February - 2017

Innovation for the Future Church

From Roman Roads to Digital Superhighway

Written in response to "The Internet as a New Missionary Context" by C. Andrew Doyle published Feb. 3, 2017 Whether we like it or not, church exists within a cultural context. We are therefore faced with a choice; interact with the milieu or basically ignore it and continue the same practices regardless. And when the church has hundreds of years of proud history informing its practices, such a choice is heavily weighted towards status quo. I love the Episcopal Church. I lov

El Internet como un nuevo contexto misionero

Compartir el mensaje evangélico de luz, vida y reconciliación con Dios, no debe verse limitado a las formas o modelos de vida eclesiástica de la antigüedad. La esperanza del Evangelio no es algo que por elección podamos dejar de lado o ignorar. Es responsabilidad de los líderes de la iglesia, vislumbrar hacia dónde se está moviendo Dios y unirse al trabajo de Dios en esa misma dirección y contexto. El internet es un nuevo contexto misionero. Es un espacio compartido en donde

The Internet as a New Missionary Context

The evangelistic sharing of God’s message of light, life and reconciliation should not be limited by old forms and models of church life. The hope of the Gospel is not something we can choose to set aside or ignore. It is the responsibility of church leadership to find where God is moving and to join God’s work in that place and context. The internet is a new missionary context. It is a shared space where real relationships are forged, and God is at work using social media, s

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