This document appears to be a slideshow presentation given at the Forward in Faith Annual Gathering in Swan River, Manitoba on May 23-25, 2014. The slideshow was presented by Bruce Reyes-Chow and covers three topics: 1) Social Media, Ministry, and Digital Renovations, 2) Race, Diversity and Conversations that Matter, and 3) Young Adults and Denominational Change. Each section contains a number of slides with quotes, statistics, and questions to prompt discussion on the given topic.

1. Forward
in Faith
Annual Gathering
Swan River, Manitoba
May 23-25, 2014
Conference of Manitoba and
Northwestern Ontario
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow | #NMWO14
www.slideshare.net/
breyeschow
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Who is Bruce?
⅕ INTERNET
CHAPLAIN
⅕ COACH
CONSULTANT
⅕ BLOGGER
WRITER
⅕ PREACHER
SPEAKER
⅖ SAHD
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Forward in Faith
SESSION #1 10:30-11:45
SOCIAL MEDIA, MINISTRY AND
DIGITAL RENOVATIONS
SESSION #2 | 7:20-8:35
RACE, DIVERSITY AND
CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER
SESSION #3 | 10:30-11:45
YOUNG ADULTS AND
DENOMINATIONAL CHANGE
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4. Social Media, Ministry,
and Digital Renovations
Annual Gathering | Swan River | May 23-25, 2014
Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow | #NMWO14
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Remember...
You will not keep up with
every digital development --
and that’s okay.
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Remember...
You will not break the internet.
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Remember...
Gladys Burrill, 92
2011 Honolulu Marathon
Photo: AP
God is never done asking
you/us to do new and
amazing things.
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Socialnomics 2014
SOCIALNOMICS ON YOUTUBE
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email
texting
anything google
facebook
twitter
pinterest
youtube
skype
instagram
dropbox
foursquare
What do you use?
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SM Assumptions
Social Media is only another medium of
communication and expression;
Social Media is generational air 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 leadership;
Social Media will not save [insert org]
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Social Media Pitfalls
SM as idol, savior or quick fix
SM as distraction
SM as careless expression
SM as overestimated ROI
SM as echo chamber
SM as over-and-above F2F
SM as an entry to bullying and
unwanted contact
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Social Media Possibilities
SM can build up and
strengthen the Body of Christ
SM allows the church to model
a different way of living
SM compels the church to see
the world beyond its bubble
SM liberates faithful expression
of creativity and creation
SM provides accountability
SM offers a place of communal
care and spiritual renewal
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Social Media Postures
be with people: tinker with the betas,
but join in where folks are already
be you: appropriate, honest,
consistent just as you would be in
real life (IRL)
be interactive: engage, comment,
respond, inquire, link and like
be mindful: Most people lurk and
observe without ever interacting
be humble/bold: don’t underestimate
the influence of your thinking, but
avoid delusions of grandeur
be npr: earn the right to be heard
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Smarty Pants Terms
apps, smart phones, tablets, oh my
Traditional Media v. Social Media
Web 1.0 v. Web 2.0
Social Networking
Open Source Software
Cloud Technology
weB+logs = Blogs, vLogs
feeds, aggregators and readers
tagging and #hashtags
Checking In
QRCode
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Social Media Platforms
Google: gmail, gcal, hangout, drive
Blogging: typepad, wordpress,
blogger, tumblr, google
Networks: twitter, google+, askfm,
facebook, linkedin, nextdoor, reddit
Media: last.fm, goodreads, pandora,
spotify, iheartradio
Photo: instagram, flickr, smugmug,
Video: vimeo, youtube, huddle, vine
Texting: Groupme, Kik, Snapchat
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Social Media Platforms
Group Calling: skype, hangout,
facetime, gotomeeting,
Productivity: dropbox, slideshare,
doodle, wufoo, evernote
Reviews: yelp, amazon, foursquare,
google, miso, tvtag, google
eNewsletters: madmimi, mailchimp,
constant contact
Location: foursquare, yelp, facebook
Curating: pinterest, scoop.it, storify,
buffer, hootsuite, feedspot
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CREATIVITY
unleashing and
supporting artistry?
COMMUNICATION
with messaging and
delivery of content? CONNECTION
building community
and interactivity?
CURATION
gathering and
sharing content?
COORDINATION
with organization
and productivity?
CONTEMPLATION
personal reflection and
spiritual practices?
Six Areas of Evaluation
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TWITTER
YOUTUBE
INSTAGRAM
FACEBOOK
GROUPME MADMIMI
BUFFER
DROPBOX DOODLE
PINTEREST
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What social networks do you use at least weekly and why?
How have you experienced social media and technology used
well in the church?
What are ways you have experienced social media used less
than well in the church?
In one year, what are your hopes for the church and its use of
social media?
What are some of the obstacles facing leaders who hope for the
church to better integrate social media into the life of the
church?
What’s one digital “Best Practice” and one “Please don’t do
this” that you would offer as folks are exploring the use of social
media in ministry?
Table Talk answer any in any order
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21. THANKS FOR COMING
@breyeschow on slideshare and
most social networks
“Definitive-ish” ebook
“Definitive-ish” groups on
facebook and google+
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22. Race, Diversity and
Conversations that
Matters
Annual Gathering
Swan River, Manitoba
May 23-25, 2014
Conference of Manitoba and
Northwestern Ontario
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow | #NMWO14
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Race.
