A little blog from an upstart theologian that will do its best to exemplify Christ while sharing a thing or two along the way.
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Thursday, March 24, 2005 Ti-VangelizedHere's an interesting article on the changing culture of our offices thanks to the lovely TiVo: click here! I think its pretty interesting that our world is quickly getting to be more "on-demand." The implications of this  technology are mighty. Certainly we can see the immediate issues of it allows us to continue in our normal schedules, even adding more to our plates, and can still be plugged into the cultural mainstream. Even more pressing is the ability (if you are technologically adept...which most of our under-35 crowds is) to record the particular show, drop it to a handheld (like the new PSP) and go. The urban implications with this are unlimited: sitting on the metro into work, watching last night's episode of my favorite prime-time show, sipping a mocha. Since you can skip commercials, an hour long show is only forty minutes long. Imagine what is going to happen to media if we continue to compress. Furthermore with the burgeoning national wifi system that will be up sooner than we think, the connectedness is going to be bring our world to a whole new era.The church must be on the front end of this technological wave if we intend on competing (or being relevant.) My point to this is, we have the ability to connect, we have the know-how to connect, we have the best message to connect. What are we going that is going to reach out and grab people. If we are truly serious about getting people plugged into the Gospel and reaching them where they are, why don't we drop the facade of engagedness and begin developing and embracing technologies and methods which allow us to be on the cutting edge of ministry. As I sat in the Younger Leaders forum last week a great comment was made, the church has to be ahead of the curve five years if it wants to be relevant. We have to begin designing and implementing effective solutions to be able to plug in. My suggestion: a media based platform with transmitable (and free) information that allows optimum engagement with a technological changing environment. Moreso, we need to create communities of connectedness (virtual and physical) which encourage people to engage at their availability. How many churches have a service industry worship service which allows those who have to work on Sundays to connect in their congregation? Who is doing the best at reaching out to people with the best platforms? Collaboration is the key. The landscape ahead of us is fresh and ready to go. Let's capture it. posted by Preachin Jesus | 11:49 AM | |
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