I believe that over the next several years, micro churches will become an important part of renewal within The United Methodist Church. Micro churches will be supported by existing congregations that use web technology to live stream worship, such as http://live.cor.org. These existing churches will encourage and equip local leaders of a group of 10 […]
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Vacation = Out of the Cloud
I have a habit of being connected online which at times borders on an addiction. I connect via my iPhone, desktop computer at church and laptop at home or on the road. Not on vacation. Nicole and I are headed to Estes Park, Colorado tomorrow. From May 8 to May 19, I will not: Boot up […]
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Assumptions
I was confronted by one of the assumptions that I make about life and church recently when reading the comments from my post on what to do with your hands during worship. I made the assumption that words for singing would be on a screen and you would not have to hold a hymnal. For […]
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Flickering Pixels
I just finished reading Flickering Pixels: How Technology Shapes Your Faith by Shane Hipps. After just finishing the book I felt thoughtful, peaceful, powerful, aware and enlightened. This book was an unexpected breath of fresh air into my life. Hipps is a Mennonite pastor in Arizona who formerly worked in advertising. He has a distinct […]
I have heard it said that communication is difficult across the annual conference as there are many different ways that people communicate and there is not a single best way to communicate. I believe that there is a hint of truth here, but that it could be addressed relatively easily. I propose that both the […]
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DVR Church (2 of 2)
Our senior pastor recently mentioned the possibility of using worship on DVD to facilitate formation of house churches for renewal in the mainline church. There are a couple distinctions that I see from a web stream. One distinction is that there is intentionally a physical community gathered to worship. I think that this is a […]
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DVR Church (1 of 2)
My wife, Nicole, and I immensely enjoy our DVR courtesy of our U-verse subscription. Some of my favorite shows are The Daily Show, The Colbert Report and The Office. It is great to be able to watch whenever we want. Is this the right thing for the church? At Resurrection we recently began live streaming […]
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Why I Use Google Docs (2 of 6)
I use Google Docs because it exists in the cloud and I get the same access to my documents at any computer connected to the internet. This is great as right now I may find myself working at Saint Luke’s Hospital, Resurrection, home or on the road. I have all my documents wherever I go […]
There seemed to have been a bubble of posts about internet campus in the blogosphere last week. Tech Tuesday: rethinking internet campuses Internet Church innovation… Can You Do Church Online? An internet campus? You can find a summary post of my thoughts on internet campus here. I watched the last of the test streams before […]
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iCampus – What about the sacraments?
This is a series of responses to questions about an internet campus from a previous series of posts. Do you have any other questions? Feel free to leave them in the comments and I will try to respond to each one. Thanks! What about the sacraments? This is a serious question and one of the […]
This is a series of responses to questions about an internet campus from a previous series of posts. Do you have any other questions? Feel free to leave them in the comments and I will try to respond to each one. Thanks! Why start an internet campus? This is a great question and a fundamental […]
As mentioned last week, I recently went on a trip to visit LifeChurch.tv with Clif Guy, Brian Slezak and Chuck Russell. Our purpose was to benchmark their internet campus. If you are interested, read my thoughts on benchmarking and also thoughts on a worship venue benchmark trip. This series will chronicle some of my thoughts […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 