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Issue #3
4/4/2001

24 Transitions For Moving Into The 21st Century
by Leonard Sweet

From Critique & Pick-apart to Celebrate & Pick-up -- From Critical Thinking to Creative Thinking

From Pyramid to Pancake; From Ladder to Web -- From Cog & Wheel Machine to Organic Garden

From Representation to Participation

From "Here-I-Stand" Churchianity (Maintenance) to "There-We-Go" Christianity (Mission);

From Eye to Ear -- From Structure to Rhythm -- From Seeing to Hearing

From Printed Page to Screen -- From Consecutive to Concurrent -- From Linear to Field

From Control to Out-of-Control -- From Program to Manifestation

From Authority Structures to Relational Structures

From "Does it Make Sense" to "Was it a Good Experience?"

From Excellence to Authenticity -- From Performance to Realness

From Theology of Giving to Theology of Receiving

From Hi-Fi Stereo to Surround-Sound Spirituality

From Planning to Preparedness

From Politics to (Bio-)Economics to Culture Clash

From Church Growth to Church Health

From Standing Committees to Moving Teams -- From Independence to Interdependence

From Denominations to Tribes

From Mass to Demassed Structures (eg. From Congregational to Cellular)

From Illustration to Animation

From Think Big and Simple to Think Small and Complex

From Boundary-Living to Frontier/Border Living

From Christendom Culture to Pre-Christian Mission Fields

From Pastoral Care to Ministry Development

From "Re" words to "De" words



		Article by Leonard Sweet Drew University Leonard Sweet is the E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Drew University. He is an evangelical futurist, known for books such as "SoulTsunami" and "FaithQuakes."

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