Church 2.0 - it's more exciting than you think

Posted Apr 11th 2006 9:01PM by Marshall Kirkpatrick
Filed under: web 2.0

It only makes sense, really. There's everything else 2.0, why wouldn't there be church 2.0? Perhaps this is the saving grace of the phrase Web 2.0. While I like the phrase "social web," the phrase "social church" seems less impactful than 2.0 and the "social library" sounds downright naughty.

A blog called Church Marketing Sucks has started a series of posts on what Web 2.0 means to churches. Interesting examples of applications of new web tools in a non-technical context.

The church is essentially a community, so the ideals of web 2.0 thinking fit nicely in the context of the church. Some say web 2.0 follows the attitude of Jesus. A lot of folks are talking about the idea of Church 2.0. We're definitely not the first or the best to consider web 2.0 and Christianity.

The post also does a good job of explaining what Web 2.0 is. There's lots and lots of comments, but without a doubt my favorite is this one:

"Latest technology? I've had LiveJournal since 2001! " -Posted by: Sr. Mary Hasta

Reader Comments

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1. I read of a really good analogy by
Loudawg where he likens Web 2.0 to being in a City. I use the analogy a lot when talking to my non-techy friends and it seems to bring a human aspect to it.

Posted at 2:40AM on Apr 12th 2006 by hollyster

2. Hmm the link to the blog didn't seem to go through. Here is the analogy:

http://dglouie.blogspot.com/2006/03/living-for-city-effective-web-2.html

Posted at 2:42AM on Apr 12th 2006 by hollyster

3. I've actually started a company called, Connect Our People, which has developed on ASP model along the church 2.0 lines. Would love to get your feedback!

www.connectourpeople.com

Brett Bonecutter

Posted at 6:07PM on Apr 14th 2006 by Brett Bonecutter

4. I've been looking for church related Web 2.0 sites... and blog posts about "Church 2.0."

I've posted them here:

2.0church.net

Posted at 2:05AM on Jun 2nd 2006 by Amy

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