Comments on: Social media church 2.0 http://liturgy.co.nz/social-media-church-2-0/1663 Worship that works - spirituality that connects Sat, 26 May 2012 20:50:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Prior http://liturgy.co.nz/social-media-church-2-0/1663#comment-1725 Andrew Prior Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:20:14 +0000 http://www.liturgy.co.nz/blog/?p=1663#comment-1725 I've had a web page for 11 years now.(Onemansweb.org) I've contacted people I would never have contacted. But as for creating relationships? One friend I'd never met; we correspond regularly Several friends with whom I catch up more often Fifty or sixty people who've emailed me over that time with a note of thanks or a question, and I've never heard from them again. But still worth it; they would never have read what I wrote otherwise, and maybe it helped, just like all the pages I've read over the years. It's a bit like church on Sundays, really. Apart from a very few people, I have no idea what impact my preaching has. And it's to far fewer people. Andrew I’ve had a web page for 11 years now.(Onemansweb.org) I’ve contacted people I would never have contacted. But as for creating relationships?
One friend I’d never met; we correspond regularly
Several friends with whom I catch up more often
Fifty or sixty people who’ve emailed me over that time with a note of thanks or a question, and I’ve never heard from them again.
But still worth it; they would never have read what I wrote otherwise, and maybe it helped, just like all the pages I’ve read over the years.
It’s a bit like church on Sundays, really. Apart from a very few people, I have no idea what impact my preaching has. And it’s to far fewer people. Andrew

]]> By: Sarah Bennett http://liturgy.co.nz/social-media-church-2-0/1663#comment-1722 Sarah Bennett Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:06:57 +0000 http://www.liturgy.co.nz/blog/?p=1663#comment-1722 As a good Anglican I can only begin my response by saying, "Yes, and ..." People who have never before had an opportunity to "publish" their own work are being able to do so due to affordable and ubiquitous technology. Within this group are, I would assume, people publishing content for their own gratification and personal use rather than for mass public consumption. It follows, that, with so many more people willing to become part of the "pool" (a critical mass) some of those "hidden talents" will be realized, shared, and make a difference to others. Multitasking is not a novel work ethic created by the internet. Observe any mother (or stay at home Dad)of small children. They are some of the most productive "types" I know. To me, loss of productivity and the significant development of internet applications is a counterintuitive correlation. I wonder why it matters how much time people now spend ingesting media "online" vs. "offline." If I listen to NPR podcasts or livestreaming vs on the radio, does the mode change the quality of the content? When we replaced exchanging gold coins for paper currency for checks for online transfers, is the value exchange diminished? In conclusion, is it possible that rather than saying "more is better/worse" it is fairer to say "more is different." The question raises the issue of organizing via indexing, tagging, etc... to enable connections, enable community-buiding. This, to me, is the extraordinary opportunity for the Church to provide leadership in the secular world. We've been in the community-building, discipleship business for a long, long time! Thanks for the post. Sorry my comment is so long. I wish Lori D would read Clay Shirky's *Here Comes Everybody,* Seth Godin's *Tribes,* and Chris Brogan's *Trust Agents.* I'll be writing about these same topics on my blog http://www.sarahgbennett.MyWonderings As a good Anglican I can only begin my response by saying, “Yes, and …”
People who have never before had an opportunity to “publish” their own work are being able to do so due to affordable and ubiquitous technology. Within this group are, I would assume, people publishing content for their own gratification and personal use rather than for mass public consumption. It follows, that, with so many more people willing to become part of the “pool” (a critical mass) some of those “hidden talents” will be realized, shared, and make a difference to others.

Multitasking is not a novel work ethic created by the internet. Observe any mother (or stay at home Dad)of small children. They are some of the most productive “types” I know. To me, loss of productivity and the significant development of internet applications is a counterintuitive correlation.

I wonder why it matters how much time people now spend ingesting media “online” vs. “offline.” If I listen to NPR podcasts or livestreaming vs on the radio, does the mode change the quality of the content? When we replaced exchanging gold coins for paper currency for checks for online transfers, is the value exchange diminished?

In conclusion, is it possible that rather than saying “more is better/worse” it is fairer to say “more is different.” The question raises the issue of organizing via indexing, tagging, etc… to enable connections, enable community-buiding. This, to me, is the extraordinary opportunity for the Church to provide leadership in the secular world. We’ve been in the community-building, discipleship business for a long, long time!

Thanks for the post. Sorry my comment is so long. I wish Lori D would read Clay Shirky’s *Here Comes Everybody,* Seth Godin’s *Tribes,* and Chris Brogan’s *Trust Agents.* I’ll be writing about these same topics on my blog http://www.sarahgbennett.MyWonderings

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