It really does feel different these days when talking to others about MMM. Part of that has to do with this being more real personally; but there’s also this aspect of what actually happens at this intersection of faith and mobile tech.

One of the happenings that is distinctly mobile is this idea of engagement. If you will; a point that is after something is communicated but not divorced from the reaction-response. When we step back and ask questions such as “what are the implications of tomes of information at your fingertips within a faith community that is behaviorly used to a single point of learning and application,” we are really asking about the place where we engage learning now that the posts have shifted.

This isn’t easy to understand as every communication event is filled with experiences and histories that cannot be distilled into simple formulas. Understanding here comes as we live with others and are silent long enough to learn from them – before offering whatever it is we have.

The tech in this only addresses how to manage that engagement. It gives us a better filter in some respects, or allows us to see that communication event in a way that’s most relevant to us, without debasing the perspectives of the others involved. This then allows us to make better decisions not just about what tech is best, but how we respond to future moments.

Ths is part of how MMM addresses approaches with mobile within ministry contexts. And one of the core approaches behind content and information that has to be addressed before moving past this intersection to the next roads.