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What Color is What Color is the Grassthe Grass
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What Color is What Color is the Grassthe Grass
in Your World?in Your World?
Paradigms and the ChurchParadigms and the ChurchParadigms and the ChurchParadigms and the Church
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Paradigms
• Organize
• Explain
• Establish values
• Tell us how
Our Paradigms
• Filing systems• Provide structure / rules for
perceiving
categorizing
evaluating
integrating
storing / retrieving
acting
Plans for theNew Church
Building
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The Music
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The Preach
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WhatWhat Is a ParadigmIs a Paradigm??WhatWhat Is a ParadigmIs a Paradigm??
1. A way of 1. A way of thinkingthinking about about1. A way of 1. A way of thinkingthinking about about thingsthings thingsthings
As they AREAs they AREAs they AREAs they AREAs they OUGHT to beAs they OUGHT to beAs they OUGHT to beAs they OUGHT to beAs I deal with themAs I deal with themAs I deal with themAs I deal with them
A mental mapA mental mapA mental mapA mental map
•Mind-set / habit of mind•Frame of reference: values, premises,
convictions•System for integrating information /
thoughts•Window-on-the-world (Weltanschauung)•Guidance system
•Mind-set / habit of mind•Frame of reference: values, premises,
convictions•System for integrating information /
thoughts•Window-on-the-world (Weltanschauung)•Guidance system
A Paradigm is:A Paradigm is:A Paradigm is:A Paradigm is:A modelA modelA modelA model A patternA patternA patternA patternAn exemplarAn exemplarAn exemplarAn exemplarA representationA representationA representationA representation
A comparisonA comparisonA comparisonA comparison
A world-viewA world-viewA world-viewA world-viewA set of values, rulesA set of values, rulesassumptionsassumptionsA set of values, rulesA set of values, rulesassumptionsassumptions
2. 2. A way of A way of doing doing things;things;Our:Our:2. 2. A way of A way of doing doing things;things;Our:Our:
•operating systems, operating systems,
•programs, plans, programs, plans,
•structures, organizations,structures, organizations,
•procedures, traditions, procedures, traditions,
•habits, customs, routineshabits, customs, routines
•operating systems, operating systems,
•programs, plans, programs, plans,
•structures, organizations,structures, organizations,
•procedures, traditions, procedures, traditions,
•habits, customs, routineshabits, customs, routines
A Paradigm is like:A Paradigm is like:A Paradigm is like:A Paradigm is like:A mapA mapA mapA map
A blueprintA blueprintA blueprintA blueprint
A chartA chartA chartA chart
A diagramA diagramA diagramA diagram
A planA planA planA plan
A jigsaw puzzleA jigsaw puzzleA jigsaw puzzleA jigsaw puzzleA knotholeA knotholeA knotholeA knotholeMac / WindowsMac / WindowsMac / WindowsMac / Windows
DOSDOS
WINDOWSWINDOWS
AppleApple
A Current A Current Ferment of Ferment of ParadigmsParadigmsin the Worldin the WorldAround UsAround Us
A Current A Current Ferment of Ferment of ParadigmsParadigmsin the Worldin the WorldAround UsAround Us
Examples of Paradigms:Examples of Paradigms:Examples of Paradigms:Examples of Paradigms:
•In EducationIn Education•In EducationIn Education
Charter Schoolsto look forward toCharter Schools
to look forward to
Fundamen-talist School
WesternValuesSchool
WesternValuesSchool
Afro-AcademyAfro-Academy
Islamic JihadCenterIslamic JihadCenter
The MilitiaInsti-tute
The MilitiaInsti-tute
~
The PublicSchoolThe PublicSchool
Example: The UniverseExample: The UniverseExample: The UniverseExample: The Universe
Flat earth / globeFlat earth / globeFlat earth / globeFlat earth / globeSun revolves around theSun revolves around theearth / vice versaearth / vice versaSun revolves around theSun revolves around theearth / vice versaearth / vice versa
Big BangBig BangBig BangBig Bang
Expanding / shrinkingExpanding / shrinkingExpanding / shrinkingExpanding / shrinking
Creation / evolutionCreation / evolutionCreation / evolutionCreation / evolution
Example: politicalExample: politicalExample: politicalExample: political
Divine right of kingDivine right of kingDivine right of kingDivine right of kingFeudalismFeudalismFeudalismFeudalismTown hall democracyTown hall democracyTown hall democracyTown hall democracySocialismSocialismSocialismSocialismCommunismCommunismCommunismCommunismBureaucracyBureaucracyBureaucracyBureaucracy
RepublicansRepublicansRepublicansRepublicansDemocratsDemocratsDemocratsDemocrats
Examples: Etc.Examples: Etc.Examples: Etc.Examples: Etc.
ScienceScience
MedicineMedicineMedicineMedicine
EducationEducationEducationEducation
News / entertainmentNews / entertainmentNews / entertainmentNews / entertainment
Sociology, anthropologySociology, anthropologyarts, music, etc. etc.arts, music, etc. etc.Sociology, anthropologySociology, anthropologyarts, music, etc. etc.arts, music, etc. etc.
ParadigmParadigmDynamicsDynamics
PliantPliantPliantPliant
ResistantResistantResistantResistant
RigidRigidRigidRigid
Dynamics of ParadigmsDynamics of ParadigmsDynamics of ParadigmsDynamics of Paradigms
Growth
Shift
Dinosaur
A Real A Real LifeLife
ParableParable
The Nature of Paradigms
•Necessary•Accurate or inaccurate•Adequate or inadequate•Integrated, disintegrated, or
partitioned•Help or hinder
•Function unconsciously•Form in groups•They persist
Paradigms are:Paradigms are:
IndividualIndividual
andand
CollectiveCollective
Constructing a paradigmConstructing a paradigm
The Biblical paradigmThe Biblical paradigm
Espoused paradigmEspoused paradigm
Working paradigmWorking paradigm
The Biblical paradigmThe Biblical paradigm
Espoused paradigmEspoused paradigm
Working paradigmWorking paradigm
Evaluating a paradigmEvaluating a paradigm
Principle:Principle:
““Back to the Standard”Back to the Standard”
DreamDream
BeliefsBeliefs
GoalsGoals
StructureStructure
InstitutionalizationInstitutionalization
NostalgiaNostalgia
QuestioningQuestioning
PolarizationPolarization
DropoutDropout
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An example ofAn example ofparadigms at workparadigms at work
TheTheUniverseUniverse
AccordingAccordingtoto
PtolemyPtolemy
Habits tied to:
•Physical experience•Accepted theology•Prevailing philosophy
TheTheUniverseUniverse
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CopernicusCopernicus