Technology and The Church 2.0

Earlier I posted on the new capabilities that the XBOX 360 has received in its New Xbox Experience update from Microsoft. The statistics are in, and I believe that they speak for themselves. Consisting of 14 million users at one time, if it were a U.S. City, it would be the largest city in the United States, totalling more than New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago combined. You can check out these statistics here: Microsoft Reveals Post-NXE Xbox Live Stats

Nick Charalambous, NewSpring Church Internet Pastor, posted on “People who diss social networks are hypocrites” and related the facebook network to a city. I have never thought of it in that way before but it’s so true! With Xbox live serving all types of people… gamers, media enthusiasts, or a family in search of a movie night without having to leave the room, how is that for a city? This would be the largest city here in the entire United States. I think it has some influence.

How many people can be reached through this medium? This is hitting people right in their homes! How can we deny that type of influence that the Church has the ability to utilize and use for building the Kingdom of God?

“It’s time to stop confusing the limits of our technology with the limits of our hearts.” – Nick Charalambous

It’s time we stop seeing technology as the enemy, and take advantage of how effective it is at reaching people where they are!

“God didn’t allow the internet to be created so the whole world could be addicted to pornography…” – Brad Cooper

Let’s take advantage of this incredible opportunity to witness to so many people that would not normally be exposed to the Gospel.

Take a look at progress in technology over the years… Progress [This will make your head explode] – Video posted by Anne Jackson… definitely worth viewing!