Developers without theology and theology without awareness/insight of tools we could leverage. This is the impetus of my previous blog post. We miss the boat on both ends. We seemingly feel no qualms or danger in adopting the tools and use them in exactly the same way. The people who could tell us about the possibilities that are out there Continue Reading
Chris Brogan had a post this week talking about what he sees coming (and already happening) in Social Media. “Foldupsâ€; joining forces. Pooling skills. If I’m right (so far so good), I would recommend looking for who you could team up with to build a better social business. I’d look for the skills you lack, the capabilities you could stand Continue Reading
via Chris Brogan this morning, I became aware of a book that is out there which seems to me to be one of the more important books on Social Networking realities faced by such organizations as churches and church organizations. The experience of Dana Boyd at Web 2.0 has also brought this importance to the fore, as she was AMBUSHED Continue Reading
From Chris Brogan (via @gavoweb), re: building movements that inspire and instill belonging. Yet another “DUH” moment for the church, which simply must be “Listening” to what people are saying and expressing. Webber and Taylor didn’t launch Fast Company by making a platform that praised them. I didn’t launch PodCamp to be at its core. Instead, these kinds of movements Continue Reading
I have to wonder if there is anything lost in translation? Or , HOW MUCH is being lost (I think quite a bit gets lost, and I also think there are SOME interesting EXTENSIONS/add-ons to be found as well. ) But this CNN piece (2 minutes and 44 seconds is in no way a “treatmentâ€â€¦it is a , like I Continue Reading
The advent of YouVersion (no pun intended on the use of “adventâ€) has always , since first hearing of it and hearing users talk about it, raised some interesting Sociological/Ecclesial questions for me. It’s very similar to what I was thinking about when the Web and before that, Computer Mediated Communications, first hit. It was thinking about what online communications Continue Reading
Bishop John Shelby Spong has published a Manifesto that declares his determination to cease listening to the rantings of the Homophobia of the Religious Right. I will no longer seek to slow down the witness to inclusiveness by pretending that there is some middle ground between prejudice and oppression. There isn’t. Justice postponed is justice denied. Walking With Integrity: A Continue Reading
I have taken to hashtagging my tweets having to do with the Church and Social Media with #churchsocial. While this may conjure up images of Ice Cream Socials or the Lady’s Tea Guild, or even the Church lady, I was aiming for a quick identifiable tag to mark off a “room†for tweets about or of interest to people in Continue Reading
I blogged on Tuesday about how Church related Social Networking should be somewhat distinct from Social Networking in general. I feel I need to clarify that a bit. The article I linked to in that post was from an a group called fellowship technologies. They specialize in helping churches. I responded to the content on the page to which I Continue Reading
My weekly status job update: still looking for a place (places) to do work for churches or church orgs in Web/Social Media #churchsocial
Where are the “theological developers†in the church culture? This is not to say that any particular developer who is chosen by the Fellowship Network is not interested or passionate about theology of church, but can’t we be a bit more focused on “passions†for the church as much if not more so than we are about Rails or MVC Continue Reading
In reading about an immanent upgrade to Daily Kos, which was tweeted by Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) and which I just re-tweeted, Kos says something that struck me: But, the community can always do more if it has the right tools, and so I’m embarking on this major (and dangerous) project to try and give them even more ability to shape Continue Reading
In the 51 days since finding out my job is being phased out, I have applied to exactly one other position (and that was exactly one month ago). I have spent most of that time learning new skills as time allowed as I work my remaining days here at will soon be “my old digsâ€. I plan on continuing my Continue Reading
Wow. Has it been that long already? This is a book that pointed me in the right direction. It got me blogging. It instilled some boldness in me. IN a sense, that it it has been 10 years has me a bit ashamed of myself. I would have thought I could have achieved so much more than I have. I Continue Reading
Bloggers on the Bus by Eric Boehlert How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press From the guy who wrote LapDogs: How the Press Rolled Over For Bush, which sounds interesting too. I may have to check that one out too, after I’ve read about 100 pages in Bloggers on the Bus (Title invokes memories of an old classic by Continue Reading