Anticipating the Next Shift

A video that stirs in my heart about the future of church web sites and social networking. Our world is shifting, how does the church stay relevant and engage the shift?

This video makes my heart stir about what the future holds for church web sites.

I am grateful to Kem Meyer who tweeted her thanks to Xplane for a great media. And, to Jake for finding it.

When I saw these statistics it made me reflect on a church community web site that is going to launch this week. It left me wondering with the connectivity in social networking how are, and can church web sites reflect their true flavor. A flavor that is dynamic, true, raw, and real. A web site that has a balance of information for regular activities and the raw life it’s community is wrestling with that engages. Ultimately “raw life” plays out in the physical relationships with others.

  • Do you agree or disagree that the church should engage more in social media?
  • What would balance if information and “raw life” look like in a church web site?
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  1. Jake Johnson added these pithy words on 28 September 2009 | Permalink

    Thanks, for the link, Robert. I do think the church should be involved in social media, but with an eye towards creating physical community. This is something I wrote about on my blog. You can read that here:

    http://www.thejakers.com/church/church-marketing/the-internet-and-incarnation

    At Praxis Church, we are redesigning our website to reflect info needed by new visitors. And we will be utilizing The City for our members to develop community.

    http://www.onthecity.org/

    Thanks again, and I’ll be keeping an eye on your blog.

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