NCYC09 CONVERGE Bible Study ONE

Bible Study # 01 INVERTED [Curator: Bradon] Up to four screens and projectors Three TVs in a pile Stations spread around the edges and spaces of the auditorium Staging, a pretend brick wall partition, two lounges and music set up on stage 1. As people arrived Sam and Katie were outside 'reverse busking' where you were welcome to take some lollies from the guitar case as you listened. Inside the big screen/s had a looped video of an inverted animated roller coaster. There are heaps of these clips on youtube 2. Welcome and Team Introductions, explaining the space and setting the scene were led by Bradon and cast as everyone being 'misled' by the 'Rob Hanks and Team' tag as I wouldn't be 'speaking' today. 3. We were all introduced by answering Bradon's 'icebreaker questions' 4. "Waiting for the World to Change" originally John Mayer Sam/Katie 5. "Name" NOOMA DVD Rob Bell [The one with all the t-shirts] As a beginning to people thinking about identity, choices and possibilities 6. BIBLE READING Mark 1: 14-20 and Mark 2: 13-17 about 'Jesus calling the fishermen' where they left their nets immediately and followed...broken up and parts printed on paper plates, frisbee into audience and punters read aloud the bit they caught, in order!! 7. Bradon spoke about the reading, theme, today... People were challenged that the message was 'follow me' away from empire/consumerism and questionable values and into the upsidedown adventure with Jesus... a choice! 8. It included a clip from "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" which not only reflects JK Rowlings understanding of all that HP is about but also reminded us we have the choice.... "It's not our abilities that make us what we are, it's the choices we make..." I have the clip isolated but the audio has been corrupted... I'll see what I can do? 9. It also included the significant scene at the end of the film "Coach Carter" where the young player thanks the coach for 'saving his life' and answers the question he was asked when they first met... "what's your deepest fear?" where he quotes the teacher/writer often confused for Nelson Mandela's Presidency Speech... "our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure..." and is about not 'playing small' so as to blend in or not offend... 10. "Meant to Live" Sam/Katie 'Switchfoot' 11. Interactive Stations to EXPLORE: a. Rubbish bin into which you could place 'the cr#p you came in with' b. Wooden Cross with carving tools, into which you could 'make your mark' c. Mending netting and reflecting on what you're being asked to 'put down' to follow d. Besser bricks, feathers, 'post-it' paper asking what foundations your building on, what's pretty? Stick responses in the wall e. Tell-a-vision video booth, saying your name and something about yourself f.The TVs and DVD players didn't work out BUT it was to be Jesus images and movies asking your image/impressions g. Prayers for the world, on brown paper [to be used later in Google Earth prayer] h. [3] Discussion/Reflection calico cloths and illustrations/words on the floor around which people could gather to reflect or chat: Unpacking Getting to levels of meaning Overall reflections i. Digital Graffiti I will get the details of the programs but Tristan's 'brain child' was the computer program where with the aid of a data projector and red laser pointer you were able to freeze and hold graffiti on the projection... stunning! It worked beautifully in practice BUT part way into our time the camera on the tripod, took a dive and hit the floor... tech difficulties indeed... word is it's working now though!! j. Sam/Katie continued busking on one of the couches we'd requested for our space 11. "Oh the Places You'll Go" was read to the regathered group while Rah painted a black illustration of the story on a white board 12. The final challenge was for people to write/reflect on their deepest fear in the context of today's input and their NCYC experience thus far!!