findingfinding

SOCIAL REVELATIONSOCIAL REVELATION

inin SECONDARY CULTURE!!SECONDARY CULTURE!!

findingfinding

SOCIAL REVELATIONSOCIAL REVELATION

inin SECONDARY CULTURE!!SECONDARY CULTURE!!

The Cat & The ToasterThe Cat & The ToasterThe Cat & The ToasterThe Cat & The Toaster

THE ECOLOGY OF LIFETHE ECOLOGY OF LIFE

SPIRITUALSPIRITUAL

SOCIALSOCIAL

PHYSICALPHYSICAL

SPECIAL REVELATIONSPECIAL REVELATIONSPECIAL REVELATIONSPECIAL REVELATION REDEMPTIONREDEMPTION

HOLY SPIRITHOLY SPIRIT

CHURCHCHURCH

KINGDOMKINGDOM

BIRTH AND MULTIPLICATIONBIRTH AND MULTIPLICATION

NATURAL REVELATIONNATURAL REVELATION IMMUNITY SYSTEMSIMMUNITY SYSTEMS

INTERNAL LIFEINTERNAL LIFE

INTER-RELATED ORGANISMSINTER-RELATED ORGANISMS

ECOLOGYECOLOGY

BIRTHBIRTH

PROCESS OF THE PROCESS OF THE GOSPELGOSPEL

HORIZONTAL REDEMPTIVE ACTIVITYHORIZONTAL REDEMPTIVE ACTIVITY

INTER-RELATES WITHINTER-RELATES WITH

VERTICAL REDEMPTIVE ACTIVITYVERTICAL REDEMPTIVE ACTIVITY

PROCESS OF THE GOSPEL PROCESS OF THE GOSPEL (POG)(POG)

OBSERVATION

POSITIVE REGARD

MEETING PERCEIVED NEEDS

COMMUNICATIONMEETING THE BASIC NEED

MULTIPLICATION

PROCESS OF THE PROCESS OF THE GOSPELGOSPEL

OBSERVATION:CONSCIOUS OF FALLENNESS

POSITIVE REGARD: SAFE ENVIRONMENT

CORPORATELY MEETING PERCEIVED NEEDS: SUBSTITUTION OF A BETTER WAY

COMMUNICATION: CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

MEETING THE BASIC NEED: SUBSTITUTIONARY ATONEMENT

MULTIPLICATION:BIRTHING

Counterproductive development from works

Counterproductive development from works

(1) I see a need.

(1) I see a need.

(2) I make a plan to meet the need.

(2) I make a plan to meet the need.

(3) I do the plan.

(3) I do the plan.

(4) I get returns.

(4) I get returns.

(5) Unintended negative returns are ignored.

(5) Unintended negative returns are ignored.

(6) I therefore do nothing else to meet the need.

(6) I therefore do nothing else to meet the need.

Redemptive MethodRedemptive Method

(1) I see a need.

(1) I see a need.

(2) I make a plan to meet the need.

(2) I make a plan to meet the need.

(3) I do the plan.

(3) I do the plan.

(4) I get returns.

(4) I get returns.

(5) I recognize the unintended negative returns.

(5) I recognize the unintended negative returns.

(7) I find a substitutethat makes the system work properly.

(7) I find a substitutethat makes the system work properly.

(6) I confess the negative returns

(6) I confess the negative returns

SOCIAL REVELATION SOCIAL REVELATION IS…IS…

the living system the living system CATCAT design;design;

learned from learned from

naturalnatural or or special special revelationrevelation;;

operating in a operating in a social systemsocial system..

VISIBLE or LESS VISIBLE or LESS VISIBLE?VISIBLE?

PRIMARY CULTURE, often PRIMARY CULTURE, often nurtured in the created world, nurtured in the created world, tends to make social revelation tends to make social revelation veryvery……

visible!visible!

SECONDARY CULTURE, nurtured SECONDARY CULTURE, nurtured in a constructed world, makes it…in a constructed world, makes it…

less visible!less visible!

SPECIAL REVELATION SPECIAL REVELATION USES SOCIAL REVELATIONUSES SOCIAL REVELATION

AS A VEHICLE AS A VEHICLE FOR CONVEYING FOR CONVEYING ITS TRUTH ITS TRUTH

Holy Bible

The train of social revelation

SOCIAL REVELATIONSOCIAL REVELATION IN PRIMARY CULTUREIN PRIMARY CULTURESOCIAL REVELATIONSOCIAL REVELATION IN PRIMARY CULTUREIN PRIMARY CULTURE

