This is the deck to my presentation given at the Youth Work Summit 2014 in Manchester. The full talk can be viewed here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/95589838 Visit my website for more info: http://www.joshuajost.com

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HACKING CHRIST!@N!TY
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How The Xbox Generation Will Change The Church

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Josh Jost
Professional Body Builder (Retired)
Age 7, Height 4’ 2”
54 lbs of pure muscle!
Who Am I?

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There are 500 Million Gamers Globally
(The Entire US Population is 312 Million)
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Why?

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70% of Britons do not
believe they have purpose.

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1/5 Young people say they
have no future.

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What’s The Real Problem?

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“Reductionism is a philosophical position which holds that a complex
system is nothing but the sum of its parts,…”
Reductionism
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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THE CHALLENGE

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They don’t feel we care
about what matters.

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1/5 Adults are clinically
depressed.

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The World Says…
“Life Doesn’t Matter”

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The Church Says…
“Only Heaven Matters”

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“We’re witnessing what amounts to
no less than a mass exodus
to virtual worlds and
online game environments.”
Edward Castronova - Economist

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THE INFORMATION AGE
MarshallMcLuhan
July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980

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THE MEDIA IS THE MESSAGE
Written Language Printing Press Information Age

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THE THREE WAYS
Language Thought
Argument

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FROM ARGUMENT
TO EXPLORATION

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HACKING CULTURE

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MineCraft

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MineCraft

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MineCraft

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MineCraft

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MineCraft

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MineCraft

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MineCraft

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MineCraft

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MineCraft

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ENDLESSPOSSIBILITIES

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E-Commerce
Online Networking
Virtual RealityCrowd Sourcing
Augmented Reality
Wearable Tech
Cloud Technology Virtual Working

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VASTWORRY & UNCERTAINTY

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What Motivates Gamers?

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“[THEY CAN BE]…
SUPER-EMPOWERED, HOPEFUL INDIVIDUALS”
Jane McGonigal
Game Designer and Founder of the Future Institute

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They Are Looking For…

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SIGNIFICANCE
T h e B e l i e f t h a t L i fe M a t t e r s

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THE INSPIRATIONAGE

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Shift From…

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GETTING
THE WORLD
INTO
HEAVEN

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To…

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GETTING
THE WORLD
INTO
HEAVEN

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Don’t Make Them A Cause

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Give Them A Cause

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LIFE
TO F I L L T H E E A R T H W I T H

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But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled
with the glory of the LORD.
Numbers 14:21

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All the ends of the world shall remember and
turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the
nations shall worship before thee.
Psalm 22:27

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…for the earth shall be full of the knowledge
of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 11:9

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…for they shall all know me, from the least of
them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:34

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HOW WILLTHE X BOX GENERATION
CHANGE THE CHURCH?

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Transform It From

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A LIFE BOAT

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To

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A GLOBAL CAUSE FOR…

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CHRIST

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Thank You