21st century tools for evangelism reaching the technotribe new jersey february 2012

21st Century ToolsFor Evangelism

Reachingthe

TechnotribeNew Jersey

February 2012

21st Century ToolsFor Evangelism

Reachingthe

TechnotribeNew Jersey

February 2012

Bucket List

Bucket List

NAD2013

CoursePosition

NAD2013

CoursePosition

RelativeHeadwa

y

RelativeHeadwa

y

Headway

l Million 107.1 years2 Million 14.7 years3 Million 7.9 years4 Million 5.1 years5 Million 3.3 years6 Million 2.7 years7 Million 2.3 years8 Million 2.4 years9 Million 2.3 years10 Million 2.2 years 11 Million 1.4 years12 Million 1.3 years13 Million 1.5 years14 Million 1.9 years15 Million 1.9 years

Membership Growth in the Seventh-day

Adventist Denomination

Membership Growth in the Seventh-day

Adventist Denomination

Growth

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

550

1970 1980 1990 2000 2011

member to nonmember ratioin the NAD

Ratio

Headway

Diversity

Headway

Health Message

Headway

Missional Congregations

Headway

Real Headwa

y

Real Headwa

y

Aging

58 Median Age of Church member

38 Median Age of General Population

18 Median Age of World Population

Slippage

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Millennialgeneration

Gen X

Baby Boomgeneration

Pre-Boomergenerations

Adventists

U.S. Census

Canada

Aging

Slippage

Members live away from the General Population

2/3 of the local churches in the U.S. are

located where only 20% of the

population lives¼ of the congregations are in

metropolitan areas — where 80% of

Americans live.

Slippage

Members live away from the General Population

Slippage

DropoutsMostly Young Adults

Slippage

2 to 1

Immigration

Slippage

Mission Echo Effect

Immigration Challenges

Second Gen Dropout

What’s going to happen?

Heading?

Rural congregations will declineTithe will declineCity churches may decline unless…

Heading?

The TechnotribeThe Technotribe

Culture Shock

The Technotribe

Culture ShockCulture Shock

Culture Shock

The TechnotribeLong Distance Relationships and short distance strangers

The TechnotribeLong Distance Relationships and short distance strangers

Cliquishness

Culture Shock

The TechnotribeLong Distance Relationships and short distance strangers

CliquishnessFickle (Commitment impaired)

Culture Shock

The TechnotribeLong Distance Relationships and short distance strangers

CliquishnessFicklePreoccupied

Culture Shock

The TechnotribeLong Distance Relationships and short distance strangers

CliquishnessFicklePreoccupiedOrganizational Disrespect

Culture Shock

The TechnotribeLong Distance Relationships and short distance strangers

CliquishnessFicklePreoccupiedOrganizational DisrespectPost Denominational

Culture Shock

MissiologyMissiology

“Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people.”

-Revelation14:6

Missiology

Translating the GospelActs 2:5  Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language…

Missiology

…Utterly amazed, they asked: "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language? …

Translating the Gospel

Missiology

Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene…

Translating the Gospel

Missiology

… visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!

-Acts 2:5-11

Translating the Gospel

Missiology

Translating the Gospel

For The Technotribe

Lost in TranslationLost in Translation

“We take your bags and send them in all directions”

-Copenhagen airline

Lost in Translation

“The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.”

-Bucharest hotel lobby

Lost in Translation

“Teeth extracted by the latest Methodists.”

-Hong Kong dentist

Lost in Translation

“English well talking.

Here speeching American.”

-Majorcan shop entrance

Lost in Translation

“Order your summers suit. Because in big rush we will execute customers in strict rotation.”

-Rhodes tailor's shop

Lost in Translation

Stepping Into the

Culture of theTechnotribe

Stepping Into the

Culture of theTechnotribe

Technoculture

Wired for Relationships

Relationally ChallengedLong Distance Relationships and short distance strangers Cliquishness

Responsive

Fickle

Technoculture

Not confined by Space and or Time

Preoccupied

Technoculture

Organizing without Organization

Organizational Disrespect

Technoculture

Open your church up to everyone

Post DenominationalismPrevious Options

You are either with us or against usCurrent OptionsMutual respect

Technoculture

What Can We As Individuals Do?

What Can We As Individuals Do?

What can we do?As Individuals

Read up on Millennials

What can we do?As Individuals

Find a Young Adult Techie Mentor

(Dave Gemmell)

What can we do?As Individuals

Stalk all of your Young Adults on Facebook

(Eileen Gemmell)

What can we do?As Individuals

Stalk all of your Young Adults on Facebook

(Eileen Gemmell)

What can we do?As Individuals

Stalk all of your Young Adults on Facebook

(Eileen Gemmell)

What can we do?As Individuals

Text your Young Adults(Ann Roda)

What can we do?As Individuals

What can we do?As Individuals

Tweet/Follow(Jose Rojas)

What can we do?As Individuals

What can we do?As Individuals

Take young adults out to decaf, lunch, or supper, or something.

(Allan Martin, Matthew Gamble,

Marcel Pichot, Dave Gemmell)

What can we do?As Individuals

Be Real(Everyone)

What Can We As

Congregations Do?

What Can We As

Congregations Do?

What can we do?As a Congregation

Disciple Young Adults (Matt Gamble)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Have Young Adults read Reboot

(Matt Gamble)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Have Young Adults read GodEncounters

(Allan Martin, Shayna Bailey)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Eat together! Food Friendzy/Living Room Session/Breakfast Club/Home Cooking

(Dave Gemmell, Allan Martin, Mike Stevenson, Paul Eagan,

Jim Moon)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Use Video Discussion starters from PDVD15

(Allan Martin)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Say ‘yes’ when Young Adults come up with a hair brained idea

(Rajeev Sigamony)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Make sure that young adults serve on leadership team in strategic areas of leadership

(Kumar Dixit, Ryan Bell)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Have Young Adults tell their story with film/video/music/arts

(Allan Martin, Ryan Jones, Sam McGee)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Hold a retreat with Young Adults

(Allan Martin, Ryan Jones)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Encourage multitasking in church.

(Leonard Sweet, Delwin Finch, Dave Gemmell,)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Hook up Young Adults with senior mentors

(Immanuel)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Hold a ‘GodEnounters’ in your area

(Allan Martin)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Plant a new church. (Tara VinCross, Andres Flores)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Get your church certified as a COR church

(Ron Whitehead)

What can we do?As a Congregation

Get your church certified as a COR church

(Ron Whitehead)

dave.gemmell@nad.adventist.orgdave.gemmell@nad.adventist.org