GLACE and #GLACE14 is an annual gathering of Christian Educators from the United Church of Christ (GLAUCE) and the Presbyterian Church (USA) (GLAPCE) from and around the Great Lakes area. The 2014 theme was "God in a Digital World" and this is Session I from my talk about Digital Ministry, Technology and Social Media.

3. #glace14 road map
⬗ SESSION I:
30,000ft - Wait, What Happened?
⬗ SESSION II:
15,000ft - Digital Ministry Overview
⬗ SESSION III:
Landing - Uses Now and Beyond
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4. #glace14 way way back

5. #glace14 way back

6. #glace14 today-ish

7. #glace14 what i do now

8. #glace14 random

9. #glace14 being easy on ourselves
“Dad is wearing a shirt with a symbol
of unknown origin.” @undainty, 2012

10. #glace14 road map
Gladyn Burrell ran her first
marathon at 86 and in 2011 she
completed the Honolulu Marathon
-- at age 93.
Genesis 18 - God tells Abraham
and Sarah, at an old age, they
were going to have a child.
GOD IS NOT DONE WITH US!

12. #glace14 social media assumptions
⬗ is a medium of communication;
⬗ gives insights into a generational
worldview, but not absolutes;
⬗ demands a high sense of self-worth;
⬗ flattens decision making processes;
⬗ will not save [anything you hope it saves].

13. #glace14 four important shifts
Many cultural shifts
have changed
reality, but a few
have been part of
the Social Media
upsurge.

14. #glace14 monolithic to niche
From one
assumed and
obvious choice to
many legitimate
and disparate
options.

15. #glace14 encyclopedia to wikipedia
From single source
authority to open
source discernment

16. #glace14 geographic stability to transience
From a life long
commitment to place
to an expected life of
constant movement.

17. #glace14 optional to integrated
Technology and
Social Media more
woven into life
like never before
-- “digital natives”

18. #glace14 Social Media Pitfalls
⬗ idol, savior or quick fix
⬗ as distraction
⬗ as careless expression
⬗ as overestimated ROI
⬗ as echo chamber
⬗ as over-and-above F2F
⬗ as an entry to bullying and unwanted
contact

19. #glace14 Some guidance

20. #glace14 Jesus was like . . .

21. #glace14 Prophet, Activist, Doers
Sustain movements of changes
Models for the world a different way of being
Speaks into separate worlds and worldviews

22. #glace14 Priest, Academic, Thinkers
Sharing thought develops the righteous mind
Connects with the Holy Spirit through
tradition, ritual and disciplines
Provides opportunities for spiritual practices

23. #glace14 Poet, Artist, Creatives
liberates expressions of creativity and
creation...

24. #glace14 Pastor, Relator, Be’ers
Compels the church to see the world beyond
its own context and space.
Offers a place of communal care and renewal
Builds and strengthens to Body of Christ
through interaction and engagement

25. #glace14 So let’s talk . . .
Other shifts that have give rise to Social Media?
Biggest Social Media concerns/encouragements?
How have you seen Social Media enhance face-to-face
interaction?
How have you see Face-to-Face enhance Social Media
interaction?

26. #glace14 report back
⬗ interesting table topics: shifts, cautions,
encouragements?
⬗ social media and face-to-face thoughts?
⬗ follow-up questions…
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