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Neil Postman, Technology & The Church

by Rhett Smith on December 24, 2008

I have really been enjoying reading John Dyer’s blog, Don’t Eat the Fruit. John is currently in the middle of a 5 post series “exploring Neil Postman’s lecture ‘Five Things You Need to Know about Technological Change’ as it relates to church life and spirituality.” Here are 3 of the 5 posts he has written [...]

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Register for ChurchTechCamp:.Dallas—NOW!

by Rhett Smith on December 21, 2008

ChurchTechCamp:.Dallas Website ChurchTechCamp:.Dallas Registration The Twitter and Blog tag for this event is: #ctcdallas

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#churchtechcamp:.Dallas is Here!

by Rhett Smith on December 19, 2008

#churchtechcamp, which was pretty much hinted at, discussed and organized within about 5 minutes on Twitter a few weeks ago, is finally coming to fruition. And instead of Los Angeles, this time it’s going to be in Dallas. When: Thursday, January 8 Where: Irving Bible Church Time: 9am-5pm Cost: $0…yes, I said $0. Lunch: Will [...]

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The Question? It seems like people have been asking the question: Can you have community online? Or at least some form of this question is asked. Usually adjectives are thrown in front of the word community such as “true” or “real” or “authentic” or “quality”….and so you get the point. I think what people are [...]

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There is a lot I want to blog about this issue, but I am going to roll out a series of posts on this topic in the near future (probably in January 2009)….but I think there are some amazing counseling services/help lines, etc. that are beginning to pop-up online, and I only think they are [...]

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An Interview with Church Crunch

by Rhett Smith on November 20, 2008

Church Crunch has definitely become one of my favorite sites. I check it out several times a day and am always learning, being challenged and growing in many areas, but especially their thoughts on technology and the Church. John Saddington (you must start reading his blog–a must) did an interview with me this last week. [...]

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How Do You Say No To Good Things?

by Rhett Smith on November 18, 2008

I came across this Tweet from Anne Jackson today, and it resonated with me a lot. Learning to say no to good things. It’s always hard, but it’s necessary. I’ve been losing focus lately. I know we all have lots of good things on our plate. We have lots of great opportunities to get involved [...]

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Great guest post by Leo Wurschmidt over at Church Crunch today, Meatspace Monday 4–CLT WordCamp–Taking the Online Community Offline. I love the phrase, “taking the online community offline.” For as big a fan as I am of social media, online community, online communication, etc….. Here is what I think is social media/new media/technology (whatever you [...]

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10 Blog Sites That Must Be A Part of Your Reading….

by Rhett Smith on November 13, 2008

Below is a list of 10 blog sites that I highly recommend. It’s about time I recognize just some of the sites that have given so much to me. When I read any of these 10 sites I am continually challenged, stimulated in my thinking, and pushed in a direction of valuable growth. We all [...]

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Leveraging Technology in Your Community

by Rhett Smith on November 10, 2008

Two of my passions are technology and community–especially, how technology can be used to create and sustain community, and how it can be used to open up communication. So I’m real excited that Cynthia Ware has a great, great post/presentation on Leveraging Technology to Support Community . Please check it out–it is well worth your [...]

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