Social Media Catechesis?

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Earlier this week it was reported that Facebook is thinking about lowering their minimum age so that kids under the age of 13 can join the social network, with parental supervision. Many people think this is a bad idea, and some have even suggested that the age requirement should be raised. As someone who works [...]

Non-Competitive Christianity (Part 2)

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Yesterday I outlined a vision of non-competitive Christianity that primarily focuses on articulating and living out the gospel as we each understand it rather than engaging in endless polemics with Christians who understand the gospel differently. In a helpful comment, Michael Kruse adds insight and clarity to the marketplace metaphor I evoked. Today I want [...]

Being Church in Real Time

Like many people, I first learned about the killing of Osama bin Laden on my computer. As soon as I saw the news, I tuned the television to CNN and then opened up Twitter and Facebook to see what people were saying. There was a nearly instantaneous stream of posts reflecting on the unfolding news. [...]

Doug Pagitt, Church in the Inventive Age

Doug Pagitt’s most recent book, Church in the Inventive Age, is a quick but valuable read. Doug offers a historical stratigraphy of American Christianity over the past 200 years—a relatively short period of time that has seen remarkably quick and far-reaching change—into four periods: the Agrarian Age, the Industrial Age, the Information Age, and what [...]

Using Facebook Events for Youth Ministry

Youth workers: I’d like to get some feedback on your use of Facebook events. Ever since I started using Facebook four years ago (on the invitation and strong encouragement of my youth), I have been using it quite extensively for youth ministry.  It is without a doubt the best way to keep up with youth [...]