steve hollinghurst june 10 re-imagining mission for a spiritual age listening to the spirit of the...
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Steve Hollinghurst June 10
Re-imagining Mission Re-imagining Mission for a spiritual Agefor a spiritual Age
Listening to the Spirit of the Listening to the Spirit of the AgeAge
Steve Hollinghurst June 10
Double listening Double listening (Mission-Shaped (Mission-Shaped Church)Church)
Two ears one mouthTwo ears one mouthUse accordingly in missionUse accordingly in mission
Failure to enter the other persons world leaves us like the Failure to enter the other persons world leaves us like the tourists who keep speaking louder in their own languagetourists who keep speaking louder in their own language
To the Mission Context
To the essence of the Christian Inheritance
Steve Hollinghurst June 10
Post-modernity?Post-modernity? Modernity toModernity to PostmodernityPostmodernity
I tell my story
I choose my beliefs
I buy my identity
The logic of consumerism
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Post-Christendom?Post-Christendom?
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26% De Churched
65% Non Churched
76% of New Christians Come from 26% De-Churched
finding faith today 1992
This section of the population is older and decreasing over time
Church attendance 2005
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Post-Christendom?Post-Christendom?
Not just about church attendanceNot just about church attendance– Grace Davie, Grace Davie,
- Believing without belonging and vicarious - Believing without belonging and vicarious faithfaith•But changing beliefBut changing belief
•Fading of occasional officeFading of occasional office
•Decline in Christian identityDecline in Christian identity
– Stages in the decline of Christendom not a Stages in the decline of Christendom not a new way for it to persistnew way for it to persist
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Belief in GodBelief in God
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Infant Baptism C of E 2007Infant Baptism C of E 2007
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Church Weddings 2007Church Weddings 2007
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Christian Affiliation UKChristian Affiliation UK
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Not belonging to any religionNot belonging to any religion
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Builders (born 20s+30s) in Builders (born 20s+30s) in 20052005
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Boomers (born 40s+50s) in 2005Boomers (born 40s+50s) in 2005
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Gen-Xers (born 60s+70s) in 2005Gen-Xers (born 60s+70s) in 2005
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Gen-Yers (born 80s+90s) in 2015?Gen-Yers (born 80s+90s) in 2015?
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Post- Secularism?Post- Secularism?
• Post-modernity - multi-faith in a post-secular agePost-modernity - multi-faith in a post-secular age– Post-modern move from truth as fact to truth as Post-modern move from truth as fact to truth as
experience - From universal truth to true for me may experience - From universal truth to true for me may be different to true for you.be different to true for you.
– Rejection of objectivity for subjectivityRejection of objectivity for subjectivity– Personal belief re-enters the public squarePersonal belief re-enters the public square– Any and every belief …. All are equally unprovableAny and every belief …. All are equally unprovable– All of this much to the annoyance of Richard All of this much to the annoyance of Richard
Dawkins…….Dawkins…….and Christians?and Christians?
– Religion once more on the agenda but any religion Religion once more on the agenda but any religion with no way back to Christendom …..indeed is with no way back to Christendom …..indeed is Christianity disadvantaged compared to the Christianity disadvantaged compared to the alternatives?alternatives?
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The MediaThe Media• Growth in TV shows on the supernatural, Growth in TV shows on the supernatural,
spiritual and paranormal –spiritual and paranormal –– Fiction … supernatural, sea of souls, Buffy, Fiction … supernatural, sea of souls, Buffy,
demons, Hex, charmed, Sabrina the teenage demons, Hex, charmed, Sabrina the teenage witch, apparitions, treu blood, the vampire diarieswitch, apparitions, treu blood, the vampire diaries
– ‘‘fact’…..haunted homes, most haunted, healers, fact’…..haunted homes, most haunted, healers, Britain's psychic challenge, documentaries on Britain's psychic challenge, documentaries on mediums, Pagans, teenage witches etcmediums, Pagans, teenage witches etc
• Move from ‘Scooby Do’ approach where the Move from ‘Scooby Do’ approach where the ghosts are found not to exist to an approach ghosts are found not to exist to an approach where the balance is to believe in themwhere the balance is to believe in them
• Replacement of the priest with the medium, Replacement of the priest with the medium, investigator or demon hunter.investigator or demon hunter.
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‘‘Spiritual’ experience in 2000 Vs Spiritual’ experience in 2000 Vs 19871987
55% saw a patterning of events – up 90%
38% felt God’s presence – up 41%
37% had answered prayer – up 48%
29% felt sacred in nature – up 81%
25% the presence of the dead – up 39%
But what are they But what are they experiencing?experiencing?
25% the presence of evil – up 108%
1987 48% report a spiritual experience - 2000 risen to 76%
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Belief in God or higher powerBelief in God or higher power
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Children to be raised with belief Children to be raised with belief in Godin God
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Believe in the soulBelieve in the soul
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Believe in an afterlifeBelieve in an afterlife
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Believe in restless spiritsBelieve in restless spirits
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Believe in KarmaBelieve in Karma
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Experience of fortune telling, Experience of fortune telling, Tarot, astrology, psychics, Tarot, astrology, psychics,
palmistspalmists
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I have more faith in astrology than I have more faith in astrology than organised religionorganised religion
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Believe in magicBelieve in magic
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Australian Gen Y – like Britain?Australian Gen Y – like Britain?
Floating 46 %
‘new spiritual’ 23%
Religious 17%
Non believing
14%
Rationalist humanist
Includes neo pagans and followers or frequent participants in the esoteric/occult
Moral relativism, pick ‘n’ mix, truth in all religions but not just one, something ‘out there’ occult and paranormal experienced
BUT open rather than committed or seeing as important
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Japan BritainJapan Britain
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Consumer Christianity?Consumer Christianity?
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Consumer Christianity?Consumer Christianity?
• God the cosmic therapist?God the cosmic therapist?
• Cruise liner – or Battleship? Cruise liner – or Battleship? John WimberJohn Wimber
• Church shopping?Church shopping?– Looking for what I get out of itLooking for what I get out of it– Looking for the one that does things my way Looking for the one that does things my way
• Buying religious product?Buying religious product?– Occasional officesOccasional offices– RosariesRosaries– RetreatsRetreats– Spiritual directionSpiritual direction