Mon
Aug
29
2005

Does the church need technology?

...If you believe this guy we don’t need it, but it can be a helpful aid in reaching our western culture…

What do you think?

Posted by Neil, 29 August 05
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  1. Seems fairly obvious to me but not all that easy in a small to medium sized church. Technology can be a great tool for ministry not only in the 1st world as exemplified by the Global Recordings organisation.

    I’m not quite sure about the author’s second purpose of using technology, to create a weekend experience.

    Something I’ve been thinking about lately is our view of the “message”. As a teacher in training, I’m being shown interesting ideas that move beyond the teacher at the front of the room. These ideas certainly would be applied more easily in a Growth Group. But, I think we always need to be reviewing what we do, ensuring it is effective. For example, is a 20-30 minute sermon the most effective way of presenting the Bible at our weekly meetings? Or, a better question might be, should it be the only presentation of the Bible?

    Then again, maybe we are not truly tech types at our church… no pony-tails.

    — Simon · Aug 30, 05:51 PM · #

  2. Good points. I’m not clear what he means by the ‘weekend experience’ either, and there is no question that sometimes, the medium can drown out the message.

    I also have no doubt that we can ‘do’ the Bible better in our meetings – ever since being in youth ministry I have thought that way. It’s just that no one has yet demonstrated a sustainable alternative for smaller churches like ours.

    Pony tails? Doesn’t he make allowances for bald heads too? ;-)

    — Neil · Aug 30, 08:37 PM · #

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