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Monochronic vs Polychronic Time
Time as a ribbon or roadAttend to one thingTime almost tangibleInterruptions unwelcomeSchedulingClock-PromptnessPrivacy valued
Time as a pointMulti-level simultaneous
involvementTime intangible
No problem with interruptionsNo scheduling
Relational-promptnessPrivacy not valued
Monochronic Polychronic
Lines in Mono- and Polychronic Cultures
MONOchronic: Time as a ribbon or
road . . .
POLYchronic:Time as a point . . .
Biblical “Pace”: Acts 1:1-11Jesus began to do and teach
Until the day he was taken up/After he said this, he was taken up
After giving instructions
After his suffering he showed himself and gave proofs that he was alive
He appeared to them over a period of 40 days
On one occasion he was eating with them
Wait for the gift my Father promised
In a few days you will be baptized
At this time are you going to restore Israel?
It is not for you to know times and dates
He will come back in the same way . . .
The Pace of Communication
From letters by boat and telegrams . . .
. . . to letters by air and international phoning
. . . to 24/7 instant access
The new information technology, Internet and e-mail, have practically eliminated the physical costs of communications.
Peter Drucker
The Pace of Communications: The Internet
The growth of the InternetHow does the Internet change things?
You are here!
The Pace of Transportation
From a scale of months . . .
. . . to a scale of weeks
. . . to a scale of hours and days
By the year 2010, almost 1 billion people will be traveling by air.
http://www.open-video.org/
The Pace of Mission
From burial in country of service
. . . to occupational life in cross-cultural service
. . . to short-term projects in cross-cultural settings
Short-term missions . . . is not a one-time phenomenon. The missions landscape has changed, and mission agencies that adapt to it, while remaining faithful to biblical principles, will prosper.
Stan Guthrie, Missions in the Third Millennium, 92.
Nineteenth-century missionaries to West Africa packed their belongings in wooden coffins, never expecting to return to their homelands. They were short-term workers only in the sense that many of them died within a few years, some within months, of their arrival . . .
Stan Guthrie, Missions in the Third Millennium, 86.
STM Reality TV: Travel the RoadTravel the Road, the groundbreaking reality television series that documents the adventurous lives of young missionaries Tim Scott and Will Decker over 18-months, through 25 countries, across 40,000 miles is a unique look into the world of frontline mission work.The journey is filled with danger, excitement, adventure and epic triumph as Tim and Will undertake unbelievable expeditions into the most remote areas of the world to bring the gospel. From the deserts of Ethiopia to the island villages of Papua New Guinea they travel from country to country with one backpack, a change of clothes, and a message of hope that pushes them deeper into the unknown.The journey is a landmark television debut of reality programming with a purpose.
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Long-Term U.S. Missionaries (>4 years)
The number of long-term U.S. missionaries grew from 32,364 in 1992 to 33,714 in 2005 (up 3.0%)
Warning: 2001 to 2005 saw a drop of 3.0%
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Short-Term Missionaries (2 weeks to 1 year)
Short-term missionaries going through U.S. agencies grew from 63,995 in 1996 to 144,318 in 2005 (up 125%)
Warning: There was a 14.7% drop from 2001 to 2005.
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Long-Term and Short-Term Compared
While short-term numbers grew dramatically (up 125%), long-term numbers were relatively flat in comparison (up 1.9%).
Keeping Up with the Pace of Missions
www.mislinks.orgwww.strategicnetwork.org www.momentum-mag.org/wiki/www.emqonline.orgwww.lausanneworldpulse.comwww.worldmap.orgCustom designed Internet-based resources and training
Implications for MissionsPace of Communication
Business can take priority over relationship building• One result: direct approaches valued over elliptical approaches
We can disconnect from local settings (everywhere can be your local)Those with better access become the gateways and power brokersOne minute manager versus “3 mile an hour God” settings
Pace of TransportationThe Rule of “Robert’s Rules of Order”We can assume short-term command and control
Pace of MissionPartnering projects versus genuine partnerships Shift in resources towards things with immediate payoffValuing partners with leaders and leadership styles that focus on the immediate rather than the distant