Comments on: Pong! http://headsparks.com/2007/05/09/pong/ //in the glow, then it fades Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: daniel so http://headsparks.com/2007/05/09/pong/#comment-80 daniel so Thu, 17 May 2007 17:17:18 +0000 http://headsparks.com/2007/05/09/pong/#comment-80 Rich -- I'm really intrigued by your idea of the link between pastors & librarians... Both are a resource to help point people in the right direction, both work in places loaded with lots of preconceived notions about what it is like (and what they are like), both need to be extremely creative & resourceful (often on a very tight budget)... Agreed re: the necessity of 'play' -- church as more than entertainment or fun, but genuine play as you described (exploring, experimenting, learning via breakthrough, spontaneous joyfulness)... Rich — I’m really intrigued by your idea of the link between pastors & librarians… Both are a resource to help point people in the right direction, both work in places loaded with lots of preconceived notions about what it is like (and what they are like), both need to be extremely creative & resourceful (often on a very tight budget)…

Agreed re: the necessity of ‘play’ — church as more than entertainment or fun, but genuine play as you described (exploring, experimenting, learning via breakthrough, spontaneous joyfulness)…

]]> By: Rich http://headsparks.com/2007/05/09/pong/#comment-79 Rich Thu, 17 May 2007 07:40:29 +0000 http://headsparks.com/2007/05/09/pong/#comment-79 it's funny because being a librarian is in many ways like a secularized version of being a pastor. reading this post made me think of how libraries and librarians are basically faced with a "change or die" scenario right now. one of the things that's come out of this is the idea of "play"...allowing forward-thinking librarians to play, explore, experiment with new technologies, ideas, etc in order to find ways to serve their communities better and make libraries more relevant to people's lives. i think the idea of churches or pastors having the opportunity to "play" is a good one. it’s funny because being a librarian is in many ways like a secularized version of being a pastor. reading this post made me think of how libraries and librarians are basically faced with a “change or die” scenario right now. one of the things that’s come out of this is the idea of “play”…allowing forward-thinking librarians to play, explore, experiment with new technologies, ideas, etc in order to find ways to serve their communities better and make libraries more relevant to people’s lives. i think the idea of churches or pastors having the opportunity to “play” is a good one.

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