Comments on: So You Have a Lot of “Friends” Online…Now What?

By: Ron Edmondson

Ron Edmondson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:20:06 +0000

Enjoying this live. Good conversation. Good to see you guys in person, not just online.

BTW, Rhett, your Twitter picture made me think you were my age. You are much younger in person!
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By: bill jaimez

bill jaimez — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:09:54 +0000

Looking forward to seeing the twitter feed for this. I am sure a lot of good content will be shared.

By: Tony Steward

Tony Steward — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:02:41 +0000

boy my grammar is bad
its what i get for writing at the end of a friday… lol
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By: Tony Steward

Tony Steward — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:01:18 +0000

I don’t think that will come up but mainly because our conversation isn’t about the technology itself as much as it is managing the relationships established while communicating across the social web.

But to be honest, I think community has tremendously less to do with the tool or technology and much more to do with leadership in regards to building a vibrant community. I also don’t think technology has any inherent specific influence over morality or spirituality.

The best communities I’ve seen online have been well LEAD and not attributed to a specific technology for its success beyond tools that were well leveraged. In fact the most successful communities exist across several different tools, technologies and gathering points both online and off.

Take counseling or discipleship, I’ve see forums been a consistently effective medium for those conversations when they are well lead. Real Time doesn’t have an inherent advantage over “on demand” conversation systems in my opinion when it comes to community health and growth.
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By: Rhett Smith

Rhett Smith — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:45:28 +0000

thanks man…we will try.

rhett
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By: Rhett Smith

Rhett Smith — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:45:06 +0000

dude, great question. I don’t know if we will even get to that, but it’s something we could bring up, or someone else might.

I like it…I would like to hear more of your assessment. I need to join you guys more in your Second Life groups that Lars is a part of…..

Rhett
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By: Neal Locke

Neal Locke — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:44:09 +0000

Of course, on the flip side of that argument, there have also been a lot of articles lately about extra-marital affairs in Second Life and other virtual worlds. Perhaps all the more need for the church to establish a presence there... .-= Neal Locke´s last blog ..SecondLife, New Church Development in the PCUSA, and Discerning my Calling =-.

By: Neal Locke

Neal Locke — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:40:28 +0000

Rhett — since LifeChurch.tv is one of the few large churches actively involved in Second Life, are you and Tony going to talk about the role that virtual reality can play in building and sustaining relationships? My own experience church-planting in Second Life (which Lars Rood is also part of) has let me to the conclusion that the 3D environment as well as the real-time interactions make it more conducive to conversation and community building than 2D social networks like facebook or twitter. I mean, they each have their place, their strengths and their weaknesses — but counseling and small group discussion are two areas where I think virtual reality shines. And as for the begnning/end question, I find that Second Life is easier to “turn off” and that I usually commit to specific times (like office hours) when I’m available there. This makes establishing boundaries easier, for me at least.
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By: John (Human3rror)

John (Human3rror) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:50:06 +0000

kill it.