CONNECTING WITH MILLENNIALS (information found in Making Space f.docx
- 1. CONNECTING WITH MILLENNIALS (information found in Making Space for Millennials by Barna Group, 2015, p. 7. “Five major reasons that millennials stay connected with a Christian community: 1. Cultural discernment – engaging with the wider culture as a faith community, to assess and respond biblically to its effects on human flourishing. 2. Life-shaping relationships – consistent long-term friendship with at least one older Christian adult who invests time and resources into their lives. 3. A first-hand experience of Jesus – the confidence, through seasons of doubt and pain, that comes from having personally experienced God’s revelation in Christ. 4. Reverse mentoring – being valued for the knowledge, skills, and energy they can offer to older members of the community of faith. 5. Vocational discipleship – whole –life spiritual formation that includes understanding their work as a God-given calling. 13 Marks of a Planter (a mix of Charles Ridley’s classic 13 along with Paul Nixon’s observations coaching about six dozen planters to date.) _____________________________________________________ _________________________________________ 1. They can envision and articulate a desired future and effectively invite others to join them in a journey toward that future 2. Very strong personal spiritual practice and experience of
- 2. God’s Call on their life (this results in courage and resilience) 3. History of effective, evangelistic conversation and relationships 4. An intense internal drive, even a hunger to do something very well – in this case to grow a church from scratch 5. They tithe 6. They love the community where they will be planting 7. Introvert/Extrovert is really not a big deal (but you will need some extroverts on your team) 8. They have spent quality time in highly evangelistic and innovative ministry – preferably in a new start. They know the DNA of the teams that pull off such things. 9. They embrace mentoring and coaching relationships 10. They can be both stubborn and flexible – and somehow they know when to be which 11. They get bored after three years on average 12. The family is fully bought in and the plant is a family affair.
- 3. 13. It is almost never their first rodeo – they have done ministry start up before, they have grown ministry before, they have led people to faith before, they have discipled people before, and they have developed leaders before. Third Exam (Chapters 23-27) Option I: One Long Essay. Write one essay of about 4.5 pages about how America and the world changed in Chapters 23-27. This essay should include, within it, at least five key terms or key words from handout questions from the chapter handouts. Please put key terms or key words from the questions in bold. You must have key terms or questions from at least four chapters. You essays will also need an introduction, where you give an overview of the major events or trends you wish to cover. Please put your thesis statement in bold. In your conclusion, note how events of the era shaped the world we live in today. Incorporate and analysis of one written primary source and include at least3 pictures (at least one primary) and note how the pictures help us understand the events or concepts. Since integration is a big theme in this era, please make sure you integrate the pictures and the writing in the essay. :) 1. World War II. Explain how the U.S. got involved in World War II. What interests were considered especially important? What factors were critical in winning the war? What lessons could we learn from this experience? 2. World War II and American Society. How did Americans adjust to changes during the war years? Describe some of the social, cultural, and economic impacts of the war. In what ways did the war leave a lasting impact on America? 3. Cold War. What was the Cold War about? Describe some of the key events related to the Cold War between 1945 and 1960. Was the conflict avoidable? In what ways might the conflict appear different to us now than it did to people at the time?
