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

Regional Presbyter, Monmouth & New Brunswick Presbyteries

circa 1956

Ford 1956

Ford 2003

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