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==Possible Tagline==
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Evangelism is Dead.  Long live Evangelism.
 
Evangelism is Dead.  Long live Evangelism.
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==Things I Promised I'd Talk About==
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*Modern Church vs. Post-modern Church (Post-Modern? WTF???)
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*Recent Cultural Trends and Ideas (My Fave, See Below)
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*Resources for Evangelism in Emerging Culture (Books, Articles, Cohorts)
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**Emerging Flavored Presbyterians (Presbymergent)
  
 
==Jeff's Outline for Me==
 
==Jeff's Outline for Me==
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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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#Deconstruction (critical to emergence)
#*What evangelism is not
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#*What evangelism has been
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#*What evangelism should not be
 
#Evangelism as Deliberate (or intentional) Community
 
#Evangelism as Deliberate (or intentional) Community
#*Relationships over Witness (and rules)
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#*Relationships vs. Rules
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#*Conversation vs. Conversion
 
#*Church fulfilling need for daily community
 
#*Church fulfilling need for daily community
#*congregation as participant developers (open-source / prosumers) vs. listeners & followers  
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#*Congregation as participant developers vs. listeners & followers
  
 
==Evangelism in Emerging Culture==
 
==Evangelism in Emerging Culture==
*Most importantly, it happens in communities.
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*It's all about community (and conversation)
 
*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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*My Experiences Evangelizing and Being Evangelized
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*#Frisco Community Theatre
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*#NCD Conference 2006
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*#[[Conversations with Chris]]
  
==Prosumers of Worship==
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==Technological Concepts and Trends==
Old Model:  leaders produce, congregation consumes
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*Web 2.0 & Church 2.0
New Model:  leaders help congregation to produce AND consume
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==Interesting Concepts==
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*Wiki Worship & Soft Security
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*Long Tail Church
 
*Long Tail Church
*Blogging
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*Open Source Movement
*Open Source / Transparency
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**Transparency
 
**Eyeballs & bugs
 
**Eyeballs & bugs
 
**Release Early & Release Often
 
**Release Early & Release Often
*Truth, truthiness
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*Wikinomics
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**Wiki Worship & Soft Security
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**Dynamic Truth in Tension
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**Consumers of Worship vs. Prosumers of Worship
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**Four Principles of "Wikinomics"
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**#Openness
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**#Peering
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**#Sharing
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**#Acting Globally
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==Other Random Soapboxes (Ask With Caution)==
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*Truth, Truthiness, and Absolute Truth
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*Presbyterians Are Big Time Geeks.
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*Why Folk Music and Hymns are Emergent.  And Cool.
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*ASCAP Sucks.  So does Copyright.
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*Most Christian Education is Neither Christian Nor Education
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*Emerging Church Dress Code (why do they all look alike?)
  
==Four Principles of "Wikinomics"==
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==Don't Just Sit There==
(Per Williams & Tapscott)
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*Presbymergent (blog, wiki, survey, parties)
#Openness
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*E.vangelize.us (what do you want it to be?)
#Peering
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#Sharing
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#Acting Globably
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All would be completely applicable and beneficial to the church.
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 13 October 2013

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 Fave, See Below)
  • Resources for Evangelism in Emerging Culture (Books, Articles, Cohorts)
    • 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. Deconstruction (critical to emergence)
    • What evangelism has been
    • What evangelism should not be
  4. Evangelism as Deliberate (or intentional) Community
    • Relationships vs. Rules
    • Conversation vs. Conversion
    • Church fulfilling need for daily community
    • Congregation as participant developers vs. listeners & followers

Evangelism in Emerging Culture

  • It's all about community (and conversation)
  • 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)
  • My Experiences Evangelizing and Being Evangelized
    1. Frisco Community Theatre
    2. NCD Conference 2006
    3. Conversations with Chris

Technological Concepts and Trends

  • Web 2.0 & Church 2.0
  • Long Tail Church
  • Open Source Movement
    • Transparency
    • Eyeballs & bugs
    • Release Early & Release Often
  • Wikinomics
    • Wiki Worship & Soft Security
    • Dynamic Truth in Tension
    • Consumers of Worship vs. Prosumers of Worship
    • Four Principles of "Wikinomics"
      1. Openness
      2. Peering
      3. Sharing
      4. Acting Globally

Other Random Soapboxes (Ask With Caution)

  • Truth, Truthiness, and Absolute Truth
  • 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?)

Don't Just Sit There

  • Presbymergent (blog, wiki, survey, parties)
  • E.vangelize.us (what do you want it to be?)