THE CHANGING CONTEXTS OF PREACHING AND WORSHIP 2
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slide1. THE CHANGING CONTEXTS OF PREACHING AND WORSHIP 2 8/3/2012 1<br>
slide2. What complicates the New Normal? GENERATIONAL CHANGE 8/3/2012 2 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2<br>
slide3. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 3 THE SENIORS Birth Years: before 1926
Formative Factors
World War I
Great Depression
Serious about faith, close relationship with God
Appreciate stability
Close family ties
Rooted in community
Generation least affected by stress
Actively engaged in church, volunteer activities
Part of the “Greatest Generation”<br>
slide4. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 4 THE BUILDERS Birth Years: 1927-1945
Formative Factors
Great Depression
World War II
Cold War
Appreciate stability
Family, Community, Friends, Employment
Not open to change- prefer predictability
Emphasis on Duty, Obligation
Part of the “Greatest Generation”
Satisfaction found in “simple things”<br>
slide5. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 5 THE BOOMERS Birth Years: 1946-1964
Formative Factors
Cold War
60s: Counter-Cultural Movement
Vietnam
Question authority (the establishment)
Uncertain of the relevance of the church
Curious mixture of laissez faire and utilitarianism
Search for Excellence in all of life
Speaking of Searching . . .<br>
slide6. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 6 THE BOOMERS Video is unavailable<br>
slide7. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 7 THE BUSTERS Birth Years: 1965-1983
Formative Factors: Watergate, Vietnam Syndrome, Inflation, Unemployment, Age of “limitations”
Question authority (Boomers are Establishment now!)
First generation not to “have it better”
Interested in process of growth, embrace change
Disenchanted with “superficial stuff”- even in church!
Interested in relationships, involvement
Want options, not directions
Feel abandoned, are disillusioned<br>
slide8. My Reading List 8/3/2012 8 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2<br>
slide9. What do we know about the NeXT Generation? 8/3/2012 9 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2<br>
slide10. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 10 WHAT TO CALL IT? Generation Y
Generation XX
EchoBoomers
BoomerBabies
GenerationTech
GenerationNext Generation2000
Generation.com
GenerationME
Slackers
Mosaics
Millennials<br>
slide11. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 11 THE MILLENNIALS: OVERVIEW THE DIGITAL GENERATION<br>
slide12. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 12 THE MILLENNIALS Birth Years: 1984-2002
Formative Factors: End of Cold War, MTV Age/Clinton Presidency-Impeachment, Desert Storm, GWOT
The Digital Generation (non-linear thinking)
High Levels of Stress/Anxiety
Self-Reliant- and Skeptical!
Interest in “spirituality”
Believe in the Bible- but not in absolute truth!
Brighter than previous generations (IQ)
Relationships more important than achievement<br>
slide13. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 13 THE MILLENNIALS: OVERVIEW BABY BOOMERS ASKED:
WHY?
BUSTERS ASKED:
WHY ASK WHY?
MILLENNIALS ASK:
WHY NOT?<br>
slide14. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 14 BOOMERS VS MILLENNIALS OLD Star Trek
Johnny Carson
Adults
Religion/Denomination
Place
Ethics
Doing Church
Programs
Bubble
Roots NEW Star Trek Next Generation
Conan
Emerging Adults
Spirituality
Pilgrimage
Intuition
Being Church
People
Leaven
Transitions<br>
slide15. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 15 THE BOOMERS Black and White TV
Three Networks and UHF
Rabbit Ears
Transistor Radios (AM)
Newspapers
Time, Life, Reader’s Digest
Slide Ruler
Rolodex
8 Track Players
Rotary Phones
IBM, Smith Corona<br>
slide16. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 16 THE BUSTERS Color TV
Cable
Bag phones/Cordless phones
FM
Dial-up and email
People, Us
Calculators
Commodore and Kaypro
Cassette Tapes, CDs
WordStar, Harvard Graphics<br>
slide17. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 17 THE MILLENNIALS Flat Screen Plasma, LCD
Satellite
iPhones and Droids
mp3, mp4
DSL, Twitter, Facebook
Print media?
iPads, Kindles, Nooks
MacBook Pro
DVDs, Blu-ray, iCloud
Word, Powerpoint, Excel<br>
slide18. 8/3/2012 18 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 Video is unavailable<br>
slide19. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 19 THE MILLENNIALS: OVERVIEW Consumers of digital products
Given to experiences and “new sources of input”
“One of the most ‘protected’ generations ever”
Resistant to authority and simple answers<br>
slide20. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 20 THE MILLENNIALS: OVERVIEW Semper Gumby could be their motto
Their world is unsettled and relativistic
A “mediating” generation
An impatient generation<br>
slide21. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 21 THE MILLENNIALS<br>
slide22. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 22 THE MILLENNIALS: AND FAITH Good News and Bad News
Bad: They are bailing on the church
Good: Not all are bailing!
