I’ve head this question asked before in relation to the topic of technology and the Church, but the fact of the matter is, we don’t know. We don’t know if Jesus would have counter this cultural trend or whether heRead more…
The Psychology of Social Sharing
“I share, you share, we all share because…we…care.” Sharing is in. Sharing is cool. We share, therefore we are. But, as this infographic from business analytics shop StatPro illustrates, we do it for different reasons — and in different ways. What kind ofRead more…
The Importance of the Third Lausanne Conference Lost on the World
There is excitement in much of the Christian world about the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, which opened in Cape Town yesterday. Twitter is all a twitter. Activity on Facebook is hot! Articles are being carried about the openingRead more…
Making Sense of Blogging, Tweeting, Facebook, and other social media at Lausanne 2010
After a 7-hour flight from D.C. to Munich and an 11-hour flight from Munich to Cape Town, (both of which were made bearable by the modern pharmaceuticals industry), I landed in South Africa at 5am on Friday morning. Along myRead more…
Tweeting the Good News on Easter
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” …and if you are unable to hop on a jumbo jet airliner and travelRead more…
New Media, Social Networking and ministry
Each year I have the privilege of teaching some classes on new media and ministry at Media Village’s School of Video Production. Since most of the persons on the course are not theologically trained we spend the first day discussingRead more…
A Crisis of Context
A Crisis of Context One of the greatest challenges to innovation in mission today is our crisis of context. What does that mean you say? Very simple…almost all of the ideas and thinking that circulate today are in snippets. ThinkRead more…