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changing church ... changing times Rev. Wendy S. Bailey Regional Presbyter, Monmouth & New Brunswick Presbyteries
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changing church ... changing timesRev. Wendy S. Bailey

Regional Presbyter, Monmouth & New Brunswick Presbyteries

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circa 1956

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Ford 1956

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Ford 2003

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Choluteca River, Hondurasafter Hurricane Mitch (1998)

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Emerging Cultural Trends

Word ➪ Image

Individual ➪

Community

Objective Truth ➪

Subjective Truth

One Story ➪ Many

Stories

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Image

YouTube Culture

Sequential vs.

Simultaneous

Spectator vs.

Participant

Multi-sensory

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Medieval Help Desk

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Community

Beyond the “Me”

Generation

Wiki

Social Networking

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Social Media Revolution

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Community

Collaboration

“The Wisdom of Crowds”

Beyond the “Me” Generation

Wiki

Social Networking

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NOVA: Wisdom of Crowds

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Truth

Trust before Truth

Experience over

Explanation

Knowledge vs.

Transformation

Authenticity

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Whose Story?

Globalization

Diversity

Multiculturalism

Inclusivity

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“In order to stay the same, a thing must change often.”John Henry Cardinal Newman

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changing church ... changing timesRev. Wendy S. Bailey

Regional Presbyter, Monmouth & New Brunswick Presbyteries