- 4. 4. Post-War America. What major social, economic and cultural changes do you see in America following World War II? Do you see these developments as new and remarkable, or as a continuation of trends that started earlier? 5. Post-War Politics. Describe some of the political events in America during the Truman and Eisenhower years. What key issues were on people’s minds? How did leaders in this era build on the ideas of the New Deal? What new developments do you see? 6. The 1960s. What was remarkable about the 1960s and early 70s? Describe at least three major social or political movements. How does the portrayal of this era in our textbook compare with impressions you might get from popular media? 7. Foreign Policy in the Vietnam Era. Discuss how American foreign policy developed from 1961-1975. Focus on America's relationship with three countries or regions (such as The Soviet Union, China, Southeast Asia, or the Middle East). What do you think we can learn from these experiences? Reading Handout Chapter 27: A Pivotal Era 1969-1980 Key Terms: César Chávez Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act National Organization for Women (NOW) Roe v Wade Equal Rights Amendment My Lai Détente
- 5. George McGovern Pentagon Papers Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Neil Armstrong Camp David Accords Discussion Questions: 1. What were the successes of the women’s movement during the 1970s? 2. How did the Vietnam War influence Nixon’s approach to foreign policy? 3. How did Watergate bring down the Nixon administration? 4. What were the long-term effects of the 1970s recession? 5. How did the new social mores of the 1970s impact family life? 6. What was Carter’s record regarding the Middle East? 7. How did American foreign policy change as a result of involvement in Vietnam? 8. Why did Americans see this era as an age of limits? 9. Some historians describe the period between 1968 and 1980 as a time when many Americans lost faith—in their government, in the possibility of joining together in a society that offered equality to all, in the possibility of consensus instead of conflict. Do you agree, or were the struggles and divisions of this era similar to those of previous decades? Photograph from an abortion protest march in New York City, 1977. Peter Keegan / Getty Images Phyllis Schlafly protests against equal rights for women at the White House in 1977.
- 6. César Chávez (third from right) leading a farmworkers' march in New York in the 1970s. Photograph: Bob Parent/Getty Image Gas Rationing during the 1970s Carter bows his head during a Nov. 15, 1979, prayer service at Washington Cathedral for the hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran Reading Handout for Chapter 26 – The Tumultuous Sixties, 1960-1968 Key Terms John F. Kennedy Cuban Missile Crisis Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Lyndon Johnson “The Great Society” Civil Rights Act of 1964 National Organization for Women (NOW) Voting Rights Act Immigration Act of 1965 War on Poverty Medicare/Medicaid “Black Power” Free Speech Movement (FSM) “Doves”/ “Hawks” Counterculture Discussion Questions: 1. How was the Cuban Missile crisis a watershed in U.S.-Soviet relations? 2. What was Kennedy’s reaction to growing civil rights activism? 3. What made the War on Poverty controversial?
- 7. 4. How did the war in Vietnam become Americanized? 5. What were the hallmarks of the youth movement in the 1960’s? 6. What made 1968 distinctive? 7. What were the successes and failures of American liberalism in the 1960’s? 8. Why did the United States expand its participation in the war in Vietnam and continue in the war so long? 9. By 1968, many believed the fate of the nation hung in the balance. What did they think was at stake? What divide Americans, and how did they express their differences? U.S. spy plane footage taken from a U-2 showing a medium range ballistic missile (MRBM) site in Cuba (Cuban Missile Crisis) Castro and Khrushchev meeting during the Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy, Johnson and administration advisers during the Cuban Missile Crisis National Organization for Women
- 8. 1968 Mexico Olympics Black Power Salute. Pictured are Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos, and Australian Peter Norman. Smith and Carlos are doing the black power salute and all three are wearing human rights badges. Norman lent Smith and Carlos his gloves which is why they are doing the salute with opposite hands. Reading Handout for Week 10 (Part 1) Chapter 25 – America at Midcentury, 1945-1960 Key Terms · GI Bill · Baby boom · Full Employment Act · Taft-Hartley Act · Progressive Party · Fair deal · Dwight D. Eisenhower · Military-industrial complex · House Un-American Activities Committee · Joseph R. McCarthy · Ethel and Julius Rosenberg · Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka · Martin Luther King Jr. · Sunbelt
- 9. · Dr. Spock · Elvis Presley · Beat Generation Discussion Questions: 1. What drove the mass migration of Americans to the suburbs after World War II? 2. What happened to New Deal–style liberalism after World War II? 3. How did Cold War fears inspire a Red Scare in the United States? 4. How did federal initiatives, Supreme Court decisions, and grassroots activism shape the struggle for civil rights after World War II? 5. What led to the emergence of a middle-class culture in the 1950s? 6. How did the economic and social structure of the 1950s influence gender roles? 7. What were the limits of 1950s middle-class culture? 8. How did the Cold War affect American society and politics? 9. How did federal government actions following World War II change the nation? 10. During the 1950s, many people began to think of their country as a middle-class nation. Were they correct?
