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- 2. For Ourselves: Almighty andever-living God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with us as we take counsel for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
- 3. The Lord’s Prayer 1.Our Father above us and all around us … 2. May Your unspeakable Name be revered.
- 4. 3. Now, hereon earth may Your commonwealth come. 4. On earth as in heaven may Your will be done.
- 5. 5. Give ustoday our bread for today. 4. Forgive us our wrongs as we forgive.
- 6. 3. Lead usaway from the perilous trial. 2. Liberate us from the evil.
- 7. 1.For the kingdomis yours and yours alone. 2. The power is yours and yours alone. 3.The glory is yours and yours alone. 4.Now and forever, amen.
- 8. 5. Now, hereon earth may your commonwealth come. 4. Here on earth may your dreams come true. 3. Hallelujah 2. Hallelujah 1. Amen.
- 9. Re-visioning the Mainline Church From Mainline to Mainstream
- 10. Mainline Pre-1970 (onenarrative) •Privilege •Power •Favor •Marginalizing
- 11. Mainline, Post-1970 (onenarrative) •Privilege - Disadvantaged •Power - Cultural isolation •Favor - Suspicion, boredom •Marginalizing - Marginalized Mainline becomes sideline
- 13. Another narrative: •Courageous inregards to science •Courageous in regards to race •Courageous in regards to war •Broke faith with “civil religion” •Courageous in regards to poverty and affluence •Courageous in regards to human sexuality •Courageous in regards environment •Breaking faith with privatized religion
- 14. What now? Try togo back ... get back ... take back? Or is it time for a fresh start with a new vision and a new identity?
- 15. Theologians who FlyFish:
- 16. Theologians who FlyFish: Ich-theology
- 18. Potential for Reinvention,Rebirth
- 19. Potential for Reinvention,Rebirth
- 20. Potential for Reinvention,Rebirth
- 24. a new generationof Christian faith
- 25. a new imagefor mainline Christianity
- 27. From Mainline toMainstream Carrying the flow
- 28. Constant Change ...Yetcontinuing identity
- 29. Gives life allalong the way
- 30. Not contained, notowned
- 31. Not a privateclub ...
- 32. But a publicresource
- 33. Fed by manytributaries
- 34. Has a source... Has a direction Makes possible a quality of life that would be otherwise be impossible
- 35. Very powerful overtime ...
- 36. But everything dependson rain ...
- 37. One tiny dropat a time ...
- 38. Something is trying tobe born: a new kind of Christian faith emerging missional
- 39. For Ourselves: Almighty andever-living God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with us as we take counsel for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
- 41. The Lord’s Prayer 1.Our Father above us and all around us … 2. May Your unspeakable Name be revered.
- 42. 3. Now, hereon earth may Your commonwealth come. 4. On earth as in heaven may Your will be done.
- 43. 5. Give ustoday our bread for today. 4. Forgive us our wrongs as we forgive.
- 44. 3. Lead usaway from the perilous trial. 2. Liberate us from the evil.
- 45. 1.For the kingdomis yours and yours alone. 2. The power is yours and yours alone. 3.The glory is yours and yours alone. 4.Now and forever, amen.
- 46. 5. Now, hereon earth may your commonwealth come. 4. Here on earth may your dreams come true. 3. Hallelujah 2. Hallelujah 1. Amen.
- 48.
- 49. Some ways tothink of the church that is emerging - As center a… a fringe a stage a n d a r a n g e.
- 50.
- 51. Consider that welive in at least three worlds. Emerging world NOW Modern world Pre-modern world Non-modern world
- 52. iti on ra ns ateT L iti on ra ns Old y T a rl E Paradigm/ Model
- 53. iti on ra ns ateT L iti on ra ns Old y T a rl E Paradigm/ Model
- 54. New Paradigm/ on Model iti ra ns ateT L iti on ra ns Old y T a rl E Paradigm/ Model
- 55. New Paradigm/ on Model iti ra ns ateT L iti on ra ns Old y T a rl E Paradigm/ Model
- 56. The Churches of Tomorrow The Churches that are emerging The Churches We Know
- 57. The Churches WeLove and Respect The Churches of Tomorrow The Churches that are emerging The Churches We Know
- 58.
- 59. Liturgical Social Action Evangelical Charismatic
- 60.
