I just finished reading Flickering Pixels by Shane Hipps last week, in preparation for a preaching workshop I will be attending in July. The first several chapters were review for me, but the last 2/3rds were helpful and insightful reflections on what technology is doing to us--especially if we are not paying attention.
I have ventured into Facebook Land and am even on Twitter. I own a cell phone (prepaid), but am no texting champion.
One of Hipps' central arguments is that the medium and the message are inseparable. In other words, what we are watching on TV is not as important as the fact that we are watching TV and what TV, as a medium, is doing as it shapes our brain and how it receives information.
His argument has enormous implications for preaching and worship.
What are your thoughts on technology and faith?
I've been thinking about how much ministry I end up doing just through my facebook statuses. So many people from my congregation follow my statuses fairly regularly and comment on them when we're at church. It's not a major connection to people, but in this day and age of the soundbyte, it does help spark conversation and build relationship.
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