changing church ... changing timesRev. Wendy S. Bailey
Regional Presbyter, Monmouth & New Brunswick Presbyteries
Choluteca River, Hondurasafter Hurricane Mitch (1998)
Emerging Cultural Trends
Word ➪ Image
Individual ➪
Community
Objective Truth ➪
Subjective Truth
One Story ➪ Many
Stories
Image
YouTube Culture
Sequential vs.
Simultaneous
Spectator vs.
Participant
Multi-sensory
Medieval Help Desk
Community
Beyond the “Me”
Generation
Wiki
Social Networking
Social Media Revolution
Community
Collaboration
“The Wisdom of Crowds”
Beyond the “Me” Generation
Wiki
Social Networking
NOVA: Wisdom of Crowds
Truth
Trust before Truth
Experience over
Explanation
Knowledge vs.
Transformation
Authenticity
Whose Story?
Globalization
Diversity
Multiculturalism
Inclusivity
“In order to stay the same, a thing must change often.”John Henry Cardinal Newman
changing church ... changing timesRev. Wendy S. Bailey
Regional Presbyter, Monmouth & New Brunswick Presbyteries