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#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
BECOMING#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
Episode 2: Three Leaps
#digitalchristians
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
WHAT YOU MAY FEEL LIKE. OR WHAT YOU FELT LIKE?
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
Let’s do some review.
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
“All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”
Acts 2:44 - 47
EPISODE 1: GROUND RULES 5
#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 1: GROUND RULES
WHY THE TEMPLE COURTS??
▸ Old Testament ways were put to death with Christ
▸ Home of the exact same people who “killed” Jesus
▸ Building a coup in front of the king
▸ Is this where to find new converts?
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 1: GROUND RULES
TODAY’S TEMPLE COURTS
▸ 87% of the United States has internet access
▸ 1/7th of humanity is on Facebook at least once a month.
▸ 56% of Americans have a social media profile
▸ 55% of Americans 45-54 have a social media profile
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 1: GROUND RULES
WELCOME TO THIS CLASS. WE’RE HERE TO HELP.
TECHNOLOGY
CHRISTIANITY
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 1: GROUND RULES 9
I’m your astronaut. I have been to the planet Digital, and I speak its language.
#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 1: GROUND RULES
BEGINNINGSBIASESBEHAVIORS
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In this class, we’ll discuss three major themes
How Christianity and Technology created the relationship they have today
How Technology changes our paradigm, particularly related to Christianity
What we should be doing, and why we should be doing it
#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
The Three Leaps: ‣ Print ‣ Televison ‣ Internet#digitalchristians
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
FUN WITH QUOTATIONS
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
Guess the technology:
“What gunpowder has done for the war, [this technology] has done for the mind.”
Wendell Phillips
EPISODE 1: GROUND RULES 13
#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
FUN WITH QUOTATIONS
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
Guess the technology AND quote source:
“[This technology] is bigger than any story it reports. It’s the greatest teaching tool since the printing press.”
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EPISODE 1: GROUND RULES 15
#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
FUN WITH QUOTATIONS
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
Guess the technology AND quote source:
“[This technology] is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.”
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EPISODE 1: GROUND RULES 17
#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
FUN WITH QUOTATIONS
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
FUN WITH QUOTATIONS
“I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.”
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Douglas Adams
#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
Media are
Crucial.
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
MEDIA is not THE MEDIA21
▸ The Media: the collection of persons, companies and outlets that create and distribute content
▸ Media: Two or more methods of communication (plural of medium)
#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
GOD CARES ABOUT MEDIA
▸ “These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess…”
▸ “Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” Deuteronomy 6:1, 7-9
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MESSAGE
MEDIUM
#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
EARLY CHURCH MEDIA▸ “Some six years later I was in my second year working with the
Central congregation in Houston as educational director. The elders made a survey and found to their dismay that 200 of the people in the church directory had not attended an assembly of the church for two years.All the elders and staff accepted assignments to visit these people and see if they could be helped. When I visited the non-attenders who were listed for me, I found that all of them were seriously deficient in their knowledge of Jesus and His church. I decided then to find some means of teaching prospects more thoroughly so after they were baptized, they would remain faithful to the Lord. This is how the idea for the filmstrips was born.
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
EARLY CHURCH MEDIA▸ “Some six years later I was in my second year
working with the Central congregation in Houston as educational director. The elders made a survey and found to their dismay that 200 of the people in the church directory had not attended an assembly of the church for two years.All the elders and staff accepted assignments to visit these people and see if they could be helped. When I visited the non-attenders who were listed for me, I found that all of them were seriously deficient in their knowledge of Jesus and His church. I decided then to find some means of teaching prospects more thoroughly so after they were baptized, they would remain faithful to the Lord. This is how the idea for the filmstrips was born.
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
WHY FILMSTRIPS???
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
BECAUSE: ATTENTION.
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“The first problem of communication is getting people's attention.”
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Great. So…
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
THE WORLD WE’RE IN NOW
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LAYERS
THE ACCIDENT OF THE PRINTING PRESS
▸ “The competitive landscape doesn’t include silence on the part of amateurs.”
▸ “The media landscape we had in the 20th century literally can not stand the shock of inclusion we’re currently living through.”
▸ “All of a sudden, everyone’s got a publishing voice.”
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
Good news: We can talk to EVERYONE. Right now. For free.#digitalchristians
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
Bad news:
So can everyone else.#digitalchristians
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS 32
It used to be that, all you needed to win was a camera, some lights, a phone number, and a big enough TV tower.
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Now, here comes everybody.
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Now, here comes everybody.
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New goal: Look people in the eye, digitally.
#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE, DIGITALLY
1. People online are still people. Even if they often don’t act like it. Ok, usually don’t act like it.
2. People are still tuned into WIIFM: What’s In It For Me?
3. YOU are the medium for God’s message.
4. No one else will care unless you care about them first.
5. Look for something - anything - that will give you CONNECTION.
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#DIGITALCHRISTIANSEPISODE 2: THREE LEAPS
LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE, DIGITALLY
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EPISODE 1: GROUND RULES
LAST WEEK’S DIGITAL DARE: DOWNLOAD AN APP THAT SCARES YOU.
EPISODE 1: GROUND RULES
THIS WEEK’S DIGITAL DARE: SHARE A RELEVANT WORD FROM GOD WITH SOMEONE ONLINE
#DIGITALCHRISTIANS
QUESTIONS?
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