Dale Lature: cluetrainThe intersection between theology and Cluetrain rantingsCluetrain Tidbits- May 8, 2003 In looking through the intro in The Cluetrain Manifesto, the following stand out and strike me very theologically: Because the Internet is so technically efficient, it has also been adopted by companies seeking to become more productive. What is "productivity" in the Church context Is it not very near and dear to the heart of the mission of the Church to "tell its story" To "equip the saints" in a Web world is to help them to appropriate recognizable modes and channels.http://theoblogical.org/dlature/categories/cluetrain/2003/05/08.html#a1716 More at Home Online- May 4, 2003 Doesn't it say something extremely bad about the Church when I feel more "at home" and "valued" by the online community than I do when I'm "at Church" This morning, looking through my News Feeds, I see Dave Winer's post : Theoblogical explains how Cluetrain applies to churches. I had emailed Doc, Chris Locke, and David Weinberger yesterday with this email: Doc, Chris, David, and Rick (wherever you are), For what it's worth, I wanted to let you guys know that you've been a...http://theoblogical.org/dlature/categories/cluetrain/2003/05/04.html#a1682 The Conversations the Churches Need- May 2, 2003 The Web itself is a good case inpoint that illustrates how Hyperlinks indeed subvert Heirarchy. Church related folks are already out there "subverting", doing Weblogs, linking to valuable conversations, thinking about how this thing called the Web can help the Communication tasks in the Church. Staff to Members, staff to staff, layleaders to members, staff and layleaders to public; how do we "help the Church tell its story" Meanwhile, ...http://theoblogical.org/dlature/categories/cluetrain/2003/05/02.html#a1665 The Arrogance of Heirarchy- May 2, 2003 There seems to be a deadly arrogance amongst Christian publishers that THEY know better than the "customer" what the customer wants or needs. I've heard people say that online discussions would only promote "people who don't know what they're talking about". While it is certain that there will be "unwanted" opinions, isn't that just too bad How dare we insinuate that there are "requirements" for what gets published as "what the people want" ! ...http://theoblogical.org/dlature/categories/cluetrain/2003/05/02.html#a1664 Hyperlinks Subvert Heirarchy- May 2, 2003 It is a cardinal sin of the Church and its organizations to avoid the "masses". On site after site, Church site, denomination site, Publisher site, almost to a tee there is a widespread avoidance of the actual conversations taking place. Even amidst supposed "dialogue" about "what are we going to do as a Church in order to be relevant", there is a hesitancy, no , a REFUSAL to host the conversations in a way that encourages people to see what.http://theoblogical.org/dlature/categories/cluetrain/2003/05/02.html#a1663 |