A story about a youth group

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2 questions From Everything Must Change Jesus,
Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope What are
the top global problems? What does the message of
Jesus say to those problems?
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Top Global Problems High Noon (20) United
Nations University (15) Copenhagen Consensus
(10) Millennium Development Goals (8) PEACE plan
(5)
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United Nations University The State of the
Future Top Fifteen Challenges How can 1.
sustainable development be achieved for all? 2.
everyone have sufficient clean water without
conflict? 3. population growth and resources be
brought into balance? 4. genuine democracy
emerge from authoritarian regimes? 5.
policymaking be made more sensitive to global
long-term perspectives? 6. the global
convergence of information and communications
technologies work for everyone? 7. ethical
market economies be encouraged to help reduce the
gap between rich and poor?
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8. the threat of new and reemerging diseases
and immune micro-organisms be reduced? 9. the
capacity to decide be improved as the nature of
work and institutions change? 10. shared values
and new security strategies reduce ethnic
conflicts, terrorism, and the use of weapons of
mass destruction? 11. the changing status of
women help improve the human condition? 12.
transnational organized crime networks be stopped
from becoming more powerful and sophisticated
global enterprises? 13. growing energy demands
be met safely and efficiently? 14. scientific
and technological breakthroughs be accelerated to
improve the human condition? 15. ethical
considerations become more routinely incorporated
into global decisions?
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8 Millennium Development Goals 1. Eradicate
extreme poverty and hunger. 2. Achieve universal
primary education. 3. Promote gender equality and
empower women. 4. Reduce child mortality. 5.
Improve maternal health. 6. Combat HIV/AIDs,
malaria, and other diseases. 7. Ensure
environmental sustainability. 8. Develop a global
partnership for development
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Copenhagen Consensus Top 10 Global Problems 1.
Hunger and malnutrition 2. Climate change 3.
Conflicts 4. Financial Instability 5. Water and
Sanitation 6. Subsidies and Trade Barriers 7.
Population/Migration 8. Communicable Diseases 9.
Education 10. Governance and Corruption
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Rick Warrens PEACE Plan 1. Plant churches to
combat spiritual emptiness 2. Equip servant
leaders to combat corrupt leadership 3. Assist
the poor through humanitarian aid (poverty) 4.
Care for the sick to combat disease 5. Educate
the next generation to combat ignorance
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spiritual emptiness corrupt leadership
poverty disease ignorance hunger and
malnutrition climate change conflicts
Financial Instability Water/Sanitation
subsidies/trade barriers population/ migration
communicable diseases education
governance/corruption hunger education
gender inequality child mortality
maternal health environmental sustainability
ethnic conflicts terrorism weapons of mass
destruction organized crime networks energy
demands clean water population growth
authoritarian regimes
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spiritual emptiness corrupt leadership
poverty disease ignorance hunger and
malnutrition climate change conflicts
Financial Instability Water/Sanitation
subsidies/trade barriers population/ migration
communicable diseases education
governance/corruption hunger education
gender inequality child mortality
maternal health environmental sustainability
ethnic conflicts terrorism weapons of mass
destruction organized crime networks energy
demands clean water population growth
authoritarian regimes
FOUR GLOBAL CRISES
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Societal Machine
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Machine a complex tool fashioned to achieve a
desire.
Prosperity
Societal Machine
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Prosperity
Security
Societal Machine
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Prosperity
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
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Prosperity
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
The Ecosystem
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Resources
Waste
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
The Ecosystem
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Heat
Solar Energy
The Ecosystem
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Heat
Solar Energy
The Ecosystem
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Waste
Resources
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
The Ecosystem
Crisis 1. A Prosperity System that cant stop
growing beyond environmental limits, resulting in
multi-faceted environmental crises. (The crisis
of the planet.)
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Waste
Resources
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
The Ecosystem
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Waste
Resources
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
2. An Equity System that cant keep pace with the
growing gap between the rich minority and the
poor majority, resulting in suffering,
resentment, and fear. (The crisis of poverty.)
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Waste
Resources
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
The Ecosystem
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Waste
Resources
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
3. A Security System that arms rich and poor with
more and more catastrophic weapons, resulting in
vicious cycles of crime, mass migration,
terrorism and anti-terrorism. (The crisis of
peace.)
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Resources
Waste
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
The Ecosystem
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Resources
Waste
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
The Ecosystem
Framing Story
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Resources
Waste
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
4. The Failure of the Worlds Religions to
provide a framing story capable of healing the
societal machine - i.e. Good News. (The crisis of
purpose.)
Framing Story
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Instead, our world religions can usually be found
in support of existing framing stories of
Domination Revolution Purification/Scapegoating
Isolation This is remarkably similar to the
religious situation in Jesus day.
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Domination - Sadducees, Herodians Revolution -
Zealots Purification (Scapegoating) - Pharisees
Isolation - Essenes Jesus proclaimed a
radically different framing story Good news of
the Kingdom of God.
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Resources
Waste
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
The Ecosystem
Domination, Revolution, Purification, Isolation?
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Resources
Waste
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
The Ecosystem
Good News of the Kingdom of God?
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There are many kingdoms or power structures or
social arrangements or ways of life available in
this world But they set people against each
other above and against the environment even
against themselves. There is another kingdom
another system another way of arranging life
another path to prosperity, equity, and
security. It is the original way, the Creators
way, the way of prosperity through service and
stewardship, security through reconciliation and
peace-making, and equity through justice and the
pursuit of the common good. This is the way of
the kingdom of God, the way of Jesus.
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After John was put in prison, Jesus went into
Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. The
time has come, he said. The kingdom of God has
come near. Repent and believe the good news!Mark
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4 Crises Planetary crisis (Prosperity) Poverty
crisis (Equity) Peace-making crisis
(Security) Spiritual crisis (Framing Story)
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Heat
Solar Energy
Prosperity
Resources
Waste
Equity
Security
Societal Machine
The Ecosystem
Good News of the Kingdom of God
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Our Father, above us and all around us May your
unspeakable Name be revered.
Here on earth may your kingdom come On earth, as
in heaven, may your will be done.
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Give us today our bread for today. Forgive us our
wrongs as we forgive.
Do not lead us into the time of trial, Liberate
us from the evil.
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For the kingdom is yours and yours alone, the
power is yours and yours alone, and the glory is
yours and yours alone, Now and forever. Amen.
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