christian archetypes for a sustainable future icpf february 4, 2012 darren kropf - mcc ontario
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Why Archetypes? “The original pattern or model of all things in that type.” – Webster’s Dictionary Form our MOTIVATIONS and our BEHAVIOURSTRANSCRIPT
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Christian Archetypes for a Sustainable Future
ICPFFebruary 4, 2012
Darren Kropf - MCC Ontario
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Who is this guy?• Wage earner• Academic• Resident• Husband• Cyclist• Camper• Blogger
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Why Archetypes?“The original pattern or model of all things in that type.” – Webster’s Dictionary
Form our MOTIVATIONS and our BEHAVIOURS
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Why Archetypes?Imagine you’re a small house church in first-century Corinth, and received this letter: John 13:3-15 and John 15:12-15.
Discuss:1.What did you hear in this passage? 2.What are your feelings?3.What is at stake for you?
The Catch:SERVANT (Jan – June)MASTER (July – Dec)
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Inherited Archetypes• Consumer• Taxpayer• Citizen• Owner• Class
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Neighbour“The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.” John 1:14 (The Message)
Matthew 25:31-46Luke 10:25-37 Hosea 4:1-3
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Gardener“The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.”Genesis 2:15
RuthJohn 4Revelation 21:1-5, 22:1-5
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Steward“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it.”Psalm 24:1
Genesis 1Luke 16:1-13
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Pastor“For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace;the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” Isaiah 55:12-13
Genesis 9:8-17Colossians 1:15-20Job 38-39
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Prophet“Take up weeping and wailing for the mountains, and a lamentation for the pastures of the wilderness,because they are laid waste.” Jeremiah 9:10
Isaiah 58:10-12Ezekiel 34:17-22Anything to do with Jesus
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Knowing the ArchetypesNeighbour
Gardener
Steward
Pastor
Prophet
1. What MOTIVATES this archetype?
2. What BEHAVIOURS would this archetype participate in?
3. Choose a common environmental problem. Demonstrate how this archetype might respond to it.
Be creative!
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NeighbourMotivations•Seek the best for others•Do no harm•Share
Behaviours•Tithing•Volunteering•Simple living choices•Community building•Co-operatives
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GardenerMotivations•Plant seeds•Nurture growth•Mentor others
Behaviours•Gardening•Tree planting•Land conservation•Environmental Education
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StewardMotivations•Build God’s kingdom•Mobilize people•Use resources well•Create new things
Behaviours•Buy Fair Trade•Socially Responsible Investments•Entrepreneurial Activity•Budgeting
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PastorMotivations•Bring glory to God•Create beauty•Understanding
Behaviours•Poetry, Music, Art•Camping•Nature Walks•Silence and Prayer
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ProphetMotivations•Create equal opportunity•Seek justice•Speak the truth to power
Behaviours•Political advocacy•Corporate responsibility•Blogging/Social Networking
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So now what?Recognize when an archetype is being proposed.
Check your MOTIVATIONS and BEHAVIOURS often.
Ground your environmental commitments in the Christian archetypes.
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Thank youKeep in touch!Darren KropfEmail: [email protected]: creationcarecrossroads.blogspot.comWeb: ontario.mcc.orgFacebook: MCC Ontario