude to shift foci;
How meetings are held: purposeful and creative setting;
Assumptions of the group: trusting, honest and
permission giving;
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80. Organizational Elements
Terms of service: x years, but w/permission to leave;
How F2F time is used: life-giving work, spiritual study
and big-picture thinking;
How responsibilities are given: projects, areas, and
latitude to shift foci;
How meetings are held: purposeful and creative setting;
Assumptions of the group: trusting, honest and
permission giving;
How “business” is done by using social media platforms
and other time-saving technologies;
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81. Symbol of
Unknown
Origin
http://bit.ly/NjFLEi
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84. SM Assumptions
Social Media is simply another medium of
communication & expression: nothing > or <;
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85. SM Assumptions
Social Media is simply another medium of
communication & expression: nothing > or <;
Social Media is the water in which a generation swims
and gives insight into a particular worldview;
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86. SM Assumptions
Social Media is simply another medium of
communication & expression: nothing > or <;
Social Media is the water in which a generation swims
and gives insight into a particular worldview;
Social Media is highly contextually and it will be
embraced at various degrees;
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87. SM Assumptions
Social Media is simply another medium of
communication & expression: nothing > or <;
Social Media is the water in which a generation swims
and gives insight into a particular worldview;
Social Media is highly contextually and it will be
embraced at various degrees;
Social Media demands a high sense of self-worth as it
has a flattening effect on community and the role of
leadership;
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88. SM Assumptions
Social Media is simply another medium of
communication & expression: nothing > or <;
Social Media is the water in which a generation swims
and gives insight into a particular worldview;
Social Media is highly contextually and it will be
embraced at various degrees;
Social Media demands a high sense of self-worth as it
has a flattening effect on community and the role of
leadership;
!!Social Media will not save the church!!
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90. Social Media Impact
Authority and Truth | Social media opens up decision
making and equalizes authority
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91. Social Media Impact
Authority and Truth | Social media opens up decision
making and equalizes authority
Mobility and Commitment | Social media systematizes the
speed and rhythms of life
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92. Social Media Impact
Authority and Truth | Social media opens up decision
making and equalizes authority
Mobility and Commitment | Social media systematizes the
speed and rhythms of life
Structure and Adaptability | Social media supports and
encourages structural flexibility
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93. Social Media Impact
Authority and Truth | Social media opens up decision
making and equalizes authority
Mobility and Commitment | Social media systematizes the
speed and rhythms of life
Structure and Adaptability | Social media supports and
encourages structural flexibility
Spirituality and Public Engagement Social media allows for
deeper and wider reach
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94. Social Media Impact
Authority and Truth | Social media opens up decision
making and equalizes authority
Mobility and Commitment | Social media systematizes the
speed and rhythms of life
Structure and Adaptability | Social media supports and
encourages structural flexibility
Spirituality and Public Engagement Social media allows for
deeper and wider reach
Technology and Community | Social Media exposes the
broader human experience
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95. Social Media Impact
Authority and Truth | Social media opens up decision
making and equalizes authority
Mobility and Commitment | Social media systematizes the
speed and rhythms of life
Structure and Adaptability | Social media supports and
encourages structural flexibility
Spirituality and Public Engagement Social media allows for
deeper and wider reach
Technology and Community | Social Media exposes the
broader human experience
Influence and Social Capital | Social media creates broad
niche spaces of community
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96. Social Media Impact
Authority and Truth | Social media opens up decision
making and equalizes authority
Mobility and Commitment | Social media systematizes the
speed and rhythms of life
Structure and Adaptability | Social media supports and
encourages structural flexibility
Spirituality and Public Engagement Social media allows for
deeper and wider reach
Technology and Community | Social Media exposes the
broader human experience
Influence and Social Capital | Social media creates broad
niche spaces of community
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99. SM Dangers
Social media as a idol or savior
Social media as a distraction from ministry
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100. SM Dangers
Social media as a idol or savior
Social media as a distraction from ministry
Social media as careless expression
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101. SM Dangers
Social media as a idol or savior
Social media as a distraction from ministry
Social media as careless expression
Social media as overestimated ROI
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102. SM Dangers
Social media as a idol or savior
Social media as a distraction from ministry
Social media as careless expression
Social media as overestimated ROI
Social media as over-and-above face-to-face
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103. SM Dangers
Social media as a idol or savior
Social media as a distraction from ministry
Social media as careless expression
Social media as overestimated ROI
Social media as over-and-above face-to-face
Social media as entry to abuse and bullying
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105. Effective SM Usage
be you: appropriate, honest, consistent just as you
would in real life (IRL);
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106. Effective SM Usage
be you: appropriate, honest, consistent just as you
would in real life (IRL);
be interactive: engage, comment, respond, inquire, link,
love and like;
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107. Effective SM Usage
be you: appropriate, honest, consistent just as you
would in real life (IRL);
be interactive: engage, comment, respond, inquire, link,
love and like;
be mindful: Most people lurk and observe without every
interacting.
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108. Effective SM Usage
be you: appropriate, honest, consistent just as you
would in real life (IRL);
be interactive: engage, comment, respond, inquire, link,
love and like;
be mindful: Most people lurk and observe without every
interacting.
be humble: don’t overestimate your influence and avoid
delusions of grandeur.
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109. Effective SM Usage
be you: appropriate, honest, consistent just as you
would in real life (IRL);
be interactive: engage, comment, respond, inquire, link,
love and like;
be mindful: Most people lurk and observe without every
interacting.
be humble: don’t overestimate your influence and avoid
delusions of grandeur.
be bold: don’t underestimate your influence as “sparks”
begin meaningful conversations and sustain movements.
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111. Church Uses Teasers
Evangelism/YELP: Be where people find for other
important living resources.
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112. Church Uses Teasers
Evangelism/YELP: Be where people find for other
important living resources.
Pastoral Care/FB: Use lists to keep up with the daily lives
of members.
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113. Church Uses Teasers
Evangelism/YELP: Be where people find for other
important living resources.
Pastoral Care/FB: Use lists to keep up with the daily lives
of members.
Worship/Pinterest: Collect ideas for worship, chancel
arts and other ideas.
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114. Church Uses Teasers
Evangelism/YELP: Be where people find for other
important living resources.
Pastoral Care/FB: Use lists to keep up with the daily lives
of members.
Worship/Pinterest: Collect ideas for worship, chancel
arts and other ideas.
Admin/Doodle: Group choices that are clear, trackable
and communal.
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115. Church Uses Teasers
Evangelism/YELP: Be where people find for other
important living resources.
Pastoral Care/FB: Use lists to keep up with the daily lives
of members.
Worship/Pinterest: Collect ideas for worship, chancel
arts and other ideas.
Admin/Doodle: Group choices that are clear, trackable
and communal.
Community/Instagram: Twitter and connecting for visual
people.
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117. Last Things
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