Creativity in Your Context
Heads up: This is a test post. I’ve heard a number of really engaging speakers talk about how your church doesn’t create as much as it should. I inevitably leave those feeling excited, but frustrated. If you had it your way, your church would be a creative force, driving innovation in music, social media, and experiences.
Reality Check
It’s possible, likely even, that most of your congregation doesn’t get Twitter. They don’t read blogs everyday, and pretty much stopped at email as their technology of choice. If this is true, should your church twitter? no. How about blog? Probably not. It’s frustrating because you understand all of these tools that could revolutionize your communication, but if no one else is interested, it would be a bad investment.
Purposeful Technology
Presumably the purpose of Technology in the church is to communicate the message of Christ and the values of the church easily and effectively. Anytime you’re going to introduce a new technology, it must be strategic and necessary.
So I’m stuck?
Nope. If you don’t have an techno-crazy audience, no worries. They have passions too right? Like cooking. So start cooking. Love it.
The site has a really nice look and feel to it. Mad props on the design. Everything I've checked and clicked on appears to be working right. Mad props.
awesome thanks man.
I really like the look to the new blog. The top paragraph typography compared to the rest of the content is nice.
Regarding this post… I waver on this subject every day. From a creative arts standpoint, I want to amplify the Message of Christ with Transparency. As soon as I'm overpowering the message, that is bad.
Strategic and Necessary is a must. Lately however, I've had times where I feel like I'm going through the motions which can cause more static than not doing anything.
Hymns… we still use them. See my sorta sarcastic post : <a href="http://www.andydarnell.com/?p=1157” target=”_blank”>http://www.andydarnell.com/?p=1157
Hey thanks.
About hymns. I grew up using hymnals, and when our family planted a new church, I found out how much I'd been burned out by the hymnals. It's taken me *years* to realize that the songs really are great.
Side: The test post you sent on the contact worked, thanks.
looking good. I'd be honored and excited to be a part of this I believe. Let me know how I can help
Thanks I'll definitely do that. It'll be a few weeks though.
Thanks for checkin it out.
First off… nice site!
In response to this post: My church isn't what you might call "techno-crazy" but that doesn't mean the won't be with a little prompting. Some of us staff members have blogs and we'll point to them in worship and through our eConnections (weekly email newsletter). Our congregation does go to them. They aren't as involved with blogging as you or I and generally won't just go to our blogs without being prompted to by the eConnections newsletter but it is useful. We're taking steps to help our congregation become more "techno-friendly". Just because a congregation isn't… doesn't mean it has to always be that way.
My point is… sure you can start a cooking club… but go ahead and blog about it!
Cool thanks Graham.
I've been in churches (really involved) before that were technologically hopeless ("blogs??"), another that fell into your category, and one now that's about as tech savvy as it gets. I *think* Jesus loved the techo-hopeless church. No I'm kidding.
Well thanks for checkin it out.
haha… true. Jesus does love the techno-hopeless.
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