- 10. Some suburban tract housing in the 1950s. Many returning G.I.’s began families and moved into developments like this one all around the U.S. A photo at a HUAC hearing. These hearings were the subject of national media attention. This photo was taken at a protest against the integration of public schools. This photo showcases both the racism and anti- communist sentiments prevalent at the time. The parents of the baby boom generation married quite young. Getting married and having children during this period was seen as extremely important. Additionally, there was little open acceptance of pre-marital sex. In the 1950s, the television became an important part of any middle-class American home. Reading Handout for Week 10 (Part 1) Chapter 24 – The Cold War and American Globalism Key Terms George F. Kennan Truman Doctrine Containment Marshall Plan National Security Act of July 1947 Berlin Airlift North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- 11. Mao Zedong NSC-68 Korean War John Foster Dulles “Domino Theory” Sputnik Eisenhower Doctrine Discussion Questions: 1. Was the Cold War inevitable? 2. How did the Cold War turn “hot” in Asia? 3. Was the U.S. containment policy successful? 4. What were the consequences of the Korean War for the United States? 5. How did Dulles and Eisenhower raise the stakes in the Cold War? 6. How did racism in America interfere with U.S. leader’s ability to win Cold War allies among developing nations? 7. Why did relations between the Soviet Union and the United States turn hostile soon after their victory in World War II? 8. When and why did the Cold War expand from a struggle over the future of Europe and central Asia to one encompassing virtually the entire globe? 9. By what means did the Truman and Eisenhower administrations seek to expand America’s global influence in the late 1940’s and the 1950’s?
- 12. Alignment of the world’s nations in 1953. 38th parallel, the line the two Koreas where divided on at the start of the war, and roughly where fighting ground to a stalemate in 1952 at the end of the Korean War. F-86 Sabre and Mig-15 Sputnik Berlin Airlift 1948-194 Reading Handout for Week 9 Chapter 23 – The Second World War at Home and Abroad 1939-
- 13. 1945 Key Terms: · Selective Training and Service Act · Lend-Lease bill · Winston Churchill · Atlantic Charter · Joseph Stalin · War Production Board · Manhattan Project · A. Philip Randolph · Bracero program · Rosie the Riveter · Operation Overlord · Battle of the Bulge · Potsdam Declaration · Discussion Questions: 1. How did Roosevelt and Congress aid the Allies following the German advances of early 1940? 2. Was the United States prepared for war when it entered World War II? 3. How did wartime production needs create a new relationship between government and business, and government and science? 4. What was the impact of the war on family life? 5. In what ways were American notions of civil liberties and basic freedoms tested during the war years? 6. How did racial and gender norms play out in the military during World War II? 7. Why did Truman opt to use the atomic bomb to help end the war, rather than negotiate a peace with Japan? 8. What factors brought the United States into the war? 9. What military, diplomatic, and social factors influenced decisions about how to fight the Second World War? 10. How did World War II transform the United States?
- 14. War propaganda encouraged women to support the war effort as production workers, nurses, and as volunteers in the military. Technical Sergeant William E. Thomas and Private First Class Joseph Jackson on Easter Sunday in 1945. Americans served in all theaters during World War II, in segregated units. The U.S. armed forces were desegregated in 1948. Housing barracks in a Japanese internment camp during the war. Pro-Soviet propaganda. Films and posters were created in support for the Soviet Union. Political relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union were tense after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. Propaganda was used to instill hatred and fear of the enemies and encourage Americans to support the war effort. Picture of (from left to right) Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference in 1945.