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]]> By: Ben Cotten http://www.bencotten.net/life/church/a-pastors-guide-to-the-web-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2074 Ben Cotten Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:51:37 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/?p=785#comment-2074 I'm glad you liked the post! Thanks for stopping by. Well, I guess it depends on what you mean by cultural relevance. To some that term might as well be a curse word. They mean it as a synonym for seeker-sensitive, Christianity lite, etc. That's not the issue when we're talking about the church and it's posture concerning the web and technology. The question for the Church is, "Is there a place that the gospel should not go?" If the answer is "no" (which it most certainly is), then we are ALL called to get "connected" in some way. How deeply is a question best left up to each church, I think. As for the online church topic, I wrote a post not too long ago on that and had some good responses. <a href="http://www.bencotten.net/2009/01/21/the-church-online/" target="_blank">http://www.bencotten.net/2009/01/21/the-church-on...</a> I'm glad you liked the post! Thanks for stopping by.

Well, I guess it depends on what you mean by cultural relevance. To some that term might as well be a curse word. They mean it as a synonym for seeker-sensitive, Christianity lite, etc. That's not the issue when we're talking about the church and it's posture concerning the web and technology. The question for the Church is, "Is there a place that the gospel should not go?"

If the answer is "no" (which it most certainly is), then we are ALL called to get "connected" in some way. How deeply is a question best left up to each church, I think.

As for the online church topic, I wrote a post not too long ago on that and had some good responses.

http://www.bencotten.net/2009/01/21/the-church-on…

]]> By: Ben Cotten http://www.bencotten.net/life/church/a-pastors-guide-to-the-web-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 Ben Cotten Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:10:43 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/?p=785#comment-2068 Well, I guess it depends on what you mean by cultural relevance. To some that term might as well be a curse word. They mean it as a synonym for seeker-sensitive, Christianity lite, etc. That's not the issue when we're talking about the church and it's posture concerning the web and technology. The question for the Church is, "Is there a place that the gospel should not go?" If the answer is "no" (which it most certainly is), then we are ALL called to get "connected" in some way. How deeply is a question best left up to each church, I think. As for the online church topic, I wrote a post not too long ago on that and had some good responses. <a href="http://www.bencotten.net/2009/01/21/the-church-online/" target="_blank">http://www.bencotten.net/2009/01/21/the-church-on...</a> Well, I guess it depends on what you mean by cultural relevance. To some that term might as well be a curse word. They mean it as a synonym for seeker-sensitive, Christianity lite, etc. That's not the issue when we're talking about the church and it's posture concerning the web and technology. The question for the Church is, "Is there a place that the gospel should not go?"

If the answer is "no" (which it most certainly is), then we are ALL called to get "connected" in some way. How deeply is a question best left up to each church, I think.

As for the online church topic, I wrote a post not too long ago on that and had some good responses.

http://www.bencotten.net/2009/01/21/the-church-on…

]]> By: tjohnson364 http://www.bencotten.net/life/church/a-pastors-guide-to-the-web-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2067 tjohnson364 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:24:16 +0000 http://www.bencotten.net/?p=785#comment-2067 Ben Thanks for the post and insight. As you know- I am a...global pastor??? That is my parish more there than here.I spend about 26 week per yr ministering in one of about seven countries.Normally I am connecting with network leaders and their teams as we seek to grapple with God in the moment. Being connected, even via web is a challenge. However, it is so worth the effort. I know I cannot jet over to Europe or Asia to pray with a brother, but almost instantly we can connect via the web. The trends i see in other countries lead me to KNOW that web church is just a few clicks away...unorthodox- yes. Unscriptural - possibly, Culturally relevant? absolutely. In our current age, cultural relevance trumps almost everything else, right? Ben
Thanks for the post and insight. As you know- I am a…global pastor??? That is my parish more there than here.I spend about 26 week per yr ministering in one of about seven countries.Normally I am connecting with network leaders and their teams as we seek to grapple with God in the moment. Being connected, even via web is a challenge. However, it is so worth the effort. I know I cannot jet over to Europe or Asia to pray with a brother, but almost instantly we can connect via the web. The trends i see in other countries lead me to KNOW that web church is just a few clicks away…unorthodox- yes. Unscriptural – possibly, Culturally relevant? absolutely. In our current age, cultural relevance trumps almost everything else, right?

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