HORIZONTAL REDEMPTIONHORIZONTAL REDEMPTION

JOINT DECISION-MAKINGJOINT DECISION-MAKING

INTER-RELATED NEED-SATISFACTIONINTER-RELATED NEED-SATISFACTION

FITS ECOLOGY OF NATURAL WORLDFITS ECOLOGY OF NATURAL WORLD

PART OF A LINE OF PAST AND FUTURE PART OF A LINE OF PAST AND FUTURE PEOPLEPEOPLE

SOCIAL REVELATION IN SOCIAL REVELATION IN SECONDARY CULTURESECONDARY CULTURE

OBSCURED BY SYNTHETIC OBSCURED BY SYNTHETIC REVELATIONREVELATION

MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVEMANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVE SPECIFICITY TRAINING SPECIFICITY TRAINING TOP-DOWN LEADERSHIPTOP-DOWN LEADERSHIP DEPARTMENTALIZATIONDEPARTMENTALIZATION MANUFACTURING OF PRODUCTSMANUFACTURING OF PRODUCTS

CONTRASTING: CONTRASTING:

NATURAL REVELATIONNATURAL REVELATION SYNTHETIC REVELATIONSYNTHETIC REVELATION

MANAGEMENT BY MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

SPECIFICITY TRAINING SPECIFICITY TRAINING

TOP-DOWN LEADERSHIPTOP-DOWN LEADERSHIP

DEPARTMENTALIZATIONDEPARTMENTALIZATION

MANUFACTURING OF MANUFACTURING OF PRODUCTSPRODUCTS

IMMUNITY SYSTEMSIMMUNITY SYSTEMS

INTERNAL LIFEINTERNAL LIFE

INTER-RELATED INTER-RELATED ORGANISMSORGANISMS

ECOLOGYECOLOGY

BIRTHBIRTH

MANAGEMENT BY MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

(MBO)(MBO)ANALYSIS

OBJECTIVE

GOALS

STRATEGY

TACTICS

REVIEW

COMPARING COMPARING

“POG” “POG” withwith “MBO” “MBO”

ANALYSIS

OBJECTIVE

GOALS

STRATEGY

REVIEW

TACTICS

OBSERVATION

POSITIVE REGARD

COMMUNI-CATION

MEETING PERCEIVED NEEDS

MEETING THE BASIC NEED

MULTIPLI-CATION

SYNTHETIC SYNTHETIC REVELATIONREVELATION

DEFINITION:DEFINITION:

MECHANISTIC/TECHNOLOGICAL MECHANISTIC/TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO LIFE, THAT… APPROACHES TO LIFE, THAT…

TELL US HOW OUR WORLD WORKS--OUR TELL US HOW OUR WORLD WORKS--OUR MENTAL MODELSMENTAL MODELS..

DEFINITION:DEFINITION:

MECHANISTIC/TECHNOLOGICAL MECHANISTIC/TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO LIFE, THAT… APPROACHES TO LIFE, THAT…

TELL US HOW OUR WORLD WORKS--OUR TELL US HOW OUR WORLD WORKS--OUR MENTAL MODELSMENTAL MODELS..

Without….Without….HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL REDEMPTIVE ACTIVITY, REDEMPTIVE ACTIVITY, our organizations our organizations

become…become… InfectedInfected!!

No horizontal redemptive activity

No social revelation

Problems encountered in organizational operations

Use non-revelation to run the system

Conflict with special revelation

Lower ideals for special revelation converts

Fuel: outside life support (programs/$...)

Decline of system

Too many rules become barriers to vital operations

Develop rules to control behavior

SYNTHETIC SYNTHETIC REVELATIONREVELATION

PRODUCES:PRODUCES:

DYSFUNCTIONAL SOCIAL AND DYSFUNCTIONAL SOCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMSORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS

PRODUCES:PRODUCES:

DYSFUNCTIONAL SOCIAL AND DYSFUNCTIONAL SOCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMSORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS

THEREFORE:THEREFORE:

SYNTHETIC IDEAS ARE APPROPRIATE;SYNTHETIC IDEAS ARE APPROPRIATE;

SYNTHETIC REVELATION IS NOT!SYNTHETIC REVELATION IS NOT!

SYNTHETIC IDEAS ARE APPROPRIATE;SYNTHETIC IDEAS ARE APPROPRIATE;

SYNTHETIC REVELATION IS NOT!SYNTHETIC REVELATION IS NOT!

HOW DO THESE TWO FIT HOW DO THESE TWO FIT TOGETHER?TOGETHER?

THE CAT AND TOASTER CHART THE CAT AND TOASTER CHART SHOWS US!SHOWS US!

CAT AND TOASTER CHARTCAT AND TOASTER CHARTA: A: CatCat Potential Potential B: B: ToasterToaster Potential Potential

A1 Redemption:A1 Redemption: focus focus on vertical and horizontal on vertical and horizontal redemption.redemption.

B1 Works:B1 Works: focus on focus on direct cause-and-effect. direct cause-and-effect.

