Proverbs 3:5 ESV 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding.
1. Outcomes / “wins” 2. The World 3. Our Students
Changes in the World • Kodak (1998) 170,000 employees, 85% • Amazon & stores • Uber & Airbnb • AI and manufacturing • Cost of higher education • Analog vs. digital
Students First Generation that: 1. Doesn’t need adults to get information 2. Can broadcast their every thought or emotion in real time 3. Has external stimuli at their fingertips 24/7 4. Are socially connected at all times, but often they connect in isolation 5. Will learn more from a portable device than from a classroom 6. Uses their phone instead of calendar, camera, board game, etc.
Matthew 7:24 ESV 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
GENERATION Z UNFILTERED • Empowerment without wisdom • Stimulation without ownership • Privilege without responsibility • Involvement without boundaries • Individualism without perspective • Accessibility without accountability • Fluidity without integrity • Opportunity without resistance • Consumption without reflection
“Inspire and strengthen the hearts and minds of the next generation of leaders to serve, love, and impact the world in Christ”
In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water
with light juices as an option. Unless you are very experienced in fasting, I
would not recommend more than 10 days of a complete fast.
Selective Fast
Selective fasting involves removing certain elements from your
diet. One example of a selective fast is the Daniel Fast, during which you
remove meat, sweets, and bread from your diet and consume water and juice for
fluids and fruits and vegetables for food.
Partial Fast
This fast is sometimes called the “Jewish Fast” and involves
abstaining from eating any type of food in the morning and afternoon. This can
either correlate to specific times of the day, such as 6:00am to 3:00pm, or
from sunup to sundown.
Soul Fast
This fast is a great option if you do not have much experience
fasting food, have health issues that prevent you from fasting food, or if you
wish to refocus certain areas of your life that are out of balance. For
example, you might choose to stop using social media or watching television for
the duration of the fast and then carefully bring that element back into your
life in healthy doses at the conclusion of the fast.
