These are the slides form a talk on Making a Difference in the World delivered on the campus of The University of the Ozarks (February 2019)

1. MAKING A
DIFFERENCE
IN THE
WORLD
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife
University of the
Ozarks, Clarksville
Farmer Lectures

2. TODAY
What we are doing
Introductions and Context
Division, Destruction, Pain
Making YOUR Difference
Questions and Response
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife
MAKING A
DIFFERENCE
IN THE
WORLD

3. MY BIGGEST HOPE
That we all think more deeply and
engage more graciously as we bring
healing to the pains of the world.

4. www.slideshare.net/breyeschow

5. BRUCE
@breyeschow
Immigrant Roots
Pastor’s Kid
Eighties Kid
Tech Transition

6. BRUCE
@breyeschow
San Francisco
Husband, Dad
Dog Walker
Soccer Dad
A’s Fanatic

7. BRUCE
@breyeschow
Pastor
Church planter
Speaker
Author
Coach

8. High School, First Year,
Sophomores Juniors,
Seniors, Community...
Arkansas, South, East
Coast, Midwest, West
Coast, Outside US...
Rural, City, Small Town,
Suburban...
FB, Twitter, IG, SC,
WhatsApp, WeChat...
WHO ARE YOU?
Hello my name is...
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife

9. SLEEP: Morning People or
Night Owls
PETS: Dogs or Cats
PHONE: Apple or Android
VACATION: Beach or Snow
TELEVISION:
Award Shows or Sportsball
DRESS CODE:
Shorts or Sweats
WHO ARE YOU?
Hello my name is...
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife

10. Do you want to make a POSITIVE
difference in the world?
What will you change?

11. Avoidance is not a long-term solution
to suffering, division, and pain.

12. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

13. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

14. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

15. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

16. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

17. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

18. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

19. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

20. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

21. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

22. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

23. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

24. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

25. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

26. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

27. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

28. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

29. It can be overwhelming.

30. You either trust God
Or you don’t.
— Dr. Stephen Ray

31. How can we make a difference in the
world overcome by division,
destruction, and pain?

32. NO EASY ANSWERS. NO GUARANTEES.

33. KNOW WHO TO WHOM YOU BELONG.

34. VALUE THE CREATED-NESS OF OTHERS.

35. We must give up the
belief that there is only
one way to change,
one best strategy,
one best approach;
— mine.
MY WAY
OUR WAY
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife

36. We must embody the
idea that we need
multiple gifts in order to
overcome the multiple
ways division,
destruction, and pain
exist in the world.
GIFTS
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife

37. Enneagram
Strengthsfinder
Myers-Briggs
DiSC

38. Prophet: tables
Priest: prayer
Pastor: well
Poet: caesar
MAKING A
DIFFERENCE
Four ways of Jesus.
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife

39. ACTIVIST
INSTIGATOR
TELLER OF TRUTH
...but, “too angry.”
One who speaks truth to
power despite the
discomfort created and
in order to cause
disruption.
PROPHET
Ways of jesus
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife

40. annie

41. annie

42. ACADEMIC
RITUALIST
TENDER OF THE SPIRIT
… but, “out of touch.”
The one who calls the
community to memory
and mindfulness.
PRIEST
Ways of jesus
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife

43. david

44. RELATER
CURATOR
CONVENER OF VOICES
...but, “too nice.”
The one who nurtures
community and calls it
into transformational
conversation.
PASTOR
Ways of jesus
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife

45. mom

46. mothers

47. ARTIST
CREATOR
INSPIRER OF DREAMS
...but, “too out there.”
The one calls and
inspires the Spirit to be
active in the community.
POET
Ways of jesus
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife

48. j alfred

49. POETS
PASTORS
PROPHETS
PRIESTS
Thoughts . . .
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife
THE FOUR Ps

50. Take a moment to read
the questions without
writing anything down.
In silence answer the
following questions.
When Bruce gives the
cue, share in groups.
Report back interesting
ideas, thoughts, etc.Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife
INTROVERT TIME

51. How does school or community now welcome difference
ways of being and doing in the world?
Who are the people who come to mind from your life:
prophets, pastors, priests, and poets?
Where are opportunities for you to make a difference in the
world and what are the obstacles to doing more?
Which of the four Ps do you naturally gravitate towards?

52. What commonalities did
you hear: struggles,
successes, perspectives?
What do you want to
affirm that you heard in
your group?
Any “aha” moments?
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife
GROUP SHARING
What did you hear?

53. questions, comments, musings...

55. @breyeschow
www.slideshare.net/breyeschow
bruce@reyes-chow.com

57. VIDEO
A Generation Asks WTF
https://youtu.be/bIU8-hlvKXA

58. RULE #1: Butt in.
Ask questions IRL or at on
Twitter via @breyeschow.
Three strikes speaking rule.
RULE #2: Look down if you need to.
Be active on your computer,
phone, paper, knitting . . .
RULE 3: You do you.
Take food, stretch, take
toilet breaks as you need to.
Please.
RULE 4: Take notes. Or don’t.
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RULES
Invitations to play
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#ozarkslife

59. Why is my role in
the world today?
parent
pastor
friend
citizen
elder
What do I do?

60. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?

61. How can we make a difference in the world
overcome by division, destruction, and pain?
Jemel Roberson

62. We must be more
deliberate and challenge
the “Jesus didn’t call us
to be successful, Jesus
calls us to be faithful.”
narrative when it comes
to fighting injustice.

63. “Feeling good, not engaging in violence, or being
willing to die, when you have not achieved the
goals of your struggle, does not change the fact
that you have failed.”
Gene Sharp (1928-2018)

64. From rigidly defined and bounded ways of
being and doing to fluid, overlapping, and
broad postures of engagement.