Our friend Ed Stetzer recently listed and discussed a number of benefits and precautions the utilization of technology affords us today. A summary follows, but read his posts for the detailed explanations and subsequent discussion.
Faith and Technology: 12 Positives
- Online Community and Discipleship
- Simulcasts and Video Venues
- The Bible and Music at Our Fingertips
- Increased Use of Video
- Promotion of Events
- Church-Specific Social Networks
- Church Apps
- Searchable Sermon Notes and Personal Notes
- Follow Conferences You Don’t Attend
- Instant Accountability
- Growth of Networks and Resources for Missions and Church Planting
- Prayer for an Area
Faith and Technology: 12 Precautions
- Everyone Has a Printing Press
- Spread of False Information
- Disconnection with Actual Real People
- Ability Differs from User to User
- Expense of Keeping Current
- Distraction During Sermons
- Impact on the Home
- Confusion about Community
- Online Giving
- Online Church Discipline
- Online Dating
- Self-Promotion
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Good list. I would tend to disagree with donations online. Most companies that help churches in this fashion are running the latest software and hardware. Additionally they have to be compliant with the government in many areas. These companies have full time IT staff watching over this process, unlike most churches with their own servers running websites and have other information on it that can be hacked or freely given.