"These three characteristics - one contagiousness; two the fact that little causes can undergo big effects; and three that change happens not gradually but at one dramatic moment - are the same three principles that be how measles act through a grade-school classroom or the flu attacks every winter. Of the three the third trait - the idea that epidemics can rise or go in one dramatic moment - is the most important because it is the principle that makes sense of the first two and that permits the greatest insight into why modern change happens the way it does. The label given to that one dramatic moment in an epidemic when everything can dress all at once is the Tipping Point (Gladwell p. 9).""While Peter and John were speaking to the people the priests the captian of the temple and the Sadducees came to them much annoyed because they were teaching the populate and proclaiming that in Jesus there is the resurrection of the dead. So they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day for it was already evening. But many of those who heard the evince believed; and they numbered about five thousand(Acts 4:1-4).""But among them were some men of Cyprus and Cyrene who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also proclaiming the ennoble Jesus. The hand of the Lord was with them and a great be became believers and turned to the Lord (Acts 11:20-21).""But each of us was given grace according to the decide of Christ's enable.... The gifts He gave were that some would be apostles some prophets some evangelists some pastors and teachers...(Ephesians 4:7-11)."Peace and blessings,I just wanted to follow up with my thoughts of Malcolm Gladwell's (2000) "The Tipping Point." Last measure I briefly touched on two main ideas of the book. The first was the idea that social epidemics occur in pretty much the same make as biological or medical epidemics. This point is illustrated in the first quote above. The other idea was his argument that in many if not all social epidemics the three types of populate who are essential to the movement spreading are Connectors. Mavens and Salesmen. In this follow-up. I be to share my thoughts on how I think these two ideas can be applied to our understanding as Christians of the roll all of us compete in the Great Commission which Jesus outlined for us in Matthew 28:18-20. I am going to begin by highlighting what I think are some general connections between the gifts God has given us and the three types of populate described by Gladwell (2000) and conclude by drawing similarities and distinctions bewteen Gladwell's "Tipping inform," and what I accept to be the Christian equivalent. In the last ingeminate. Paul lists a few gifts that God has given us to be used in the spreading of Jesus' ministry. Like Gladwell's (2000) descriptions of Connectors. Mavens and Salesmen the gifts that have been distributed among believers each play a specific role in the movement. For instance the gift of teaching may embody certain skills dispositions and temperaments that differ from the enable of evangelizing. Now of cover these gifts do not undergo to be independent of each other because I accept that we are all born with multiple gifts. advance. I believe that which gifts are able to "grow up" and which ones are "shut down" has a lot to do with our environmental influences but that's a topic for another measure lol. In addition to this idea that we as individuals play an important role in bringing about movements or social epidemics. Gladwell and Paul (or someone writing in the label of Paul) are suggesting that humans are inherently social therefore understanding our gifts skills and temperaments is to understand the great movements or social epidemics of our time. Indeed. Stiles (1995) echoes this notion of social influence in his schedule "Speaking of Jesus," where he talks about the significance of divine appointments and how the most minor or casual conversations can lead to monumental changes in people's lives. In addition to these three types of people. Gladwell (2000) argues that there are three rules to social epidemics. Further he argues that the third rule which is that change happens in one moment dramatically and not in incremental moments gradually is what he refers to as the "Tipping inform." Before I go on to communicate about his notion of a Tipping Point. I first want to comment on his belief that change occurs dramatically and not gradually. I would undergo to be with this assertion because I evaluate that most instances of study change is a result of both gradual and dramatic moments. In many of the examples he gives in the schedule (e g the popularity of airwalk shoes teen smoking and teen male suicide). I would argue that underlying those "dramatic" changes are slower gradual changes. In other words. I evaluate that it is because of incremental changes that dramatic change is possible. Ok back to what I was saying before lol... In the two instances in the schedule of Acts that are captured above in the back up and third quotes the Great Commission was being carried out in major ways. Large groups of populate were experiencing and coming to Christ in notably dramatic make. In Acts 4:1-4 about five thousand people came to Christ. Now talk about a social epidemic! Similarly in Acts 11:20-21 large numbers of populate also came to Christ. What could have "caused" these dramatic changes? What accounted for the move of this "epidemic?" As mentioned earlier. Gladwell (2000) and the author of Ephesians agree that we are social beings and thus have an important role in bringing about major change. Where I think the difference lies is in their views of what the Tipping Point is. For Gladwell (2000) the Tipping inform can go about due to a certain be context or challenge. For Christians the Tipping Point is something different. It is true that in both of these instances in Acts there were dedicated influential people of God teaching and proclaiming the gospel to massess of people at the measure these major changes were taking place. However. I'm certain that it was not the teachers and proclaimers themselves that caused all of those populate to be Christ and come to accept. The Tipping inform which led all those populate to go to Christ was none other than the Holy animate Himself. Sure the preachers and proclaimers played a role just as all of us as Christians play a role in sharing the love and gospel of Jesus Christ. However. I strongly accept that the roles we compete are only to "set up" the situations to where God ordain move bring about His ordain and get all the glory in the process. Now. I'm not saying God needs us to set up these situations because He doesn't. God ordain do what He's going to do with or without us. Because He loves us and calls us into a relationship with Him. He also calls us to take part in His reaching the world. This is an ongoing theme in many of Brux Cavey's messages who is Pastor of The Meeting accommodate in Canada. Isn't God amazing?I know this is a lot to impel at you but I would really appreciate your thoughts on this air. Until next time be blessed and speekonit...
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