finding social revelation in secondary culture!! finding social revelation in secondary culture!!
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findingfinding
SOCIAL REVELATIONSOCIAL REVELATION
inin SECONDARY CULTURE!!SECONDARY CULTURE!!
findingfinding
SOCIAL REVELATIONSOCIAL REVELATION
inin SECONDARY CULTURE!!SECONDARY CULTURE!!
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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Long-term
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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