We Are Going To Have To Rethink A Few Things…
2007 February 12
Social Networking, especially in the form of Web 2.0, is changing the way we “view and do,” and this is true for business, socializing, thinking… you name it! What’s more, the speed of advance isn’t growing in a linear fashion, but rather at an exponential rate as cultures across domains are merging. Web 2.0 is forming a “global mind,” a complexity that is altering the fabric of human existence. Solid foresight is needed in order to embrace and design this change. Do you know how to take advantage of the global network?
wow that is Impressive. We do need to rethink quite a few things. I wonder what all this truly means for todays forms of church. We seen tons of change already because of this new explosive release of knowledge. Its like the reformation when literacy changed the way people thought. All this change is going on and yet (i believe) these stages of change are still in their infancy. Where is this all going? How can faith communities harness the power of these social changes? We need to rethink a few things…
Oh BTW, the good people at Presence were asking how you’ve been because they haven’t seen you post anything lately. I told them you were probably being lazy
Kidding! no no I told them you were probably hammered with loads of school work.
Peace
Eric
Hi Eric,
As you know, faith is an important social driver, standing alongside the ranks of technology, ideation, ecology, information, demography, etc. Faith communities need to help lead the way in this global transition rather than retreating into a corner or resisting the change. They must realize that ancient models after which they have chosen to fashion themselves were in themselves contextual. There has been too much emphasis placed on allowing historical conditions to define their message and methods, and in this they have failed to grasp the movement forward into creative and innovative landscapes. (See: “new earth.”) I am not suggesting that their core message should change – if it is actually operating within the driver of faith – but rather that there must be a better understanding of how to operate in a global context. If faith communities approached the modalities of social networking such as Web 2.0 with a different mindset, they would begin to grasp the incredible opportunity at hand. As it is, most are operating in outdated form and function that clouds the positive purpose of this driver.