Comments for Faith Growth http://faithgrowth.com Church Leadership in a Digital Age Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Tri-Synodical Theological Conference Wrap-Up by Meredith Gould, PhD http://faithgrowth.com/2012/tri-synodical-theological-conference-wrap-up/#comment-1001 Meredith Gould, PhD Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:55:20 +0000 http://faithgrowth.com/?p=1204#comment-1001 What a trippy treat to see these pics! Don't tell the other denominations, but Lutherans are a much more attractive group than . . . What a trippy treat to see these pics! Don’t tell the other denominations, but Lutherans are a much more attractive group than . . .

]]> Comment on Bios by 2012 Tri- Synodical Theological Theological Conference Tweetup http://faithgrowth.com/bios/#comment-980 2012 Tri- Synodical Theological Theological Conference Tweetup Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:28:42 +0000 http://s285681997.onlinehome.us/#comment-980 [...] Bios [...] [...] Bios [...]

]]> Comment on Bios by #UNCO11 | Tribal Church http://faithgrowth.com/bios/#comment-784 #UNCO11 | Tribal Church Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:49:44 +0000 http://s285681997.onlinehome.us/#comment-784 [...] of the experience completely depends on who shows up (well… that and the mad logistic skills of Christopher Harris). Thanks to Ryan Kemp-Pappan and Brian Merritt’s interactive promotional genius and design as [...] [...] of the experience completely depends on who shows up (well… that and the mad logistic skills of Christopher Harris). Thanks to Ryan Kemp-Pappan and Brian Merritt’s interactive promotional genius and design as [...]

]]> Comment on Communication in the Church of the Future by Meredith Gould, PhD http://faithgrowth.com/2011/communication-in-the-church-of-the-future/#comment-749 Meredith Gould, PhD Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:36:38 +0000 http://faithgrowth.com/?p=937#comment-749 A propos of "how we learn," I seem to be on a perpetual tear within both the healthcare and church communications "space" (shoot me for using that idiom) about how everyone ought to learn some learning theory. Gardner's work framed the convo and is still valuable. Ought to be taught in seminary. Re: scaring folks. Why not?!? A propos of “how we learn,” I seem to be on a perpetual tear within both the healthcare and church communications “space” (shoot me for using that idiom) about how everyone ought to learn some learning theory. Gardner’s work framed the convo and is still valuable. Ought to be taught in seminary.

Re: scaring folks. Why not?!?

]]> Comment on Communication in the Church of the Future by Christopher Harris http://faithgrowth.com/2011/communication-in-the-church-of-the-future/#comment-748 Christopher Harris Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:04:05 +0000 http://faithgrowth.com/?p=937#comment-748 I view this as the second major shift in communication at the meta level. I would agree that their have been many smaller shifts (what I would label movements) throughout human history that affected human communication. This conclusion is based mainly on the work of Richard A. Jensen in his Book, Thinking In Story: Preaching in a Post-Literate Age. Your post over at Two Friars and A Fool partly inspired this post. We agree that we are in the, "throes of a major cultural ... and social ... shift with great potential for re-imagining church." I intended this post to be the first of many in which I explore this shift and how it will impact what the church of the future will look like. What we understand Social Media to be today is just beginning of another 'movement' in the shift in human communication that is redefining not only how we communicate, but how we learn. (Did you see that? I just teased a future post topic.) Anyways, I feel like I am starting to ramble. I appreciate your insight especially as a sociologist, and I look forward to our continued dialogue on this subject. As for 20 years, you called me out on that one! As I was writing this, I settled on 20 years as to not scare folks too much. My first instinct was 5 years - still a long time in the online world. I like your 3:1 ratio. I am going to have to monitor my online and IRL interactions and see how the 3:1 ration plays out. Thanks for your comments. I am glad the post led you to respond. I view this as the second major shift in communication at the meta level. I would agree that their have been many smaller shifts (what I would label movements) throughout human history that affected human communication. This conclusion is based mainly on the work of Richard A. Jensen in his Book, Thinking In Story: Preaching in a Post-Literate Age.

Your post over at Two Friars and A Fool partly inspired this post. We agree that we are in the, “throes of a major cultural … and social … shift with great potential for re-imagining church.” I intended this post to be the first of many in which I explore this shift and how it will impact what the church of the future will look like. What we understand Social Media to be today is just beginning of another ‘movement’ in the shift in human communication that is redefining not only how we communicate, but how we learn. (Did you see that? I just teased a future post topic.)

Anyways, I feel like I am starting to ramble. I appreciate your insight especially as a sociologist, and I look forward to our continued dialogue on this subject.

