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“open-sourcing” seems to be the zeitgeist of today; democratizing everything – giving access to everything.
Would love to hear more in the future about how you’re applying this in the ecclesiological setting; intriguing the implications of “open-sourcing the church”
Comment by Wayne Park — June 9, 2009 #
Wayne – Yeah, I agree — lots of “the world is flat”-type discussion these days in all kinds of realms. I think one of the biggest things for me personally has been learning to let go of my “vision” (or, at least, the notion that it is *the* vision for our church). The open-source ethos has been good for us because it’s been empowering; instead of just plugging people in the church’s “needs” we are taking small steps towards our folks initiating and leading things (like the Laundry Love Project), and then I’m part of the support team.
Comment by daniel so — June 9, 2009 #
[...] is jump-started by Time mag’s recent cover story on the 140 character cultural phenom. A friend dialogues about it (Twitter) here too. But specifically I am interested in Twitter’s implications for how we do church. I [...]
Pingback by Open Source Theology « — June 9, 2009 #
Daniel…wow! Your expression on the use of twitter and open creativity within the church floored me! You are the voice I wish I had when sharing the dream of this vision.
I surveyed those in our first gathering of Revolution Church Sacramento and asked who used twitter. No hands went up. I was a little put out knowing that I feel twitter is an instrument that we will use to help create our story as we journey through life together, but to know that no one in the house would connect with it kind of bummed me out. However, I am sure that Jobs & Wozniac went through similar things when they had the vision for Apple and here we are utilizing the fruit of their labors. Same is probably true for those that pushed for the internet in the early days. Eventually, people are going to get the implications of twitter and what an amazing resource it is to aid in collaboration and freedom of expression. I just too robust of an experience not to take shape in some form that honors God and helps build relevant community.
Some days I think what ministry would be like if there were an earthquake that absorbed central California into the Pacific Ocean and merged Sacramento and San Diego into one new community with us working together to share the vision God has placed in our heart side-by-side. For now, I appreciate the opportunity to experience that virtually through twitter and your eloquent blog :)
Comment by Dave Ingland — June 9, 2009 #
Dave – You are way too kind!! I’m so stoked that Revolution has launched — I’m not praying for any natural disasters, but I agree that it would be amazing to work alongside one another :)
Comment by daniel so — June 9, 2009 #
i tried to get my church to explore using twitter and kinda got shot down. i feel like twitter would be helpful and interesting not only during services but also as a way to continue the conversations throughout the week. i know pastors always struggle with how to help people feel engaged between sundays. don’t know if you’ve seen this, but twitter is starting to be used in a similar way in classrooms. here’s an article about one teacher’s use of twitter.
Comment by rich — June 15, 2009 #
Rich – Bummed to hear about that. I think you have some great insights into how Twitter can be useful in the life of a church. Thanks for the link to the article, too!
Comment by daniel so — June 16, 2009 #