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==Possible Tagline==
 
==Possible Tagline==
 
Evangelism is Dead.  Long live Evangelism.
 
Evangelism is Dead.  Long live Evangelism.
  
 
==Things I Promised I'd Talk About==
 
==Things I Promised I'd Talk About==
*Modern Church vs. Post-modern Church (WTF is "Post-Modern"???)
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*Modern Church vs. Post-modern Church (Post-Modern? WTF???)
 
*Recent Cultural Trends and Ideas (My Favorite, See Below)
 
*Recent Cultural Trends and Ideas (My Favorite, See Below)
 
*Resources for Evangelism in Emerging Culture  
 
*Resources for Evangelism in Emerging Culture  
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#Historical overview of emergent
 
#Historical overview of emergent
 
#*moving to a church that is more relevant to postmodern culture.
 
#*moving to a church that is more relevant to postmodern culture.
#Deconstructionism
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#Deconstructionism (critical to emergence)
 
#*What evangelism is not
 
#*What evangelism is not
 
#Evangelism as Deliberate (or intentional) Community
 
#Evangelism as Deliberate (or intentional) Community
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==Evangelism in Emerging Culture==
 
==Evangelism in Emerging Culture==
*Most importantly, it happens in communities.
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*It's all about community.
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**So how do I...?
 
*Three options (IMHO):
 
*Three options (IMHO):
*#Join an Existing Community
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*#Join an Existing Community (best)
*#Create One
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*#Create One (good but hard)
*#Transform an existing one into one
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*#Transform an existing one into one (hardest, possibly inauthentic)
Number 3 is least favorite option and hardest to get right.  2 is good choice, but not easy.  1 is best.
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==Prosumers of Worship==
 
==Prosumers of Worship==
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*New Model:  leaders help congregation to produce AND consume
 
*New Model:  leaders help congregation to produce AND consume
  
==Interesting Concepts I Like to Talk About==
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==Concepts and Trends I Like to Talk About==
 
*Web 2.0 & Church 2.0
 
*Web 2.0 & Church 2.0
 
**Wiki Worship & Soft Security
 
**Wiki Worship & Soft Security
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*Truth
 
*Truth
 
**Absolute Truth (Pluto?)
 
**Absolute Truth (Pluto?)
**Truthiness:  Greek vs. Jewish
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**Truthiness:  Greek vs. Jewish.
 
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*Four Principles of "Wikinomics" (Per Williams & Tapscott)
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*#Openness
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*#Peering
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*#Sharing
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*#Acting Globally
  
==Four Principles of "Wikinomics"==
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==Random Soapboxes (Ask With Caution)==
(Per Williams & Tapscott)
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*Presbyterians Are Big Time Geeks.
#Openness
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*Why Folk Music and Hymns are Emergent.  And Cool.
#Peering
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*ASCAP Sucks.  So does Copyright.
#Sharing
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*Most Christian Education is Neither Christian Nor Education
#Acting Globably
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*Emerging Church Dress Code (why do they all look alike?)
All would be completely applicable and beneficial to the church.
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Revision as of 20:58, 26 August 2007

Possible Tagline

Evangelism is Dead. Long live Evangelism.

Things I Promised I'd Talk About

  • Modern Church vs. Post-modern Church (Post-Modern? WTF???)
  • Recent Cultural Trends and Ideas (My Favorite, See Below)
  • Resources for Evangelism in Emerging Culture
  • Emerging Flavored Presbyterians (Presbymergent)

Jeff's Outline for Me

  1. Evangelism is Dead. Long live Evangelism.
  2. Historical overview of emergent
    • moving to a church that is more relevant to postmodern culture.
  3. Deconstructionism (critical to emergence)
    • What evangelism is not
  4. Evangelism as Deliberate (or intentional) Community
    • Relationships vs. Rules
    • Church fulfilling need for daily community
    • Congregation as participant developers (open-source / prosumers) vs. listeners & followers

Evangelism in Emerging Culture

  • It's all about community.
    • So how do I...?
  • Three options (IMHO):
    1. Join an Existing Community (best)
    2. Create One (good but hard)
    3. Transform an existing one into one (hardest, possibly inauthentic)

Prosumers of Worship

  • Old Model: leaders produce, congregation consumes
  • New Model: leaders help congregation to produce AND consume

Concepts and Trends I Like to Talk About

  • Web 2.0 & Church 2.0
    • Wiki Worship & Soft Security
    • Long Tail Church
    • Open Source / Transparency
      • Eyeballs & bugs
      • Release Early & Release Often
  • Truth
    • Absolute Truth (Pluto?)
    • Truthiness: Greek vs. Jewish.
  • Four Principles of "Wikinomics" (Per Williams & Tapscott)
    1. Openness
    2. Peering
    3. Sharing
    4. Acting Globally

Random Soapboxes (Ask With Caution)

  • Presbyterians Are Big Time Geeks.
  • Why Folk Music and Hymns are Emergent. And Cool.
  • ASCAP Sucks. So does Copyright.
  • Most Christian Education is Neither Christian Nor Education
  • Emerging Church Dress Code (why do they all look alike?)