Of the positives and negatives of going mobile, one of the points that’s very rarely talked about is the idea of a faith that’s independent of the tethers of traditional visitors, but a greater grasp on the interdependence of one to survive because of the needs of the faith. If you will, does the tech and what it enables put us in a place where the past actions of living out faith only matter to store of the faith? Or, does it matter more that we are connected, with theology coming from that, rather than behavior and doctrine?

It was this article that sparked that thought:

…Where it gets interesting, though, is that independence isn’t necessarily being foisted on people. Of those who went independent in 2012, 57% chose to. Even more telling, whether these independents pursued this path of their own accord or not, only 13% intend to go back to traditional employment. Certainly that has been the case for me. After leaving Merrill Lynch, I co-founded Rose Park Advisors with Clay Christensen, veering ever closer to independence. A start-up environment may be grueling, but you are more your own woman — or man.

This trend cuts across all demographics. Millennials (Gen Y), ages 21-32, for example, 40% say they’re likely to choose independence of their own accord. 58% of Boomers (ages 50-66), are choosing independence. And Gen X (33-49) is the most likely to choose independence — 68% of those who have gone indie are there by choice rather than the result of job scarcity or loss. You can see this growing appetite for autonomy reflected in the burgeoning number of books and blogs looking at the meaning of work and life, from Umair Haque to Cali Yost to Gretchen Rubin to James Altucher…

Read rest of Independent Work Might Be Inevitable at the Harvard Business Review blog

If independent work can be sparked by tech, then can an independent faith be indicated by the same?