There are slides from my presentation on movement building at the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Church of Christ Annual Celebration held at the La Foret Conference & Retreat Center in Black Forest, CO.

1. A Prophet,
Priest,
Pastor, and
Poet Walk
into a
Movement
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#rmcac2018
RM Conference
Annual Celebration

2. TODAY
What we are doing
Session 1: Four P’s
Introductions
Presentation
Interaction
Session 2: Conversations on Race
Assumptions about Race
Naming Microagressions
Having Conversations
Workshop: Conversational Preaching
Possibilibiles
Pitfalls
Practices
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#rmcac2018

3. 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
#rmcac2018

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5. Bruce
Reyes-Chow
Immigrant Roots
Pastor’s Kid
Eighties Kid
Tech Transition

6. Bruce
Reyes-Chow
San Francisco
Dog Walker
Soccer Dad
A’s Fanatic
Coffee Drinker

7. Bruce
Reyes-Chow
Interim Pastor
Church planter
Speaker
Author
Coach @ CPR

8. Pastor, Staff, Member,
Youth, Solo, Multi,
Music, Mission, other..
Under 100, 90, 80, 70,
60, 50, 40, 30, 20
Rural, Residential,
Urban, College, other
Apple, Android, PC,
Mac, Chromebook
FB, Twitter, IG, SC,
Doodle, Canva,
Grew up UCC? If not…
WHO ARE YOU?
Hello my name is...
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#rmcac2018

9. Every. Damn. Day.
“You either trust God, or you don’t.”
Stephen Ray

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

11. VIDEO
A Generation Asks WTF
https://youtu.be/bIU8-hlvKXA8

12. We must give up the
belief that there is only
one best way to confront
injustice,
one best strategy,
one best approach;
— mine.
MY WAY
OUR WAY
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#rmcac2018

13. We must embody the
idea that we need
multiple gifts in order to
overcome social,
institutional, and
ecclesiastical injustice.
GIFTS
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#rmcac2018

14. 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.

15. “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)

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

17. Enneagram
Strengthsfinder
Myers-Briggs
DiSC

18. Prophet: tables
Priest: prayer
Pastor: well
Poet: caesar
LEADERSHIP
And four-fold
ways of Jesus.
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#rmcac2018

19. 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
#rmcac2018

20. annie

21. 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
#rmcac2018

22. david

23. RELATER
CURATOR
CONVENER OF VOICES
...but, “too nice.”
The one who nurtures
community and calls it
to transformational
conversation.
PASTOR
Ways of jesus
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#rmcac2018

24. mom

25. 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
#rmcac2018

26. j alfred

27. POETS
PASTORS
PROPHETS
PRIESTS
Thoughts . . .
Bruce Reyes-Chow
@breyeschow
#rmcac2018
THE FOUR Ps

28. 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
#rmcac2018
INTROVERT TIME
Ten Minutes

29. What events, experiences, or relationships have shaped and
formed your leadership style?
Who are the people who come to mind from your life:
prophets, pastors, priests, and poets?
Thinking about the ministry you serve, have you found holy
harmony or dreadful discord?
Which of the four Ps do you naturally gravitate towards?

30. 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
#rmcac2018
GROUP SHARING
What did you hear?

31. questions, comments, musings...

33. @breyeschow
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