{"id":46,"date":"2007-08-08T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-08T13:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielgoepfrich.wordpress.com\/2007\/08\/08\/carpe-digital\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T21:19:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T01:19:55","slug":"carpe-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/carpe-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpe Digital"},"content":{"rendered":"

I follow about 20 blogs written by people all over the country about various topics. \u062a\u0639\u0644\u0645 \u0628\u0648\u0643\u0631<\/a> \u00a0 Most of them are pastors and church leaders sharing insights as to how they are fulfilling our shared mission. \u0633\u0628\u0627\u0642 \u062e\u064a\u0644<\/a> \u00a0 I thought you might be inspired by this post today from Mark Batterson, pastor of National Community Church<\/a> in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

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I shared a session called carpe digital <\/strong>at last night’s leadership seminar. Thought I’d share the main thought.<\/p>\n

In 1893, a ten thousand dollar Congressional appropriation established RFD or rural free delivery<\/strong>. Up until that point, rural Americans had to ride their horse into town to pick up their mail at the general store<\/strong>. RFD provided mail service to rural residents for the first time.<\/p>\n

Two entrepreneurs named Aaron Montgomery Ward and Richard Sears spotted a business opportunity<\/strong>. They saw a new distribution channel <\/strong>for their products. They produced so many catalogs<\/strong> that they were the second most widely read books in the country behind the Bible <\/strong>at the turn of the 20th century. They redeemed a new medium–<\/strong>rural free delivery–and turned it into a distribution channel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That is what podcasting <\/strong>and webcasting <\/strong>and blogging <\/strong>are all about. Jesus told us to go into all the world<\/strong>, but he didn’t specify how. It used to be traditional modes of transportation–ships, horses, and airplanes. But digital technology is a new mode of transporation, a new distribution channel, a new medium. We’ve got to redeem every technology <\/strong>and use it for God’s purposes<\/strong>! The message is sacred, but the medium isn’t.<\/p>\n

I talked about a few distribution channels last night:<\/p>\n

Podcasting is circuit riding at the speed of light<\/strong>.
\nBlogging is digital discipleship<\/strong>.
\nVideo technology turns screens into postmodern stained glass<\/strong>.
\nWebsites are virtual front doors<\/strong>.
\nEmail is word of mouse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As new technologies emerge so do new distribution channels<\/strong> for the gospel.<\/p>\n

What a time to be alive! Our generation has greater <\/strong>potential <\/strong>to fulfill the Great Commission<\/strong> than all previous generations combined.<\/p>\n

Carpe digital.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

All of the bold is original with Mark. \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0645\u0627\u0643\u064a\u0646\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0645\u0627\u0631 \u0645\u062c\u0627\u0646\u0627<\/a> \u00a0 You can read his blog at www.evotional.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Until next time,<\/p>\n

Daniel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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