- 61. Is this “the emerging church?” pentecostal A new “slice Anglican of the pie?” catholic baptist
- 62. Or are these the churches that are emerging? pentecostal reformed A new ring on the tree… catholic baptist
- 63. Or are both forms of the church that is emerging? pentecostal reformed catholic baptist How will they relate?
- 64. margins are horizons
- 65. a r an g e.
- 66. D Eastern Orthodox E Roman Catholic E P Anglo-Catholic E Anglican C C Lutheran L E Presbyterian S Methodist I O Baptist L O Pentecostal G House, Cell, Storefront Y Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc .
- 67. D Eastern Orthodox E Roman Catholic NOTE: E P Anglo-Catholic Protestant History - E Downward Expansion Anglican C C Lutheran L Power becomes more E Presbyterian widely distributed; S Methodist control is increasingly I limited. O Baptist L O Pentecostal G House, Cell, Storefront Y Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc .
- 68. D Eastern Orthodox E Roman Catholic QUESTION: E P Anglo-Catholic What happens when E various levels learn Anglican from one another? C C Lutheran L E Presbyterian What happens when S Methodist people inhabit various I levels at once? O Baptist L O Pentecostal G House, Cell, Storefront Y Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc .
- 69. D E NOTE: THE EARLY E CHURCH BEGAN P AT THE BOTTOM E AND EXPANDED C UPWARD OVER 3 C CENTURIES … L E S I O L O G EARLY HOUSE Y CHURCHES JESUS AND DISCIPLES … ITINERANT COMMUNITY
- 70. D Eastern Orthodox PERHAPS GOD’S E Roman Catholic GOAL IS E DIVERSIFICATION - P Anglo-Catholic E NOT DIVISION Anglican C NOT UNIFORMITY C Lutheran L BUT E Presbyterian S FLEXIBILITY FOR Methodist I MISSION O Baptist L O Pentecostal G House, Cell, Storefront Y Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc .
- 71. emergence and convergence
- 72. Conservative way Modern Crisis Medieval church Liberal way from Nancey Murphy, “Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism”
- 73. “evangelical” Modern Crisis Medieval church “mainline” from Nancey Murphy, “Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism”
- 74. Increasing Polarization Conservative way Medieval church Modern Crisis Liberal way
- 75. Increasing Polarization Conservative way Medieval church Modern Crisis Liberal way
- 76. The Post-Liberal, Post-Evangelical Convergence Conservative way Medieval church Modern Postmodern Crisis Interruption Liberal way
- 77. Conservative way A Generous Orthodoxy? Modern Crisis A Missional Liberal way Church?
- 78. Conservative way Modern Crisis Liberal way
- 79. Constricting Prosperity-Gospel Combative Evangelicals Pentecostals Fundamentalists Nostalgic Mainline Contracting Roman Protestants Catholics Elite Eastern Orthodox
- 80. Constricting Prosperity-Gospel Combative Evangelicals Pentecostals Fundamentalists Emerging Ethos? Nostalgic Mainline Contracting Roman Protestants Catholics Elite Eastern Orthodox
- 81. Constricting Prosperity-Gospel Combative Evangelicals Pentecostals Fundamentalists Emerging Ethos? Nostalgic Mainline Contracting Roman Protestants Catholics Elite Eastern Orthodox
- 82. Constricting Prosperity-Gospel Combative Evangelicals Pentecostals Fundamentalists Emerging Ethos? Nostalgic Mainline Contracting Roman Protestants Catholics Elite Eastern Orthodox
- 83.
- 84. What will you andI do?
- 85. There are manyreasons to compare our churches to an old male tortoise …
- 86. Do not merelytry to bring others to where you are, as wonderful as that is. But do not leave them where they are either. Instead, go with them to a place neither of you have never been. Fr. Vincent Donovan (adapted)
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- 88. 1. Sequester resourcesfor a “new thing” fund. 2. Create inventive space - suspend conventional protocols of prevention, provide intentional protocols of invention - A denomination - A local congregation - Historical examples Methodists Fresh Expressions 3. Recruit outliers as leaders - Create alternative forms of leadership development and support.
- 89. 4. Encourage reinvention- refounding - radical renovation in all areas of church life ... Liturgy Confessions/Creeds Hymnody Spiritual practices Architecture Economic models Language/titles
- 90. D 5. Encourage different branding to reflect a new E emerging ethos. E P E C C L Ethos E S I Pioneer shared ecumenical identities - both O denominational and post-denominational - in L a deep ecclesiology. O G Y
- 91. D Eastern Orthodox E Roman Catholic E P Anglo-Catholic E Anglican C C Lutheran L E Presbyterian S Methodist I O Baptist L O Pentecostal G House, Cell, Storefront Y Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc .
