andrew sears executive director techmission generations of kingdom ministry: responding to 5 trends...
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Andrew Sears
Executive Director
TechMission
Generations of Kingdom Ministry:Responding to 5 Trends
to Bridge Generational Shifts
Top 10 Technology Innovations for Rescue Missions
1. E-mail Newsletters
2. Computer Centers and Computer Based Education
3. Online Volunteer Matching: ChristianVolunteering.org
4. Mailing Lists
5. Distance/Online Learning
Top 10 Technology Innovations for Rescue Missions
6. Social networks: Facebook, LinkedIn
7. Web 2.0: Wikipedia, YouTube and UrbanMinistry.org
8. Internet Filters and Accountability Software
9. Backoffice: donor management, accounting, databases, outcomes tracking
10. Biotech for addiction: cocaine vaccines, biofeedback
Advocacy on Systemic Issues
Minimum Wage & Earned Income Tax Credit Sex Industry Crystal Meth Credit Crisis and Bankruptcy Laws Educational Reform Housing & Gentrification Secularization and Moral Creep
New Methods in Reconciliation
CCDA Principles: – Relocation: commuting urban ministers are the exception
not the norm– Reconciliation: across race class and gender– Redistribution: addressing systems of injustice– Indigenous Leadership Development
Ethnic identity development– Being White– Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria
Trend 4: As the world increasingly escapes from reality, we will need to be more authentic and real.
Trend 5: As there is increasing fear and distrust of authority, there is a growing need for spiritual fathering.