Being Church vs. Doing Church
Being For vs. Being Against
The “Next Christian?”<br>
slide23. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 23 THE MILLENNIALS Secondary Orality
Visual Literacy
Linear (Modern) - Mosaic (POMO)
Culture of Distraction
F Patterns and Research
Synthesis vs Analysis
Implications for preachers<br>
slide24. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 24 THE MILLENNIALS: AT RISK Suicide WIDESPREAD among young people
Per Dr. Jerry Pounds, NOBTS
“One adolescent attempts suicide every minute
Boys 4-5X more likely to commit suicide than girls
Girls attempt suicide 4-8X more than boys
100 suicides a week, 14 a day this year
For every completed suicide, 100 kids will attempt
500,000 to 1,000,000 attempted suicides a year”<br>
slide25. THE CHANGING CONTEXTS OF PREACHING AND WORSHIP 2 8/3/2012 25<br>
slide2. What complicates the New Normal? GENERATIONAL CHANGE 8/3/2012 2 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2<br>
slide3. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 3 THE SENIORS Birth Years: before 1926
Formative Factors
World War I
Great Depression
Serious about faith, close relationship with God
Appreciate stability
Close family ties
Rooted in community
Generation least affected by stress
Actively engaged in church, volunteer activities
Part of the “Greatest Generation”<br>
slide4. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 4 THE BUILDERS Birth Years: 1927-1945
Formative Factors
Great Depression
World War II
Cold War
Appreciate stability
Family, Community, Friends, Employment
Not open to change- prefer predictability
Emphasis on Duty, Obligation
Part of the “Greatest Generation”
Satisfaction found in “simple things”<br>
slide5. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 5 THE BOOMERS Birth Years: 1946-1964
Formative Factors
Cold War
60s: Counter-Cultural Movement
Vietnam
Question authority (the establishment)
Uncertain of the relevance of the church
Curious mixture of laissez faire and utilitarianism
Search for Excellence in all of life
Speaking of Searching . . .<br>
slide6. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 6 THE BOOMERS Video is unavailable<br>
slide7. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 7 THE BUSTERS Birth Years: 1965-1983
Formative Factors: Watergate, Vietnam Syndrome, Inflation, Unemployment, Age of “limitations”
Question authority (Boomers are Establishment now!)
First generation not to “have it better”
Interested in process of growth, embrace change
Disenchanted with “superficial stuff”- even in church!
Interested in relationships, involvement
Want options, not directions
Feel abandoned, are disillusioned<br>
slide8. My Reading List 8/3/2012 8 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2<br>
slide9. What do we know about the NeXT Generation? 8/3/2012 9 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2<br>
slide10. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 10 WHAT TO CALL IT? Generation Y
Generation XX
EchoBoomers
BoomerBabies
GenerationTech
GenerationNext Generation2000
Generation.com
GenerationME
Slackers
Mosaics
Millennials<br>
slide11. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 11 THE MILLENNIALS: OVERVIEW THE DIGITAL GENERATION<br>
slide12. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 12 THE MILLENNIALS Birth Years: 1984-2002
Formative Factors: End of Cold War, MTV Age/Clinton Presidency-Impeachment, Desert Storm, GWOT
The Digital Generation (non-linear thinking)
High Levels of Stress/Anxiety
Self-Reliant- and Skeptical!
Interest in “spirituality”
Believe in the Bible- but not in absolute truth!
Brighter than previous generations (IQ)
Relationships more important than achievement<br>
slide13. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 13 THE MILLENNIALS: OVERVIEW BABY BOOMERS ASKED:
WHY?
BUSTERS ASKED:
WHY ASK WHY?
MILLENNIALS ASK:
WHY NOT?<br>
slide14. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 14 BOOMERS VS MILLENNIALS OLD Star Trek
Johnny Carson
Adults
Religion/Denomination
Place
Ethics
Doing Church
Programs
Bubble
Roots NEW Star Trek Next Generation
Conan
Emerging Adults
Spirituality
Pilgrimage
Intuition
Being Church
People
Leaven
Transitions<br>
slide15. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 15 THE BOOMERS Black and White TV
Three Networks and UHF
Rabbit Ears
Transistor Radios (AM)
Newspapers
Time, Life, Reader’s Digest
Slide Ruler
Rolodex
8 Track Players
Rotary Phones
IBM, Smith Corona<br>
slide16. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 16 THE BUSTERS Color TV
Cable
Bag phones/Cordless phones
FM
Dial-up and email
People, Us
Calculators
Commodore and Kaypro
Cassette Tapes, CDs
WordStar, Harvard Graphics<br>
slide17. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 17 THE MILLENNIALS Flat Screen Plasma, LCD
Satellite
iPhones and Droids
mp3, mp4
DSL, Twitter, Facebook
Print media?
iPads, Kindles, Nooks
MacBook Pro
DVDs, Blu-ray, iCloud
Word, Powerpoint, Excel<br>
slide18. 8/3/2012 18 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 Video is unavailable<br>
slide19. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 19 THE MILLENNIALS: OVERVIEW Consumers of digital products
Given to experiences and “new sources of input”
“One of the most ‘protected’ generations ever”
Resistant to authority and simple answers<br>
slide20. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 20 THE MILLENNIALS: OVERVIEW Semper Gumby could be their motto
Their world is unsettled and relativistic
A “mediating” generation
An impatient generation<br>
slide21. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 21 THE MILLENNIALS<br>
slide22. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 22 THE MILLENNIALS: AND FAITH Good News and Bad News
Bad: They are bailing on the church
Good: Not all are bailing!
Being Church vs. Doing Church
Being For vs. Being Against
The “Next Christian?”<br>
slide23. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 23 THE MILLENNIALS Secondary Orality
Visual Literacy
Linear (Modern) - Mosaic (POMO)
Culture of Distraction
F Patterns and Research
Synthesis vs Analysis
Implications for preachers<br>
slide24. 8/3/2012 CHANGING CONTEXTS 2 24 THE MILLENNIALS: AT RISK Suicide WIDESPREAD among young people
Per Dr. Jerry Pounds, NOBTS
“One adolescent attempts suicide every minute
Boys 4-5X more likely to commit suicide than girls
Girls attempt suicide 4-8X more than boys
100 suicides a week, 14 a day this year
For every completed suicide, 100 kids will attempt
500,000 to 1,000,000 attempted suicides a year”<br>
slide25. THE CHANGING CONTEXTS OF PREACHING AND WORSHIP 2 8/3/2012 25<br>