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Another communication tool

January 9, 2003 in Rethink Church, Technology with 0 Comments

Another tool that promotes communication is instant messaging. Jordon Cooper writes about how IM has been helpful in a church setting.

Steve Sjogren

January 5, 2003 in Technology with 0 Comments

Steve Sjogren is blogging! (I found this via Charlie Wear’s blog on Next-Wave.)

Best church blog yet

January 5, 2003 in Rethink Church, Technology with 0 Comments

This may be the best example yet of a church blog: WhatisChurch.com

Blogs vs. bulletin boards

January 5, 2003 in Rethink Church, Technology with 0 Comments

Some churches run web-based discussion boards. How is blogging different?

For a modernist, the advantage of forums is their organization; discussions are organized into topics, and topics into categories. The problem with blogs is they are unorganized, transient, free-floating. You have no idea what the next posting may be about.

For a postmodernist, the disadvantage of forums is their organization; things are broken down into boxes, making random, serendipitous connections difficult. The great thing about blogs is they are unorganized, transient, free-floating. You have no idea what the next posting may be about!

Another way to build each other up

January 4, 2003 in Rethink Church, Technology with 1 Comment

Blogging can be used as yet another way for the members of the body to build each other up. Like, what if we had a City Vineyard blog, where Dave could post random daily thoughts, and others in City Vineyard could join in?

Other faith communities are doing this; googling “church blog” brings up some interesting examples.

My very first blog!

January 3, 2003 in Technology, This Blog with 0 Comments

This is it, my very first blog! I’m really here because I want to learn what blogging is about, and like anything else, how can you learn without doing?

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