Three-part theme presentations on Social Media, Race, and Young Adults

Forward in Faith

Annual GatheringSwan River, Manitoba

May 23-25, 2014Conference of Manitoba and

Northwestern Ontario

Bruce Reyes-Chow@breyeschow | #NMWO14

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Forward in FaithSESSION #1 10:30-11:45SOCIAL MEDIA, MINISTRY AND DIGITAL RENOVATIONS

SESSION #2 | 7:20-8:35RACE, DIVERSITY AND CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER

SESSION #3 | 10:30-11:45 YOUNG ADULTS AND DENOMINATIONAL CHANGE

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Social Media, Ministry, and Digital Renovations

Annual Gathering | Swan River | May 23-25, 2014Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario



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Remember...

You will not keep up with every digital development -- and that’s okay.

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Remember...

You will not break the internet.

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Remember...

Gladys Burrill, 922011 Honolulu Marathon

Photo: AP

God is never done asking you/us to do new and amazing things.

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Socialnomics 2014

SOCIALNOMICS ON YOUTUBE

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email

texting

anything google

facebook

twitter

pinterest

youtube

skype

instagram

dropbox

foursquare

What do you use?

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SM AssumptionsSocial Media is only another medium of communication and expression;

Social Media is generational air and gives insight into a particular worldview;

Social Media is highly contextually and it will be embraced at various degrees;

Social Media demands a high sense of self-worth as it has a flattening effect on community and leadership;

Social Media will not save [insert org]

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Social Media PitfallsSM as idol, savior or quick fix

SM as distraction

SM as careless expression

SM as overestimated ROI

SM as echo chamber

SM as over-and-above F2F

SM as an entry to bullying and unwanted contact

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Social Media Possibilities SM can build up and strengthen the Body of Christ

SM allows the church to model a different way of living

SM compels the church to see the world beyond its bubble

SM liberates faithful expression of creativity and creation

SM provides accountability

SM offers a place of communal care and spiritual renewal

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Social Media Posturesbe with people: tinker with the betas, but join in where folks are alreadybe you: appropriate, honest, consistent just as you would be in real life (IRL)be interactive: engage, comment, respond, inquire, link and likebe mindful: Most people lurk and observe without ever interactingbe humble/bold: don’t underestimate the influence of your thinking, but avoid delusions of grandeurbe npr: earn the right to be heard

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Smarty Pants Termsapps, smart phones, tablets, oh my

Traditional Media v. Social Media

Web 1.0 v. Web 2.0

Social Networking

Open Source Software

Cloud Technology

weB+logs = Blogs, vLogs

feeds, aggregators and readers

tagging and #hashtags

Checking In

QRCode

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Social Media PlatformsGoogle: gmail, gcal, hangout, drive

Blogging: typepad, wordpress, blogger, tumblr, google

Networks: twitter, google+, askfm, facebook, linkedin, nextdoor, reddit

Media: last.fm, goodreads, pandora, spotify, iheartradio

Photo: instagram, flickr, smugmug,

Video: vimeo, youtube, huddle, vine

Texting: Groupme, Kik, Snapchat

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Social Media PlatformsGroup Calling: skype, hangout, facetime, gotomeeting,

Productivity: dropbox, slideshare, doodle, wufoo, evernote

Reviews: yelp, amazon, foursquare, google, miso, tvtag, google

eNewsletters: madmimi, mailchimp, constant contact

Location: foursquare, yelp, facebook

Curating: pinterest, scoop.it, storify, buffer, hootsuite, feedspot

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CREATIVITYunleashing and

supporting artistry?

COMMUNICATION with messaging and delivery of content? CONNECTION

building community and interactivity?

CURATIONgathering and

sharing content?

COORDINATIONwith organization and productivity?

CONTEMPLATIONpersonal reflection and

spiritual practices?

Six Areas of Evaluation

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TWITTER

YOUTUBE

INSTAGRAM

FACEBOOK

GROUPME MADMIMI

BUFFER

DROPBOX DOODLE

PINTEREST

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What social networks do you use at least weekly and why?

How have you experienced social media and technology used well in the church?

What are ways you have experienced social media used less than well in the church?

In one year, what are your hopes for the church and its use of social media?

What are some of the obstacles facing leaders who hope for the church to better integrate social media into the life of the church?

What’s one digital “Best Practice” and one “Please don’t do this” that you would offer as folks are exploring the use of social media in ministry?

