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21ST CENTURY LEARNING & FAITH FORMATION
VIS ION & PRACTICE OF 21 S T CENTURY FAITH FORMATION
THE CHALLENGE OF ADAPTIVE CHANGE
“The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we
were at when we created them.”
Albert Einstein
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS Technical problems (even though they
may be complex) can be solved with knowledge and procedures already in hand.
Leadership would be an easy and safe undertaking if organizations and communities only faced problems for which they already knew the solutions. Everyday, people have problems for which they do, in fact, have the necessary know-how and procedures—technical problems.
ADAPTIVE CHALLENGES Adaptive challenges require experiments, new
discoveries, and adjustments from numerous places in the organization.
Without learning new ways—changing attitudes, values, and deep-seated behaviors—people cannot make the adaptive leap necessary to thrive in the new environment. Adaptive challenges call for changes of heart and mind—the transformation of long-standing habits and deeply held assumptions and values.
Leadership is “the activity of mobilizing people to tackle the toughest problems and do the adaptive work
necessary to achieve progress.” (Ronald Heifetz and Martin Linsky)
THE NEW SOCIAL NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM
SOCIAL NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM
The Triple Revolution1. Social Network
Revolution2. Internet Revolution3. Mobile Revolution
SOCIAL NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM
The Social Network, Internet, and Mobile Revolutions are coming together to shift people’s social lives away from densely knit family, neighborhood, and group relationships toward more far-flung, less tight, more diverse personal networks.
SOCIAL NETWORKOPERATING SYSTEM
The Social Networks Revolution provided opportunities—and stresses—for people to reach beyond the world of tightly knit groups afforded people more diversity in
relationships and social worlds—as well as bridges to reach these new worlds and maneuverability to move among them
introduced stress of not having a single home base and of reconciling the conflicting demands of multiple social worlds
SOCIAL NETWORKOPERATING SYSTEM
The Internet Revolution has given people communications power and information-gathering capacities that dwarf those of the past. It has allowed people to become their own publishers and broadcasters and created new methods for social networking. This has changed the point of contact from the household (and work group) to the individual. Each person creates her own internet experiences, tailored to her needs.
SOCIAL NETWORKOPERATING SYSTEM
The Mobile Revolution has allowed ICTs (internet communication technologies) to become body appendages allowing people to access friends and information at will, wherever they go. In return, ICTs are always accessible. There is the possibility of a continuous presence and pervasive awareness of others in the network. People’s physical separation by time and space are less important.
SOCIAL NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEMNetworked Individualism
The three revolutions have made possible the new social operating
system – Networked Individualism. The hallmark of networked individualism is
that people function more as connected individuals and less as embedded group
members.
SOCIAL NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEMNetworked Individualism
This stands in contrast to the longstanding social arrangements formed around large hierarchical bureaucracies and small, densely knit groups such as households, communities, and workgroups.
It is an operating system because it describes the ways in which people connect, communicate, and exchange information.
SOCIAL NETWORKOPERATING SYSTEM
The new social network operating system is: Personal: the individual is the
autonomous center just as she is reaching out from her computer
Multiuser: people are interacting with numerous diverse others
Multitasking: people are doing several things; and Multithreaded: people are doing them more or less simultaneously
LIFE AS NETWORKED INDIVIDUALS
How have you used your social network to make decisions or solve problems – especially through your use of the internet, mobile phones, and social media?
How has your capacity to access information and your network been changed by your use of digital technology?
How has your network of family, friends, acquaintances, and even strangers been affected by your tech use?
How has your ability to concentrate and complete tasks been affected in the always-on world?
Is Facebook making you lonely or feel more connected?
SOCIAL NETWORKS Social Networks are not new.
For 1000s of years people have formed into groups, built strong and weak relationships with others, formed alliances, and spread rumor and gossip.
Humans are social creatures with a need to connect to others; whether we need information, advice, or emotional support, we turn to one another.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
There is a major change in the structure of the web. It’s moving away from being built around the content, and is being rebuilt around the people.
People are spending less time interacting with content and more time communicating with other people.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
Our social network is made up of all the people we’re connected to, all the people they are connected to, all the people they are connected to, and so on.
You
Your Friends
Your Friends’ Friends
Your Friends’ Friend’s Friends
Your Friends
500
YouOur social networks tend to have clear boundaries, from people we care a lot about (in the center) to people we loosely know (on the periphery). 500 – Weak Ties (you
know but don’t feel close to)
150 – Stable Social Relationships (know each of these people and which of them know each other)
50 – Communicate Group (aware of what’s going on in their lives)
12-15 – Sympathy Group
5 – Inner Circle (advice, emotional support, times of trouble)
At least once a week
At least once a month
At least once every few months
At least once a year
Not guaranteed in any give year
Most of our communication is with people closest to us – at the center of our social network
SOCIAL NETWORKS
1. We have evolved to form groups. People naturally form groups. People will make considerable
sacrifices for the benefit of their group.