As for 20 years, you called me out on that one! As I was writing this, I settled on 20 years as to not scare folks too much. My first instinct was 5 years – still a long time in the online world.

I like your 3:1 ratio. I am going to have to monitor my online and IRL interactions and see how the 3:1 ration plays out.

Thanks for your comments. I am glad the post led you to respond.

]]> Comment on Communication in the Church of the Future by Meredith Gould, PhD http://faithgrowth.com/2011/communication-in-the-church-of-the-future/#comment-747 Meredith Gould, PhD Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:42:07 +0000 http://faithgrowth.com/?p=937#comment-747 Not sure that "only the second such shift in the history of humanity" is entirely accurate but that's just me being...me. I do agree that we're in the throes of a major cultural (values, beliefs) and social (group and institutional behavior) shift with great potential for re-imagining church. As I've recently written over at Two Friars & a Fool, ("Social Media: Gateway to the First Century") I view social media as an opportunity to break down and through damaging denominationalism, nurture friendships, and generate Christ-centered community. In 20 years? More like one to three or five years at the most. After tracking online behavior for a while, I've come up with a 3:1 ratio for calculating time in the online world. Three months IRL = one month in virtual community. Would love to see folks starting to track this to see if this ratio does, in fact, hold true super-empirically. On another note: thanks for contributing your wisdom and wit to #chsocm Not sure that “only the second such shift in the history of humanity” is entirely accurate but that’s just me being…me. I do agree that we’re in the throes of a major cultural (values, beliefs) and social (group and institutional behavior) shift with great potential for re-imagining church.

As I’ve recently written over at Two Friars & a Fool, (“Social Media: Gateway to the First Century”) I view social media as an opportunity to break down and through damaging denominationalism, nurture friendships, and generate Christ-centered community.

In 20 years? More like one to three or five years at the most. After tracking online behavior for a while, I’ve come up with a 3:1 ratio for calculating time in the online world. Three months IRL = one month in virtual community. Would love to see folks starting to track this to see if this ratio does, in fact, hold true super-empirically.

On another note: thanks for contributing your wisdom and wit to #chsocm

]]> Comment on Communication in the Church of the Future by Social Media and Communication in the Future Church http://faithgrowth.com/2011/communication-in-the-church-of-the-future/#comment-746 Social Media and Communication in the Future Church Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:00:06 +0000 http://faithgrowth.com/?p=937#comment-746 [...] Social Media and Communication in the Future Church. Share this:FacebookStumbleUponEmailWritten by: Mick Bradley on September 8, [...] [...] Social Media and Communication in the Future Church. Share this:FacebookStumbleUponEmailWritten by: Mick Bradley on September 8, [...]

]]> Comment on Communication in the Church of the Future by Christopher Harris http://faithgrowth.com/2011/communication-in-the-church-of-the-future/#comment-745 Christopher Harris Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:56:54 +0000 http://faithgrowth.com/?p=937#comment-745 Beth- I believe you are right on. The shift in communication will directly impact what our worship looks like. I too agree that sermons will have to look dramatically different and I applaud your use of some type of dialogue in your sermons. Beth- I believe you are right on. The shift in communication will directly impact what our worship looks like. I too agree that sermons will have to look dramatically different and I applaud your use of some type of dialogue in your sermons.

]]> Comment on Communication in the Church of the Future by Beth http://faithgrowth.com/2011/communication-in-the-church-of-the-future/#comment-744 Beth Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:44:31 +0000 http://faithgrowth.com/?p=937#comment-744 For starters, it speaks directly to the preaching moment that has traditionally been one to many. I've found that if the sermon doesn't have some form of dialogue in it (many to one, many to many), it's not meeting the cultural need for participation. For starters, it speaks directly to the preaching moment that has traditionally been one to many. I’ve found that if the sermon doesn’t have some form of dialogue in it (many to one, many to many), it’s not meeting the cultural need for participation.

]]> Comment on Bios by TribalChurch.org http://faithgrowth.com/bios/#comment-450 TribalChurch.org Sat, 21 May 2011 13:58:42 +0000 http://s285681997.onlinehome.us/#comment-450 [...] of the experience completely depends on who shows up (well… that and the mad logistic skills of Christopher Harris). Thanks to Ryan Kemp-Pappan and Brian Merritt’s interactive promotional genius and design, some [...] [...] of the experience completely depends on who shows up (well… that and the mad logistic skills of Christopher Harris). Thanks to Ryan Kemp-Pappan and Brian Merritt’s interactive promotional genius and design, some [...]

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