- 92. D Eastern Orthodox E Roman Catholic NOTE: E P Anglo-Catholic Protestant History - E Downward Expansion Anglican C C Lutheran L Power becomes more E Presbyterian widely distributed; S Methodist control is increasingly I limited. O Baptist L O Pentecostal G House, Cell, Storefront Y Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc .
- 93. D Eastern Orthodox E Roman Catholic QUESTION: E P Anglo-Catholic What happens when E various levels learn Anglican from one another? C C Lutheran L E Presbyterian What happens when S Methodist people inhabit various I levels at once? O Baptist L O Pentecostal G House, Cell, Storefront Y Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc .
- 94. D E NOTE: THE EARLY E CHURCH BEGAN P AT THE BOTTOM E AND EXPANDED C UPWARD OVER 3 C CENTURIES … L E S I O L O G EARLY HOUSE Y CHURCHES JESUS AND DISCIPLES … ITINERANT COMMUNITY
- 95. D Eastern Orthodox PERHAPS GOD’S E Roman Catholic GOAL IS E DIVERSIFICATION - P Anglo-Catholic E NOT DIVISION Anglican C NOT UNIFORMITY C Lutheran L BUT E Presbyterian S FLEXIBILITY FOR Methodist I MISSION O Baptist L O Pentecostal G House, Cell, Storefront Y Micro, quantum, liquid, ghost, ephemeral, unconscious, etc .
- 96. Constricting Prosperity-Gospel Combative Evangelicals Pentecostals Fundamentalists Emerging Ethos? Nostalgic Mainline Contracting Roman Protestants Catholics Elite Eastern Orthodox
- 97. Constricting Prosperity-Gospel Combative Evangelicals Pentecostals Fundamentalists Emerging Ethos? Nostalgic Mainline Contracting Roman Protestants Catholics Elite Eastern Orthodox
- 98. Constricting Prosperity-Gospel Combative Evangelicals Pentecostals Fundamentalists Emerging Ethos? Nostalgic Mainline Contracting Roman Protestants Catholics Elite Eastern Orthodox
- 99. 6. Encourage existingcongregations to imitate emerging congregations, and encourage emerging congregations to learn from existing ones ... Create environments of mutual respect and support. Make heroes of both. Remember that emerging congregations will become existing ones within five or ten years. 7. Keep preaching, teaching, singing, praying, celebrating, and organizing for a missional church.
- 100. Do not merelytry to bring others to where you are, as wonderful as that is. But do not leave them where they are either. Instead, go with them to a place neither of you have never been. Fr. Vincent Donovan (adapted)
- 102.
- 111. There are manyreasons to compare our churches to an old male tortoise …
- 112. There are manyreasons to compare our churches to an old male tortoise … Slow-moving … isolated … Ancient-looking withdrawn in its shell … won’t stick its neck out
- 113. There are many reasons tocompare the changes in our world to a tsunami …
- 114. There are manyreasons to compare the emerging global culture to an orphaned hippo … Orphaned by modern religion … modern science … modern government … mdoern economy … technology … consumerism… “progress”…
Editor's Notes
- #53 The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of a violent collision of two distant galaxies which triggered massive amounts of star formations in a spectacular fireworks show. (Accessed on November 15, 2004 from http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/stars_galaxies/sg_images/hubble_pic_browse.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/stars_galaxies/stargazing/stargazing_image.html&h=286&w=400&sz=13&tbnid=aS9vjMk1n4QJ:&tbnh=85&tbnw=118&start=4&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplanetary%2Bcollision%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D) Let’s draw a parallel. When 2 worlds collide in space, it creates a galactic fireworks show. When 2 worldviews collide, the effects are similar in the social, cultural, and spiritual realms. On the lower left you see the leadership paradigm belonging to modernity. On the upper right you see the leadership paradigm belonging to postmodernity. Notice these are such distinct models that there is no overlap. Modernity was characterized by organizations that were centralized, hierarchical, vertical, mechanistic, executive-oriented, bureaucratic, rigid and transactional. Postmodern organizations are decentralized, flattened, horizontal, team-based, organic, fluid, flexible and transformational. The only connector is the fact that we are in transition from one to another. And it is this period of history, the transition, that we currently find ourselves in. And it’s bound to be a painful journey for leaders who care to make the trek. But as Ronald Heifitz of Howard University’s Leadership Education Project asserted, “There are lots of things in life that are worth the pain. Leadership is one of them.” That statement could never be more true than when applied to this most challenging period of worldview transition.
