Reboot: Focus on Relationships Week 3

Reboot: Review Take at least 30 minutes this week and spend it in silence

The New Face of Communication

How has technology changed family life? ▫What does it add? ▫What does it take away?

The New Face of Communication How has technology changed relationships? ▫What does it add? ▫What does it take away?

The New Face of Communication How has technology changed relationships? ▫What does it add? According to the Research:  Increased self-esteem  Enhanced friendships  Increased desire to see face to face  No measurable decline in deep relationships

The New Face of Communication How has technology changed relationships? ▫What does it take away? According to the Research:  Boundaries (hyperpersonal communication)  Inhibitions  Conflict Management Skills (the ability to understand the other, commitment)

The New Face of Communication: Alternatives

Changing Face of Community Community: A place where everyone knows your name A place that helps define you A place that supports you A place where you support others What are your communities?

Changing Face of Community No longer based on proxemics ▫Created through shared interests & commitments ▫What do you lose when communities aren’t based on geography? No longer related to one another ▫Who are we? Each one has less of us ▫Less commitment, less focus

Questions Are you too busy for your communities? Do you have a “home”? Are you committed to a group of people?

Changing Face of Worship Sunday Morning List the technology used in your typical worship service For each technology, list one thing it adds and one thing it takes away

Changing Face of Faith Visual Thinking ▫How do we “see” God?

Final Challenges Live the REAL adventure Take time to slow down Commit to what is important Check your vision “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”