This document appears to be a slide presentation given by Bruce Reyes-Chow at an evangelism conference in Montreat, North Carolina in October 2022. Over the course of several slides, Bruce introduces himself as a Generation X pastor and discusses his background and interests. He then outlines some assumptions he is making, emphasizing that faith and politics are intertwined and that exclusionary gospels feed on apathy. Bruce encourages attendees to be truthful about who they are, courageous in embracing intersectionality, consistent in integrating commitments, and curious to experiment and expand understandings of worship. The presentation concludes with questions for break-out discussion groups.

1. Justice &
Worship
2022 Evangelism Conference
Montreat October 2022

2. TODAY’S CHAOS
Social Location and Intro
My Assumptions
Five Areas of Thought
Questions
Break-Outs
Hybrid Group Share (2:30)
Today’s Slides:
www.slideshare.net/breyeschow

3. INTRODUCTION
Setting my social location
Evangelism Conference, Montreat
October-November 2022

4. ABOUT
BRUCE

5. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"

6. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.

7. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.

8. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.

9. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.
● Mediocre at a great many
things: Pastor, Planter,
Consultant, Coach, Author

10. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.
● Mediocre at a great many
things: Pastor, Planter,
Consultant, Coach, Author

11. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.
● Mediocre at a great many
things: Pastor, Planter,
Consultant, Coach, Author

12. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.
● Mediocre at a great many
things: Pastor, Planter,
Podcaster, Coach, Author

13. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.
● Mediocre at a great many
things: Pastor, Planter,
Consultant, Coach, Author

14. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.
● Mediocre at a great many
things: Pastor, Planter,
Consultant, Coach, Author
● Parent to three adults.

15. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.
● Mediocre at a great many
things: Pastor, Planter,
Consultant, Coach, Author
● Parent to three adults.
● A’s

16. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.
● Mediocre at a great many
things: Pastor, Planter,
Consultant, Coach, Author
● Parent to three adults.
● A’s, Soccer

17. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.
● Mediocre at a great many
things: Pastor, Planter,
Consultant, Coach, Author
● Parent to three adults.
● A’s, Soccer, Coffee

18. ABOUT
BRUCE
● Generation X, “Whatever"
● Presbyterian Pastor rooted
in organizing and activism.
● Mediocre at a great many
things: Pastor, Planter,
Consultant, Coach, Author
● Parent to three adults.
● A’s, Soccer, Coffee, Plants

19. COVID
● Hospitalized, Fall 2021
● Long Covid: Muscular
Inflammation and Fatigue
● Left call in May
● Just building my way out
guided by, “What is enough?”
So many suffer in silence, so if
this is you or a loved one, you are
seen and loved.

20. PROFESSIONALLY
● Content Creation on Patreon: Weekly
prayers, liturgy, podcasting, etc.
● Authoring: Spring 2024, “Everything
Good about God Is True”
● Coaching and Consulting: Emergence
● Freelance Writing: Sanctified Arts, etc.
● Bridge Pastoring: 2-3 Week Stints
● Not Doing: No more travel/speaking and
no long term congregational calls.

21. FIRST THINGS
Three Assumptions that I make
Evangelism Conference, Montreat
October-November 2022

22. ASSUMPTIONS
● Pandemic has revealed
commitment to the church
and proved our adaptability.
● Faith and Politics are
intrinsically intertwined.
● A Gospel of exclusion and
hate feeds on better versions
choosing silence, apathy.

23. BE TRUTHFUL
Tell an authentic narrative, not aspirational.
Evangelism Conference, Montreat
October-November 2022

24. TRUTH
To often we share what we hope
to be and not who we are, so the
first thing people get is a lie.
● You can only be you.
● “All are Welcome!”
● Abundance in all things.
● Gratitude for who you are.

25. BE COURAGEOUS
Name and claim what you truly believe.
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October-November 2022

26. COURAGE
If you have a commitment to
intersectionality, be honest in
what you can claim now.
● Becoming Antiracist
● Affirming LGBTQIA+
● Honoring Gender
● Resisting Ableism

27. BE CONSISTENT
Make sure that all of worship reflects
courageous belief choice.
Evangelism Conference, Montreat
October-November 2022

28. CONSISTENCY
Doing the hard, complex, tiring
work of making sure that
commitments are integrated.
● Light/Good = Dark/Bad
● Binaries, Nametags, Zoom
Names, Bathrooms, Bulletins
● Music, Scripture, verbal, etc.

29. BE REASSURING
Risk, but help folks get to a place through
ritual, communication, and relationship.
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October-November 2022

30. REASSURANCE
See yourself as curating an
experience where people can
experience the breadth of God.
● Pandemic adaptability.
● Surprise v. preparation.
● Rituals, rituals, rituals.

31. BE CURIOUS
Experiment and expand what you do.
Evangelism Conference, Montreat
October-November 2022

32. CURIOSITY
Be open to where and how God is
expanding your own
understanding of worship.
● Translation and Context
● Be transformed by the
worship you curate.
● Earn the right to go long.

33. QUESTIONS
RESPONSES
REACTIONS

34. BREAK-OUTS
Spend a chunk of time with these questions
taken in any order.
Evangelism Conference, Montreat
October-November 2022

35. BREAK-OUT Q’s
Evangelism Conference, Montreat
October-November 2022
● How truthful is your public narrative?
● What intersectionalities do you claim?
● How integrated is your worship experience?
● How has creativity best been expressed?
● What are future commitment to be made?

36. ALL THE LINKS
Today’s Slides:
www.slideshare.net/breyeschow
on the Socials:
@breyeschow on all the things:
Instagram, Twitter, Faceback, etc.
eMail:
bruce@reyes-chow.com
Blatant Shilling of My Stuff
https://linktr.ee/breyeschow