The Digital Sanctuary

Since we are still evaluating the reality & potential of church online the question just keeps coming up: “Of course, [virtual church] is possible. But is it biblical?”
The following is a response to me from Douglas Estes, author of SimChurch regarding his reflections on this post by Drew Goodmanson – Is Online Community real community; [...]

I get sent 4 or 5 books a week.  I have form letters both for authors & publishers saying “unfortunately, I cannot review your book because this space is reserved for discussions about the Church & media technologies”.   Sadly, there haven’t been many publications that fit well in this zone.   But recently, Zondervan sent me [...]

I’m just guessing you may not know who this is.   Let me introduce you to Peter Thourson, the guy who’s just basically responsible for streaming live church services on the iPhone.   You heard me right.    Peter works at New Hope in Hawaii along side the church’s Technology and Innovations Director, Michael Sharpe.   In [...]

Here’s an excerpt from the Echo Conference blog to celebrate Echo Conference ‘09….
One of the things we’re most excited about for this year’s Echo experience is our panel discussion featuring Bobby Gruenewald, Carlos Whittaker, Conway Edwards, Cynthia Ware, and Scott Hodge.  The panel will be a free-flowing conversation that covers current and future trends in [...]

Over the past year I’ve been sent literally dozens and dozens of great books to read & review.  Unfortunately for me, I’ve run out of time to get to all of them – and my office is overflowing.   Furthermore, my reading is diluting this blog’s emphasis – the use of media technologies within the church.
So, [...]

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Blog Tour for a new book entitled The Monkey and the Fish.  The book, authored by Newsong Pastor, Dave Gibbons, was a refreshing read and Dave is an increasingly respected as a global thinker with insightful ideas about Christian leadership.
To celebrate the tour, I will be participating in [...]

Just a reminder that there are three more Church 2.0 Local Forums happening across the United States this fall in October and November.  Check out the details below.
In each city, we have discovered that far more people attend than register (so it’s not mandatory), but you can register if you wish through some of [...]

LifeShare Challenge from Cynthia Ware on Vimeo.
Be there.  To find out how you can “Share your Space” participate in LifeShare by visiting the LifeChurch.tv Internet Campus Blog and RagamuffinSoul.com for more information.

Although, I’m getting to be a regular microblogger, I often forget to status update on a larger scale and post on the projects I’m working on.   September could be a skimpy blogging month and here’s a brief update on why in case I forget to give you the details.
Currently, I’m writing presentations for my breakout [...]

Last Thursday night, I had the privilege of hearing Washington D.C. Pastor Mark Batterson speak at the ECHO Conference in Dallas, Texas.  Mark is the Lead Pastor of National Community Church, widely recognized as one of America’s most innovative churches.
NCC meets in movie theaters at metro stops throughout the city, as well as in a [...]