There was an interesting article in today’s Washington Post about churches and the use of technology, especially in worship. I thought it was a good article and well-balanced, though was certainly breaking no new ground on the issue. I liked it because St. Paul’s Collegiate Church was mentioned and small church plants from […]

I’ve been meaning to write a review of the new book THE BLOGGING CHURCH by Brian Bailey with Terry Storch. I haven’t had time, but let me say it is a very good book, especially for churches and pastors considering blogging.

Congratulations! You are the Time magazine “Person of the Year.” The annual honor for 2006 went to each and every one of us, as Time cited the shift from institutions to individuals — citizens of the new digital democracy, as the magazine put it. … After some reflection, I actually think the choice is pretty profound and indicative of a fundamental shift in thinking, communicating, processing information…

“Surveys show that born-again Christian teens are just as active in stealing and swapping music as their secular peers who pinch the latest Eminem rap hit or Kelly Clarkson power ballad.” By contrast, “…no other genre has a 2006 sales jump anywhere near the level of the Christian sector.”

Both quotes are taken from this Los Angeles Times article, which is well worth the read for the questions it raises regarding pirates in the church.

According to the article…

I love stumbling onto a new website and being pleasantly surprised at what it contains. WhatsRemarkable.com is a Digg-like site for articles and posts pertaining to the Emergent Church. It’s user-submitted, user-driven, user-voted, user-commented, user-friendly, and remarkably remarkable for mashing up two great ideas. It’s hosted by the Emergent Village, which describes itself as “a […]

Wired News: Too SeXXXy for Dot-Com
From the site:
ICM contends the “xxx” web addresses, which it plans to sell for $60 a year, will protect children from online smut if adult sites voluntarily adopt the suffix so filtering software used by families can more effectively block access to those sites. The $60 price is roughly ten […]

Wired News: Library Shuffles Its Collection
Loaning out preloaded iShuffles.
Wouldn’t that be cool! Or what if you have a missions trip coming up. You want them to focus on something while they are gone. Have them listen to the iShuffle that you have preloaded with the weeks lessons. Pretty trick.

Wired News: Newspapers Should Really Worry
More evidence that the times, they are a changing. We cannot continue to operate as if the old models of communication are going to help grow the church as they have in the past.
This Wired article is saying what many have been saying for some time. Non baby boomers are […]