social christian - week one

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SeriesOurWeek 1 - Today’s Culture and EngagementWeek 2 - Family-Safe Online Engagement Week 3 - BloggingWeek 4 - YouTube and VideoWeek 5 - Photo SharingWeek 6 - FacebookWeek 7 - Mobile Apps and ToolsWeek 8 - Bringing it all Together

SeriesOurWe’re taking a break on October 5th and November 9th…

Creating Order of TheChaos

Fitting

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Where Did God Go?

Where Did The Church Go?

The World Needs Us Out

There

Words Move The World

The Gospel Message Is

Simple…

Delivery of The Gospel Message Is

Harder…

Source: Barna Group www.Barna.org

In 1996 85% of People believed that Christians had a positive role in Society

…today it’s only 31%

Source: Barna Group www.Barna.org

Most Common perception of today’s Christian were…

Anti-homosexual - 91%

Judgmental - 87%

Hypocritical - 85%

Source: Barna Group www.Barna.org

25 % - “…have had a bad experience in a church or with a Christian that gave

thema negative image of Jesus Christ

Source: Barna Group www.Barna.org

15 % - believe that Christians live a different lifestyle that outsiders

Source: Barna Group www.Barna.org

91% believe that outsiders do not become Christians because of the

“rigorous” lifestyle…

Only 20% believe that they would have to change their lifestyle…

They simply see no benefit in following Christ.

What The World Sees

When We’re Bickering

When We Confuse The Issues

Let’s Engage The Way Jesus Taught Us To…

Social Contracts

Social Capital

Social Objects

ShareLife

RelevantBe

Share

Your Story!

Be Open To Questions and Challenges

To Do Any Of This…

You Have To Know Who You Are in Him!

“For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of

the earth.

Deuteronomy 7:6

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the

name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 28:19

Blessing…. !

Until Next Week