A2 The living systemA2 The living system: of : of the the cat:cat: focus on the social focus on the social system that runs the system that runs the organizationorganization

B2 The B2 The toastertoaster skeletonskeleton: focus on the : focus on the structure of the structure of the organizationorganization

A3 A3 Primary CulturePrimary Culture: : focus on what is done focus on what is done through human relational through human relational networks.networks.

B3 Secondary CultureB3 Secondary Culture: : focus on what is done focus on what is done through financial through financial resources.resources.

A4 People are greatest A4 People are greatest resourceresource: focus on how : focus on how you nurture your peopleyou nurture your people

B4 B4 Focus on high levels Focus on high levels of of financial financial accountabilityaccountability..

A5 Highest A5 Highest objectiveobjective: : Focus on achieving highest Focus on achieving highest goals in a posi-tive work goals in a posi-tive work environment.environment.

B5 B5 Focus onFocus on high high salaries salaries to get to get best best workersworkers..

A6A6. Focus on our role as . Focus on our role as part of part of the broader the broader systemsystem

B6 B6 Focus on what Focus on what mymy subsystemsubsystem-my -my organization-does.organization-does.

A7A7Participate inParticipate in multiple returnsmultiple returns

B7 B7 Produce Produce additive additive returns.returns.

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Balance Sheet

Need

Results Plan

Do

SYSTEMS THINKINGSYSTEMS THINKING

a model of …a model of …

SOCIAL REVELATION SOCIAL REVELATION

in:in:

SECONDARY SECONDARY CULTURE:CULTURE:

The Five Disciplines ofThe Five Disciplines ofSYSTEMS THINKINGSYSTEMS THINKING

MENTAL MODELSMENTAL MODELS

SHARED VISIONSHARED VISION

TEAM LEARNINGTEAM LEARNING

SYSTEMS THINKINGSYSTEMS THINKING

PERSONAL MASTERYPERSONAL MASTERY

A CONTRAST:A CONTRAST:

NATURAL NATURAL

REVELATIONREVELATIONSOCIAL SOCIAL

REVELATIONREVELATIONIMMUNITY SYSTEMSIMMUNITY SYSTEMS MENTAL MODELSMENTAL MODELS

INTERNAL LIFEINTERNAL LIFE SHARED VISIONSHARED VISION

INTER-RELATEDNESSINTER-RELATEDNESS TEAM LEARNINGTEAM LEARNING

ECOLOGYECOLOGY SYSTEMS THINKINGSYSTEMS THINKING

MULTIPLICATION MULTIPLICATION

BY BIRTHBY BIRTH

PERSONAL MASTERYPERSONAL MASTERY

ANOTHER CONTRASTANOTHER CONTRAST

SPECIAL SPECIAL

REVELATIONREVELATIONSOCIALSOCIAL

REVELATION REVELATION REDEMPTIONREDEMPTION MENTAL MODELSMENTAL MODELS

HOLY SPIRITHOLY SPIRIT SHARED VISIONSHARED VISION

CHURCHCHURCH TEAM LEARNINGTEAM LEARNING

KINGDOMKINGDOM SYSTEMS THINKINGSYSTEMS THINKING

BIRTH ANDBIRTH AND

MULTIPLICATIONMULTIPLICATION

PERSONAL MASTERYPERSONAL MASTERY

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

THE QUIET REVIVAL USED THE QUIET REVIVAL USED THREETHREE ELEMENTS:ELEMENTS:

PRIMARYPRIMARY SOCIAL REVELATION SOCIAL REVELATION

SECONDARYSECONDARY SOCIAL REVELATION SOCIAL REVELATION

SPECIALSPECIAL REVELATION REVELATION

Stages of Sustained

Revival

Evangelism

Church Planting

“Orchard” Planting

City-Wide

Region and World

Multiple City – New Testament

Church Growth

UNEASY ALLIANCEUNEASY ALLIANCEOFOF

THE THE QUIET REVIVALQUIET REVIVAL

and…and…

DYSFUNCTIONALITY IN THE BROADER DYSFUNCTIONALITY IN THE BROADER SYSTEM OF CHRISTIANITYSYSTEM OF CHRISTIANITY

will they clash ?will they clash ?

Our VISION:Our VISION:

NURTURE THE CONTINUED GROWTH NURTURE THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE OF THE QUIET REVIVALQUIET REVIVAL

THROUGH THE INTERACTION OF THROUGH THE INTERACTION OF SOCIALSOCIAL AND AND SPECIAL REVELATION SPECIAL REVELATION

Combining…Combining… SOCIAL AND SPECIAL SOCIAL AND SPECIAL

REVELATIONREVELATIONIN MINISTRYIN MINISTRY

AVOID AVOID SYNTHETICSYNTHETIC REVELATION REVELATION

IDENTIFY AND USE IDENTIFY AND USE LIVING SYSTEM LIVING SYSTEM MENTAL MODELSMENTAL MODELS