In terms of leadership combining a scholarly approach to the evaluation of new media and the church, Dr. (to be) Mark Brown stands out. His personal website, Brownblog, provides fresh thinking about Christian ministry.
Mark, who was the National Director of the Scripture Union in New Zealand for three years, is now the CEO of The Bible Society in New Zealand.
He is an Anglican Priest and holds the role of Priest Assistant at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Wellington.
I first became aware of Mark’s ministry in mid-2007, when he founded an Anglican Church in the virtual world of Second Life. Since only a handful of people have accomplished Second Life congregations, Mark’s ministry caught my attention.
His innovative approach to ministry has also included many Facebook experiments including the Status Bar Sermonette Movement. His articles, like The Digital Revolution and the Church, can be downloaded as pdf’s here: Dr. Mark Brown’s Downloads.
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thanks for a great link! I’ll be adding that one to my reader for sure.
Thanks so much for pointing me to this wonderful resource. I joined the Status Bar Sermonette Facebook group and I’m looking forward to reading some of Mark’s work.