Culture Shifts, Church and Race Conversations
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Part I What’s Going Here? Church - Culture - Change Bruce Reyes-Chow FIRST PRESBYTERIAN - WEST CHESTER Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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These are the slides I used during a visit with the folks at First Presbyterian Church, West Chester, PA. The first half are slides about culture shifts in the world that the church must deal with and the second about race and ways that we can have better conversations.
Transcript of Culture Shifts, Church and Race Conversations
Part I
What’s Going Here?
Church - Culture - Change
Bruce Reyes-ChowFIRST PRESBYTERIAN - WEST CHESTER
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
#FIRSTPRESWC | @BREYESCHOW
BUILDING PLANES IN MID-AIR
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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morning people or night owls
decade: 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s 90’s, 00’s
ages: under 90, 70, 50, 40, 30, 20
religious tradition: Presbyterian,
Baptists, Methodist, Lutheran, UCC
Catholic, non-denominational, other...
time to ministry: 10m, 30m, 60m
church longevity?: till the end, <10, <5
Who are you?
technology: email, facebook, texting, google, twitter, pinterest, instagram, foursquare, yelp, spotify...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Who is Bruce?69X:85Y
URBAN:SF
TECHIE:SM
CREATIVE:BOBO
PASTOR:PLANTER
BLOGGER:WRITER
CONSULTANT:COACH
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Why Bother?Genesis 17-18 - Will a son be born to a man 100 years old and a woman the age of 90?
Abraham gave the best of what he had . . . Sarah laughed . . .
God is NOT done with us and is continually asking us to birth new, irrational and unexpected things.
What are we being asked to birth?Gladys Burrill, 92
2011 Honolulu MarathonPhoto: AP
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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21C Culture ShiftsAuthority and “t”ruth:
from a single source of authority to an open source of discernment.
eg . . . how we explore and discern Scripture, politics, culture, worship, decision making, etc. changes.
SO WHAT? The church must figure integrate new ways of worshipping, discerning and understanding authority.
Photo by carbonnyc
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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21C Culture ShiftsStructure and Adaptability:
from a mindset of methodology and “steps” to a of spirit of embraced chaos and institutional fluidity.
eg . . . Changes how we structure our communal lives: congregation and councils.
SO WHAT?The church in all aspects of its life must become less rigid and more adaptable, flexible and fluid. Photo by 31878512@N06
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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HTTP://YOUTU.BE/3RJBD8ZE48A
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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21C Culture ShiftsMobility and Commitment
from a life-long commitment to “place” to an expectation of transience and change.
eg . . . we change how we perceive a person’s commitment in terms of longevity.
SO WHAT?Organizational structures and communal activity must be more adaptive and responsive. Photo by carbonnyc
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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21C Culture ShiftsTechnology and Community:
from geographic clustering and isolation to broad global community.
eg . . . our understanding and experience of community, privacy and social interaction is broadened.
SOCIAL MEDIA SO WHAT?The church must find faithful and effective ways to utilize social media in all aspects of the church. Photo by splityarn
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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21C Culture ShiftsInfluence and Social Capital:
from a monolithic presence and mindset to a niche reality and opportunity for growth.
eg . . . denominational evangelism strategies will change.
SO WHAT?The church must find and value a multiplicity of expression of faith.
Photo by glamhag
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Long Tail Effect
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21C Culture ShiftsSpirituality & Public Engagement
from a silent understanding of separating church and state to an increased move to a public expression of faith and politics.
eg . . . we acknowledge political realities while encouraging personal discernment.
SO WHAT?We must reclaim our voice in the public square and responsibility to nurture the voices of the people. Photo by wy_jackrabbit
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Lets Take a Break
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Part ||
But I Don’t See You As Asian
Curating Conversations about Race
Bruce Reyes-ChowFIRST PRESBYTERIAN - WEST CHESTER
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Race.
The church must not only be a safe place to talk about race, it must also be where the complex beauty of God's creation is made real.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Evelyn...
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Conversation.
While there may be times to pause, just because we may not find agreement, that does not mean that we should stop talking.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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To hear we must speak
When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in
bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being
spoken.ACTS 2:6
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Deflection of the struggle
"IT IS APPALLING THAT THE MOST SEGREGATED HOUR OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA IS ELEVEN O'CLOCK ON
SUNDAY MORNING."
REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Hollow multiculturalism
There is neither Jew nor Gentile,
neither slave nor free,
neither male nor female,
for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
ETHNICITY
ECONOMICS
GENDER
POWER, JUSTICE AND INCLUSION
GALATIANS 3:28
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Condescension of inquiry
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Devalued graciousness
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."
ROMANS 12:20 (TNIV)
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Calcified tactics & rhetoric
HOW TO TELL SOMEONE THEY SOUND RACIST
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Awkward
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Microaggressions
BRC SELF-PORTRAIT - 1970’S
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
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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WHAT KIND OF ASIAN ARE YOU?
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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“DON’T BE SO SENSITIVE”
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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ILLUSTRATION BY CHARAMELODY
“WHY DO YOU ALWAYS SIT TOGETHER?”
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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“HE’S A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLACK”
FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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“WHAT KIND OF ASIAN ARE YOU?”
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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PHOTO BY STÉFAN
“IT’S NOT EASY BEING WHITE”
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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DO YOU KNOW MARTIAL ARTS?
MINORITIES CAN’T BE RACIST
WHY DO YOU ALWAYS SIT TOGETHER?
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...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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GREAT DEBATERS CLOSING DEBATE
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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“THE ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE IS LONG, BUT IT BENDS
TOWARDS JUSTICE”
REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
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