And About Making Disciples...
A few things today had me thinking of the verse that says:
Where my thoughts ran though were not so much the going, but of the aspect of making disciples. I read a good deal of news talking about the emergent church, raising the next generations, etc. and yet, I am always wondering of the "how" that people are going about in terms of making disciples to the current and upcoming "connected" Body of believers.
Two conferences coming up will be addressing this. The Internet Ministry Conference and the Catalyst Conference (the latter of which I just found out today by a faith-building post at Church Tech Matters). I see in both of these events that there is some room given to teach new and seasoned disciples of Christ the relevancy of knowing the tools and culture in order to be more effective in ministry. I only wonder what is happening on smaller levels?
When the conferences are over and there is only one or two really passionate people around wanting to reach people in the name of Christ thru various means; where are these people looking to make disciples, or to make an impact in their respective areas using those new fangled tools they have?
Being in a new fellowhsip in a new area of the US (for me), these are some of the questions that really challenge me in terms of making MMM more than just a blog/magazine. I want to build a reputation that says that one can come to me for learning about mobile tech and how it can be used to reach people for Christ. And at the same time, its not the tech that is the hit, but rather that people see the tech and instead of going "he's got that." They can say, "I wonder what God's doing with Him. Let me ask."
In addition, I'd like to be able to influence a generation of developers to think outside the usual paradigms of building applications that just do, but that enable Christ to be more effectively lived and preached. For that, I know that I need training and discipilship, but considering my heart, I wonder how many others do too?
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
Where my thoughts ran though were not so much the going, but of the aspect of making disciples. I read a good deal of news talking about the emergent church, raising the next generations, etc. and yet, I am always wondering of the "how" that people are going about in terms of making disciples to the current and upcoming "connected" Body of believers.
Two conferences coming up will be addressing this. The Internet Ministry Conference and the Catalyst Conference (the latter of which I just found out today by a faith-building post at Church Tech Matters). I see in both of these events that there is some room given to teach new and seasoned disciples of Christ the relevancy of knowing the tools and culture in order to be more effective in ministry. I only wonder what is happening on smaller levels?
When the conferences are over and there is only one or two really passionate people around wanting to reach people in the name of Christ thru various means; where are these people looking to make disciples, or to make an impact in their respective areas using those new fangled tools they have?
Being in a new fellowhsip in a new area of the US (for me), these are some of the questions that really challenge me in terms of making MMM more than just a blog/magazine. I want to build a reputation that says that one can come to me for learning about mobile tech and how it can be used to reach people for Christ. And at the same time, its not the tech that is the hit, but rather that people see the tech and instead of going "he's got that." They can say, "I wonder what God's doing with Him. Let me ask."
In addition, I'd like to be able to influence a generation of developers to think outside the usual paradigms of building applications that just do, but that enable Christ to be more effectively lived and preached. For that, I know that I need training and discipilship, but considering my heart, I wonder how many others do too?
posted by Antoine @ 7/10/2007 10:02:00 PM
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