- #54 The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of a violent collision of two distant galaxies which triggered massive amounts of star formations in a spectacular fireworks show. (Accessed on November 15, 2004 from http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/stars_galaxies/sg_images/hubble_pic_browse.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/stars_galaxies/stargazing/stargazing_image.html&h=286&w=400&sz=13&tbnid=aS9vjMk1n4QJ:&tbnh=85&tbnw=118&start=4&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplanetary%2Bcollision%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D) Let’s draw a parallel. When 2 worlds collide in space, it creates a galactic fireworks show. When 2 worldviews collide, the effects are similar in the social, cultural, and spiritual realms. On the lower left you see the leadership paradigm belonging to modernity. On the upper right you see the leadership paradigm belonging to postmodernity. Notice these are such distinct models that there is no overlap. Modernity was characterized by organizations that were centralized, hierarchical, vertical, mechanistic, executive-oriented, bureaucratic, rigid and transactional. Postmodern organizations are decentralized, flattened, horizontal, team-based, organic, fluid, flexible and transformational. The only connector is the fact that we are in transition from one to another. And it is this period of history, the transition, that we currently find ourselves in. And it’s bound to be a painful journey for leaders who care to make the trek. But as Ronald Heifitz of Howard University’s Leadership Education Project asserted, “There are lots of things in life that are worth the pain. Leadership is one of them.” That statement could never be more true than when applied to this most challenging period of worldview transition.
- #55 The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of a violent collision of two distant galaxies which triggered massive amounts of star formations in a spectacular fireworks show. (Accessed on November 15, 2004 from http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/stars_galaxies/sg_images/hubble_pic_browse.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/stars_galaxies/stargazing/stargazing_image.html&h=286&w=400&sz=13&tbnid=aS9vjMk1n4QJ:&tbnh=85&tbnw=118&start=4&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplanetary%2Bcollision%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D) Let’s draw a parallel. When 2 worlds collide in space, it creates a galactic fireworks show. When 2 worldviews collide, the effects are similar in the social, cultural, and spiritual realms. On the lower left you see the leadership paradigm belonging to modernity. On the upper right you see the leadership paradigm belonging to postmodernity. Notice these are such distinct models that there is no overlap. Modernity was characterized by organizations that were centralized, hierarchical, vertical, mechanistic, executive-oriented, bureaucratic, rigid and transactional. Postmodern organizations are decentralized, flattened, horizontal, team-based, organic, fluid, flexible and transformational. The only connector is the fact that we are in transition from one to another. And it is this period of history, the transition, that we currently find ourselves in. And it’s bound to be a painful journey for leaders who care to make the trek. But as Ronald Heifitz of Howard University’s Leadership Education Project asserted, “There are lots of things in life that are worth the pain. Leadership is one of them.” That statement could never be more true than when applied to this most challenging period of worldview transition.
- #56 The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of a violent collision of two distant galaxies which triggered massive amounts of star formations in a spectacular fireworks show. (Accessed on November 15, 2004 from http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/stars_galaxies/sg_images/hubble_pic_browse.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/stars_galaxies/stargazing/stargazing_image.html&h=286&w=400&sz=13&tbnid=aS9vjMk1n4QJ:&tbnh=85&tbnw=118&start=4&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplanetary%2Bcollision%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D) Let’s draw a parallel. When 2 worlds collide in space, it creates a galactic fireworks show. When 2 worldviews collide, the effects are similar in the social, cultural, and spiritual realms. On the lower left you see the leadership paradigm belonging to modernity. On the upper right you see the leadership paradigm belonging to postmodernity. Notice these are such distinct models that there is no overlap. Modernity was characterized by organizations that were centralized, hierarchical, vertical, mechanistic, executive-oriented, bureaucratic, rigid and transactional. Postmodern organizations are decentralized, flattened, horizontal, team-based, organic, fluid, flexible and transformational. The only connector is the fact that we are in transition from one to another. And it is this period of history, the transition, that we currently find ourselves in. And it’s bound to be a painful journey for leaders who care to make the trek. But as Ronald Heifitz of Howard University’s Leadership Education Project asserted, “There are lots of things in life that are worth the pain. Leadership is one of them.” That statement could never be more true than when applied to this most challenging period of worldview transition.