Table Talk answer any in any order

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most social networks

“Definitive-ish” ebook

“Definitive-ish” groups on facebook and google+

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Race, Diversity and Conversations that

Matters






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Race.

The church must not only be a safe place to talk about race, it must also be a place where the complex beauty of God’s created humanity is made real.

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ActivismAcademics

Affinity Artistry

SPEAK TRUTHTO POWER

DIVEDEEPER

BUILDRELATIONSHIPS

SPEAK TRUTHTO POWER

SPEAK TRUTHTO POWER

CREATEEXPRESS

EVOKE

Postures for change.

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Relational conversations

While there may be times to pause, just because we may not find agreement, that does not mean that we should stop talking.

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We create barriers . . .

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We pretend . . .

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We co-opt, derail and distract

"IT IS APPALLING THAT THE MOST

SEGREGATED HOUR OF CHRISTIAN

AMERICA IS ELEVEN O'CLOCK ON

SUNDAY MORNING."

REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

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We don’t allow people to join

We say “It’s about time, you’re too late.”

When we should be saying, “We’re glad you’re here, lets talk more.”

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We devalue and dehumanize

“LIFE IS NOT SIMPLE, AND PEOPLE CAN’T BE BOXED INTO BEING HEROES OR VILLAINS” - JESSICA HAGEDORN

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We deflect accountability

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Have Awkward Conversations

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AWKWARDNESS IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE

IS BEST DEALT WITH BY HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS

ABOUT RACE -- NOT LESS.

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Microaggressions

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

BRC SELF-PORTRAIT - 1970’S

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“BUT I DON’T SEE YOU AS ASIAN”

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“DON’T BE SO SENSITIVE”

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“HE’S A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLACK”

FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR

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“WHY DO YOU ALWAYS SIT TOGETHER?”

ILLUSTRATION BY CHARAMELODY

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“WHAT KIND OF ASIAN ARE YOU?”

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“IT’S NOT EASY BEING WHITE”

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DO YOU KNOW MARTIAL ARTS?

RACE IS JUST A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT

MINORITIES CAN’T BE RACIST

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...

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“OUR LANGUAGE IS THE REFLECTION OF OURSELVES. A

LANGUAGE IS AN EXACT REFLECTION OF THE

CHARACTER AND GROWTH OF ITS SPEAKERS.”

CESAR CHAVEZ

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With which of the four “change postures” to you most identify?

With which of the four “change postures” do you find yourself most often frustrated?

How is your local community handling conversations about race well? Not well?

How is the larger church handling conversations about race well? Not well?

What are some current events or situations that have racial aspects to them that need to be confronted, acknowledged and/or engaged?

How has racial diversity or microagressions impacted your life?


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Young Adults and Denominational

Change






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We disconnect from the next generation when...

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disconnected


we disconnect from the next generation when we

take ourselves too seriously#getoffmylawn#kidstheseday

#godlaughsatourplans

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disconnected



invite so that we avoid death rather than welcome

in order to know new life

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disconnected



festishize and romanticize their existence rather than

seek a nuanced understanding of their

reality

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disconnected



assume and demand authority because of

longevity and credentials

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disconnected



withhold wisdom and insight gleaned from

meaningful life experience

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disconnected


we disconnect from the next generation when we are become obnoxiously

and painfully unteachable

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disconnected



set them up to fail and hang them out to dry

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disconnected


we disconnect from the next generation when we create institutional chaos

in order to exercise calcified strategies that

reaffirm our places power

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disconnected



forget how to articulate our beautifully complex

faith in Jesus Christ

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The “long tale” effect #MNWO14 | @breyeschowwww.slideshare.net/breyeschow

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disconnected


we disconnect from the next generation when we fail to uphold the ideals,

convictions and faith that we seek to pass on

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“A Generations Asks WTF” by Kontent Films

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Thinking about the “Long Tail” concept, what kinds of ministries exist in the tail?

What are you most thankful for about the nature of the United Church and what do you hope it NEVER loses -- even as it changes.

What are some denominational realities that you know others care deeply about, but you do not hold as essential to the nature of the United Church?

Of the “disconnects” shared, which ones do you find yourself (you, local church or larger church) most guilty of? Which ones are you pretty good about NOT perpetuating?

What do you think the United Church will look like in 10 years: structure, demographics, program, etc


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Three-part theme presentations on Social Media, Race, and Young Adults

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