The church must not only be a
safe place to talk about race, it
must also be a place where the
complex beauty of God’s
created humanity is made real.
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ActivismAcademics
Affinity Artistry
SPEAK TRUTH
TO POWER
DIVE
DEEPER
BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS
CREATE
EXPRESS
EVOKE
Postures for change.
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Relational conversations
While there may be times
to pause, just because we
may not find agreement,
that does not mean that
we should stop talking.
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We create barriers . . .
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We pretend . . .
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We co-opt, derail and distract
"IT IS APPALLING THAT THE MOST
SEGREGATED HOUR OF CHRISTIAN
AMERICA IS ELEVEN O'CLOCK ON
SUNDAY MORNING."
REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
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We don’t allow people to join
We say “It’s about time, you’re too late.”
When we should be saying, “We’re glad you’re here, lets talk more.”
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We devalue and dehumanize
“LIFE IS NOT SIMPLE, AND PEOPLE CAN’T BE BOXED INTO
BEING HEROES OR VILLAINS” - JESSICA HAGEDORN
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We deflect accountability
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Have Awkward Conversations
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AWKWARDNESS IN
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE
IS BEST DEALT WITH BY
HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT RACE -- NOT LESS.
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Microaggressions
BRIEF AND COMMONPLACE DAILY
VERBAL, BEHAVIORAL, OR
ENVIRONMENTAL INDIGNITIES,
WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR
UNINTENTIONAL, THAT COMMUNICATE
HOSTILE, DEROGATORY, OR NEGATIVE
RACIAL SLIGHTS AND INSULTS
TOWARD PEOPLE OF COLOR.
RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS IN EVERY DAY LIFE
BRC SELF-PORTRAIT - 1970’S
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“BUT I DON’T SEE YOU AS ASIAN”
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“DON’T BE SO SENSITIVE”
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“HE’S A DIFFERENT
KIND OF BLACK”
FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR
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“WHY DO YOU
ALWAYS SIT TOGETHER?”
ILLUSTRATION BY CHARAMELODY
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“WHAT KIND OF ASIAN ARE YOU?”
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“IT’S NOT EASY BEING WHITE”
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DO YOU KNOW MARTIAL ARTS?
RACE IS JUST A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT
MINORITIES CAN’T BE RACIST
AND OUT COMES THE RACE CARD
WHAT KIND OF ASIAN ARE YOU?
WE JUST NEED ONE
IF THEY CAN SAY IT, WHY CAN’T I?
I’M NOT A RACIST, BUT...
THOSE PEOPLE...
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“OUR LANGUAGE IS THE
REFLECTION OF OURSELVES. A
LANGUAGE IS AN EXACT
REFLECTION OF THE
CHARACTER AND GROWTH OF
ITS SPEAKERS.”
CESAR CHAVEZ
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With which of the four “change postures” to you most identify?
With which of the four “change postures” do you find yourself
most often frustrated?
How is your local community handling conversations about race
well? Not well?
How is the larger church handling conversations about race
well? Not well?
What are some current events or situations that have racial
aspects to them that need to be confronted, acknowledged
and/or engaged?
How has racial diversity or microagressions impacted your life?
Table Talk answer any in any order
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46. Young Adults and
Denominational
Change
Annual Gathering
Swan River, Manitoba
May 23-25, 2014
Conference of Manitoba and
Northwestern Ontario
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow | #NMWO14
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breyeschow
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47. We disconnect from the next
generation when...
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disconnected
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we disconnect from the
next generation when we
take ourselves too seriously
#getoffmylawn
#kidstheseday
#godlaughsatourplans
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disconnected
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we disconnect from the
next generation when we
invite so that we avoid
death rather than welcome
in order to know new life
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disconnected
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we disconnect from the
next generation when we
festishize and romanticize
their existence rather than
seek a nuanced
understanding of their
reality
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disconnected
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we disconnect from the
next generation when we
assume and demand
authority because of
longevity and credentials
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disconnected
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we disconnect from the
next generation when we
withhold wisdom and
insight gleaned from
meaningful life experience
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we disconnect from the
next generation when we
are become obnoxiously
and painfully unteachable
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we disconnect from the
next generation when we
set them up to fail and
hang them out to dry
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disconnected
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we disconnect from the
next generation when we
create institutional chaos
in order to exercise
calcified strategies that
reaffirm our places power
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we disconnect from the
next generation when we
forget how to articulate
our beautifully complex
faith in Jesus Christ
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57. The “long tale” effect
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disconnected
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we disconnect from the
next generation when we
fail to uphold the ideals,
convictions and faith that
we seek to pass on
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“A Generations Asks WTF” by Kontent Films
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Thinking about the “Long Tail” concept, what kinds of ministries
exist in the tail?
What are you most thankful for about the nature of the United
Church and what do you hope it NEVER loses -- even as it
changes.
What are some denominational realities that you know others
care deeply about, but you do not hold as essential to the
nature of the United Church?
Of the “disconnects” shared, which ones do you find yourself
(you, local church or larger church) most guilty of? Which ones
are you pretty good about NOT perpetuating?
What do you think the United Church will look like in 10 years:
structure, demographics, program, etc
Table Talk answer any in any order
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61. Forward
in Faith
Annual Gathering
Swan River, Manitoba
May 23-25, 2014
Conference of Manitoba and
Northwestern Ontario
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow | #NMWO14
www.slideshare.net/
breyeschow
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