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Rick Chromey

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Rick Chromey My book "GenTech: An American Story of Technology, Change and Who We Really Are" is a work I've been researching, speaking on and writing about since …moreMy book "GenTech: An American Story of Technology, Change and Who We Really Are" is a work I've been researching, speaking on and writing about since the early 1990s...nearly two decades!

I've been studying generations, at least, that long. The idea for "GenTech" particularly came to me almost a decade ago when I was working on my doctorate and studying cultural change. In that work, I posited a theory that certain technologies (I call them "mega techs") have the ability to rearrange and reimagine cultural languages. In other words, they change how we communicate, socialize, learn, worship, transact and labor.

A few years ago I started to consider how technology (like music)--particularly the tech that we "come of age" to between the ages of 10 and 25--give our generation its unique personality. We are part of the Radio or Television generations (not Boomers). Or the Space and Gamer generations (not Gen Xers). We are the Personal Computer/Cell Phone and Net generations (no Millennials). It was a better, more dynamic way of viewing American generations.

I also knew it was a story--a distinctly American story--that needed to be told. Thankfully, I found a great publisher who felt the same.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Rick Chromey I read. I experience (get outside). I look for inspiration in current events, biographies or history. More than anything, I just write SOMETHING. Most…moreI read. I experience (get outside). I look for inspiration in current events, biographies or history. More than anything, I just write SOMETHING. Most of the stuff I pen is throwaway, but in panning the dirt that's when the flakes of gold rise.(less)

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Average rating: 3.56 · 141 ratings · 29 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Thriving Youth Ministry in Smaller Churches: Secrets for Cultivating a Dynamic Youth Ministry by Rick Chromey (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Caro 3.07 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Energizing Children's Ministry in the Smaller Church 3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Youth Ministry in Small Churches 3.29 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GenTech: An American Story of Technology, Change and Who We Really Are (1900-Present) 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sermons Reimagined: Preaching to a Fluid Culture 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children's Ministry Guide for Smaller Churches 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leading With Style!: Discovering Your Unique Leadership Personality really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christians in a Non-Christian World by Rick Chromey (Goodreads Author), Rick Lawrence (Editor), Ray Medici (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revelation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turning Depression Upside Down 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Change is a beautiful thing. Just ask a butterfly. Or the owner of a new car. Or an infant with a dirty diaper. Jimmy Buffet was right: Changes in latitudes spark changes in attitudes. New Year’s Eve is a global cultural celebration. Though nothing truly changes when the clock strikes midnight (except the year’s number), we still kiss loved ones, pop champagne corks, and watch various objects drop like there’s no tomorrow. The old is gone. The new is here. Deep down we all hunger for change, yet we also know there’s a price for transformation.”
― Rick Chromey, Sermons Reimagined: Preaching to a Fluid Culture

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