Perhaps the coolest video I’ve seen in a while because if all of this is true then I’ve got a lot of thinking to do.
What does this mean to you? What does it mean for us? What should we do about this?
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Perhaps the coolest video I’ve seen in a while because if all of this is true then I’ve got a lot of thinking to do.
What does this mean to you? What does it mean for us? What should we do about this?
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kevincooper says
I think it means, a great opportunity for the church–especially for the churches and people that get it. But, we need more of them.
Graham Brenna says
get what? I don't understand… ๐
JakeSchwein says
i think it means to disengage from all technology because the beast and the 666 monster is soon approaching!! I bet these same people want to put microchips in our foreheads! xD
Really….I think it is exciting! The world is getting small so it is so much easier to spread information!
Jim says
don't say 666 out loud,jake, they will hear you…
Adam_S says
I think many of the stats are real but some are presented in a way that is not really what the stat means. For instance the one about india has more honor students than the US has students is particularly bad. Because that doesn't really mean anything other than there are about 4 times more students than in the US. It says nothing about their ability, their access to education or their future job potential. It could just as well say 1/4 of Indian students are well below average and there are more kids well below average in India than there are kids in the US. What I do think is that the US needs to be aware that the world is changing and that we can't just rest on the fact that we are a superpower. We need to educate our children, continue to reach out to people outside the US.
For the church, we need to start more partnerships outside the US and assume that we can learn something, not just that we will give resources.
ldemoss says
I agree that there is a lot of potential in how easily we can communicate information these days. It's pretty awesome! Now we just have to engage it and not be scared of it because it's new!
Vy Tran says
What I DON'T think this means is that robots will eventually take over the world.
I find the statistic about how today's learner will have 10-14 jobs by the age of 38 is really interesting. I think this shows one of two things (or both):
– Younger people are more willing to leave jobs that don't satisfy them, meaning loyalty isn't quite as important to them as people of previous generations.
– More and more companies and corporations are going out of business sooner.
Just an observation. ๐
csalzman says
Really good points!
I graduated college three years ago, and I'm on my 3rd "professional" job. Many of my friends who graduated with me are in the same boat. From what I've seen, employers tend to treat their employees like they're expendable. There isn't a whole lot of loyalty from either end.
Vy Tran says
Oi. This definitely leaves me with a lot to look forward to when I enter the American workforce.
Steven Rossi says
Heh my pastor preached a sermon last Sunday using a number of these statistics and I was wondering where he got them all from. Guess I know now. If you're curious, the point of the teaching was that we'd learn to find meaning in something bigger than ourselves.
Ancoti says
The pace of and amount of change is accelerating.It is harder to keep up, it is harder to find solidity in life. The church has the opportunity to be a reasoned, calm voice in the growing noise and chaos. We can help people understand that there is something above all this that we can plug into which will not leave us behind.
Graham Brenna says
I don't know what it all means… but it sure is interesting! I guess in the world of church ministry it means that we need to be on board with technology. Or we'll end up being left in the dust. That is… if dust decides to still exist in the future ๐
MaliAnta says
Fascinating!
Two things that stand out to me; one new, one not new to me.
– The whole school system needs to change. Or why should somebody learn things in their 1st year, when it is redundant in their 3rd year and they are still not finished. (new to me)
– The video did not so as much about the # of Christians, but the statistics of population growth remind me of the fact that the majority of Christians lives outside the Western world. The "Church of the two-third world," or the "Church of the South-East" is growing faster, more active in terms of mission, etc than the church in the West. Somehow this fact and its consequences only slowly dawns on people in the West. (not new to me).
Jim says
we have to cast larger, more sustainable nets than before. every church we know must have a viable, potent, viral online presence.