In certain situations, groups think better than individuals. It was wise of our ancestors to stick together.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
2. Most people have independent groups of friends that don’t overlap. Each one of us uniquely connects multiple
groups of people together. Large populations of people are made up of
these many small connected groups of friends who are often interlinked by unique individuals.
The only way information can spread through a large population is through many regular people. Everyone is an influencer.
Social networks of connected independent groups of friends is the way ideas spread.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
3. We have 4-6 groups formed around life stage, hobbies, and shared experiences. Each group usually contains fewer than 10
people; the average is 4 group members. It’s tempting to think we’re connected to a
very diverse set of people but we’re connected to people like us.
The people in each group know each other well, but they don’t know the people in the other groups.
You
5
15
50
150
Our groups form around life stages, hobbies, and shared experiences.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
1. Social networks are not new, and the social web is here to stay.
2. Sharing is a means to an end. People share information because it makes life easier, builds relationships, and shapes how we appear to others. 80% of our communication is with the 5-10 people we are closest to.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
3. Our social networks are made up of small, independent groups, connected through us. Each one of us uniquely connects multiple groups of people together. Connected groups of friends are required for ideas to spread.
4. The people closest to use have disproportionate influence over us. Most of us have 10 strong ties who hold influence over what we think and do.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
5. How we behave is learned from observing others. We are more influenced by the behavior of people in our group, and people we perceive to be like us.
6. Many of our decisions are made by our nonconscious, emotional brain. Our brain doesn’t remember details because it needs to prioritize what it stores in memory. It remembers relationships, and makes up details to fill in the gaps in memory.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
7. We’re wired to avoid trying new things, especially when they don’t match our beliefs. Changing people’s attitudes is incredibly hard, but changing their behavior is easier. Starting with small requests for behavioral change often leads to attitudinal change.
8. People will increasingly turn to their friends for information.
21ST CENTURY LEARNING
SUGATA MITRE THE CHILD-DRIVEN EDUCATION
21ST CENTURY FAITH FORMATION: VISION
VISION: ANCIENT & FUTURE
Churches want faith formation that helps people. . . grow in their relationship with God throughout their
lives live as disciples of Jesus Christ at home, in the
workplace, in the community and the world develop an understanding of the Bible and their faith
tradition deepen their spiritual life and practices engage in service and mission relate the Christian faith to life today participate in the life and ministries of the faith
community
VISION: ANCIENT & FUTURE(CHARTER FOR LIFELONG CHRISTIAN FORMATION)Lifelong Christian Faith Formation in The Episcopal Church is lifelong growth in the knowledge, service and love of God as followers of Christ and is informed by Scripture, Tradition and Reason.
Through the Christian Church. . . God Invites all people To enter into a prayerful life of
worship, continuous learning, intentional outreach, advocacy and service
God inspires all people to experience liturgy and worship, to study Scripture, to develop new learning experiences, to prepare for a sustainable future
God transforms all people by doing the work Jesus Christ calls us to do—reconciliation, love, forgiveness, healing, justice and peace
VISION: ANCIENT & FUTURE(GENERAL DIRECTORY FOR CATECHESIS
Faith formation is an integrated process of: 1. formation through participation in the life of the
faith community2. education in Scripture and the Christian
tradition3. apprenticeship in the Christian life4. knowledge and intimate connection with the
liturgy and rituals of the church5. development of a life of prayer6. moral formation in Jesus Christ 7. empowerment of mission in the world;
engagement in actions of justice & service(General Directory for Catechesis no. 87 and 90; National Directory for Catechesis 20)
VISION: ANCIENT & FUTURE(MARIA HARRIS, FASHION ME A PEOPLE)
Didache(Teaching
)
Leiturgia
(Prayer &
Worship)Kerygma
(Proclam-ation)
Diakonia
(Service)
Koinonia
Community
Faith Formation Ecosystem
The curriculum is the entire course of the church’s life, found in the fundamental forms of that life. It is the priestly, prophetic, and political work of didache, leiturgia, koinonia, kerygma, and diakonia.
VISION: ANCIENT & FUTUREThe church educates to all of these five classical forms, as well as through all of them:
to koinonia (community and communion) by engaging in the forms of community and communion;
to leiturgia (worship and prayer) by engaging in the forms of prayer and worship and spirituality;
to kerygma (proclaiming the word of God) by attention to and practicing and incarnating the kerygma, “Jesus is risen,” in speech of our own lives, especially the speech of advocacy;
to diakonia (service and outreach) by attention to our own service and reaching out to others, personally and communally, locally and globally;
to didache (teaching and learning) by attention to the most appropriate forms of teaching and learning
VISION: ANCIENT & FUTURE
Community will have elements of kerygmatic speech, of teaching, of outreach, and of prayer.
