JUGGLING ROLESJUGGLING ROLES

IT’S A LONG WAY DOWNIT’S A LONG WAY DOWN

YOU’LL NEVER GET ME UP YOU’LL NEVER GET ME UP IN ONE OF THOSE THINGS!IN ONE OF THOSE THINGS!

WINDS OF CHANGEWINDS OF CHANGE A CHANGING WORLDA CHANGING WORLD A CHANGING CHURCHA CHANGING CHURCH A CHANGING MINISTRYA CHANGING MINISTRY

Where is the point of balance?Where is the point of balance?

A CHANGING WORLDA CHANGING WORLD

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CULTURE GAPCULTURE GAP 'Coleridge wondered is he was the 'Coleridge wondered is he was the

only person in the world who felt so only person in the world who felt so completely culturally disenfranchised. completely culturally disenfranchised. Or were there others like him? .... Or were there others like him? .... People who no longer understood the People who no longer understood the adverts, let alone the programs.' adverts, let alone the programs.'

(‘Dead Famous’ Ben Elton)(‘Dead Famous’ Ben Elton)

NO OVER-ALL DIRECTION

THE NETWORK SOCIETYTHE NETWORK SOCIETY ‘‘The more connections we make, the The more connections we make, the

more possibilities we have.’ BTmore possibilities we have.’ BT ‘‘We are the real network.’ Royal MailWe are the real network.’ Royal Mail ‘‘People do not build their meaning in People do not build their meaning in

local societies …… because they local societies …… because they select their relationships on the basis select their relationships on the basis of their affinities,’ Manuel Castellsof their affinities,’ Manuel Castells

MULTI CHOICE

CONSUMERISMCONSUMERISM The religion of The religion of

the twenty-first the twenty-first century?century?

‘‘The chief rival to The chief rival to God in our God in our culture’ Alan culture’ Alan StorkeyStorkey