Worship will have elements of community, teaching, outreach, and prophetic speech.
Teaching will incorporate elements of outreach, prayer, community, and kerygma.
Grades 1-
5
Grade 6-8
High Scho
ol
Confirmati
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“TRADITIONAL” SCHOOLING MODEL
“TRADITIONAL” ADULT MODELS
21ST CENTURY FAITH FORMATION: PRACTICE
CONVERGENCE
21st Century Faith
Formation
Changing Landscape
New Technologies
New (Digital) ResourcesChanging
Models of Learning Social Network
Operating System
CHANGING LANDSCAPE
New Context
Religious
Generational
Technological
Economic
Family
Socio-Cultural
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NEW RESOURCES
Faith Formation in the Age of Networks
Learning the Bible
Today
BIBLE STUDY @ CHURCH
ONLINE COURS
E
ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER
ONLINE COMMUNITY
- experts- learners
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
- course - conference
BOOKSAUDIOVIDEO
THE SHIFT TO NETWORK MODELS
“I don’t think education is about centralized instruction anymore;
rather, it is the process of establishing oneself as a node in a broad network
of distributed creativity.”
Joi Ito
THE SHIFT TO NETWORK MODELS
“Planned information structures like textbooks and courses simply can’t adapt quickly enough to incorporate network-speed
information development. Instead of being the hub of the learning experiences, books,
courses, and classrooms become something more like a node in part of a much broader
(often global) network. The shift to networks is transformative in how a society organizes
itself.”
George Siemens
FAITH FORMATION NETWORKS
Religious networks provide a rich set of connections each of us can make to people in both our online and offline worlds who can help us with our spiritual development and faith growth pursuits. Today we can turn to people, organizations, and resources anywhere in the world to help us answer questions, connect to relevant content and resources, or just share their own experiences with us.
FAITH FORMATION NETWORKS
Instead of being the center of faith formation experiences, programs,
classes, and books now become nodes on a much broader faith formation
network that is lifelong and lifewide.
The shift to networks will be transformative in how we imagine and
organize faith formation for all ages and generations.
FAITH FORMATION NETWORK
We are moving from. . . One Size Fits All Curriculum &
Programmingto
A Network of Personalized & Customized Faith Formation Activities
& Resourcesfocusing on addressing people’s
spiritual and religious diversity by offering a wide variety of religious
content and experiences
Providing Differentiated Faith Formation
FAITH FORMATION NETWORK
We now have the resources and technologies to: Expand faith formation to address the
diversity of people today – life tasks and issues, religious and spiritual needs
Deliver religious content and experiences to people wherever they are, 24 x 7 x 365
Engage people in a wide variety of experiences tailored to their needs, interests, spiritual journey, and busy lives
Connect people to each other – in physical places and virtual spaces
FAITH FORMATION NETWORK:PRINCIPLES
1. Address the diverse spiritual and religious needs with a variety of content, programs, activities, and resources.
Person or
Family
Fashion Faith Formation around the People
FASHIONING FAITH FORMATION AROUND THE PEOPLE
Children & Families Teens & Families Emerging Adults: 20s Young Adults: 30s-40s Mid-Life Adults: 40s-
50s Mature Adults: 60s-70s
(Baby Boomers) Older Adults: 80+
1. Life Tasks2. Life Issues3. Milestones
and Life Transitions
4. Spiritual & Religious Needs
5. Ethnic-Cultural Needs
FAITH FORMATION NETWORK:PRINCIPLES
2. Recognize that learning is a process of active inquiry with the initiative residing within the individual.
MOTIVATION 3.0
Motivation 3.0 (Daniel Pink)
Autonomy: desire to direct our own lives
Mastery: urge to get better and better at something that matters
Purpose: the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves
FAITH FORMATION NETWORK:PRINCIPLES
3. Guide individuals and families in discerning their spiritual and religious needs and creating personal plans for faith growth and learning.
A PERSONALIZED PROCESS
Assessing Spiritual Growth
Working with a Mentor/Guide
Finding Resources on the Network
Engaging in Formation
Sharing with the Community
Reflecting on Growth and
Identifying New Needs
FAITH FORMATION NETWORK:PRINCIPLES
4. Incorporate informal learning, as well as formal learning in faith formation.
FORMAL LEARNINGclasses & workshops
speaker seriesonline courses
small group Bible study
self-studyBible study
social networkingfaith-sharing groups
INTENTIONAL UNEXPECTEDreading /watching a DVD
mentoringservice/mission activity
program at the library orlocal bookstore
internet surfingwatching a movie
TV showshopping at a homeimprovement store
INFORMAL LEARNING
FAITH FORMATION NETWORK:PRINCIPLES
5. Utilize a variety of faith formation settings and methods to address the diverse life tasks, religious and spiritual needs, and interests of people: on your own at home in small groups in large groups in the congregation in the community and world
FAITH FORMATION SETTINGS
Faith Formation Network Methods
Events & Programs
Courses & Workshops
Small Groups
Online Courses & Activities
Books & Print Resources
Audio & Video Programs
Action Projects
Retreats Extended Programs Trips
Mentors
Blogs & Social Media
Apps
User-Generated Content
Video Confer-encing
FAITH FORMATION NETWORK:PRINCIPLES
6. Offer programs and activities in face-to-face physical settings; in virtual, online settings, and in blended settings that combine both.
They can be offered only in physical locations
They can be offered only in virtual settings(online course, wiki, online resource center.
They can be offered in a blended approach, combining a gathering in a physical location with online delivery (activities, group projects, interaction)
A CONTINUUM OF APPROACHESFully online program or activity with options for face-to-face interaction in physical settings.
Mostly or fully online program or activity with regular interaction and programming in physical settings.
An online platform that delivers most of the program or activities with leaders providing on-site support on a flexible and adaptive as-needed basis through in-person mentoring and small group sessions.
Programs and activities in physical settings guided by a leader with online components that extend beyond the program sessions.
Programs and activities in physical settings that include online resources to supplement the program content.
FAITH FORMATION NETWORK:PRINCIPLES
7. Incorporate communities of practice to connect individuals and groups throughout the congregation.
We Can Now Provide Faith Formation for
All Ages & Generations!
EXAMPLE: AN ADULT FAITH FORMATION NETWORK
TARGETING ADULTS
Mature Adults: 60s-70s (Baby
Boomers)
1. Life Tasks2. Life Issues3. Milestones and
Life Transitions4. Spiritual &
Religious Needs5. Ethnic-Cultural
Needs
An Adult Faith Formation NetworkContent Areas
FAITH FORMATION SETTINGS
Faith Formation Network Methods
Events & Programs
Courses & Workshops
Small Groups
Online Courses & Activities
Books & Print Resources
Audio & Video Programs
Action Projects
Retreats Extended Programs Trips
Mentors
Blogs & Social Media
Apps
User-Generated Content
Video Confer-encing
SPIRITUAL & RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
Scenario 4 Uncommitte
d & Participating
Scenario 1 Vibrant Faith
& Active Engagement
Scenario 3 Unaffiliated
& Uninterested
Scenario 2 Spiritual but
Not Religious
RESPONDING TO THE 4 SCENARIOS
Scenario #4+ Life issues+ Extending worship+ Online FF center+ Service & mission trips+ Deepening faith &
engagement
Scenario #1+ Life issues+ Extending worship+
Courses/workshops/small group programs
+ Online FF center + Service & mission trips
Scenario #3+ Life issues+ Third Place settings+ Events (movie nights,
concerts, festivals)+ Service projects
Scenario #2+ Life issues + Third Place settings+ Service & Mission Trips+ Spiritual formation+ Spiritual seeker faith
formation
Spiritual Growth for Baby BoomersSunday Worship
Online Courses
Apps & E-newsletters
Online Prayer & Spirituality Resources
Small Group Bible Study
Trip to the Holy Land (with Road Scholar)
Retreats
Day at the Monastery
Spiritual Book of the Month Club
Monthly Spiritual Practices Series
Spiritual Seeker Program
Third Place Spiritual Conversations
Share It
Blog/Forum
After Mass Conversation
At-Home Conversation Activity
Live It
Ideas for living the Message
Weekly Christian Practice
Justice & Service Ideas
Pray It
Weekly Table Prayer
Praying with the Saints
AM & PM Prayer
Sunday Worship
A Third Place gathering space in the community, offers hospitality, builds relationships, hosts spiritual conversations, provides programs and activities, and nourishes the spiritual life of people.
Introduction Dinner: Is there more to life than this?Week 1: Who is Jesus?Week 2: Why did Jesus die?Week 3: How can we have faith?Week 4: Why and how do I pray?Week 5: Why and how should I read the Bible?Week 6: How does God guide us?Week 7: How can I resist evil?Week 8: Why & how should we tell others?Week 9: Does God heal today?Week 10: What about the Church?Weekend: Who is the Holy Spirit? What does the Holy
Spirit do? How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit? How can I make the most of the rest of my life?
SPIRITUAL SEEKERS: ALPHA