Comments on: Don’t Clutter The Message: ‘Old’ Media Still Work

By: How Hot Pockets Teach Us About Media and the Church | ChurchCreate

How Hot Pockets Teach Us About Media and the Church | ChurchCreate — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:55:35 +0000

[...] and encourage media to help the audience hear the message given.There’s been a mantra that I try to follow when it comes to church media:The message is sacred, but the method is not.Meaning, the messages of [...]

By: Josh R

Josh R — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:03:12 +0000

Yeah i know exactly what you mean.

By: Graham Brenna

Graham Brenna — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:34:54 +0000

word up

By: Nate Beaird

Nate Beaird — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:34:25 +0000

Hey, I don't see anything wrong with mixin' a little "Old School" with some "New School" right!?

By: Nate Beaird

Nate Beaird — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:20:36 +0000

Josh,

I couldn't agree with you more! If you read my blog or have visited my church you know that we leverage all kinds of technology, and in some interesting ways. But sometimes, in certain messages, the BEST way, is not always the most flashy way…ya know?

Great thought!

By: Santos Samayoa

Santos Samayoa — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:46:09 +0000

Thanks enjoyed this post, really looking for the BEST way to relay the message, sometimes is the simplest way.

By: Josh R

Josh R — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:24:37 +0000

I personally think that this article is so true. But i also think its wrong. Technology is a great ministry tool. The world is changing to a more technologically advanced society. For the same reason that we use pen and paper, and not chisel and limestone. But i feel as long as the technology is not the reason for the church and the message doesnt become watered down due to the technology, that technology is a good thing. As long as the message is the center, its all good.

By: Graham Brenna

Graham Brenna — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:56:06 +0000

True. Our sanctuary cross is still wooden as well. I recently put some sweet LED strip lights on the back of it to make it pop more… but it's still wooden nonetheless.

By: Daniel_Berman

Daniel_Berman — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:12:19 +0000

I once heard about a situation in WWII where a mission had to be flown with specific set of airplanes that were not designed for the task atleast according to manuals. So what did they do? They threw away the manuals and rediscovered what the plane was actually capable of with the load it had to carry.

Never throw away the message, but I wonder if we get blinded by the flash and bling of all the technology around us sometimes. Maybe we throw away the manual of our expectations, (not our theological understanding) and consider all the methods which have been used to communicate the gospel since the time of Christ.

Wooden crosses, sheets of paper, icons? I mean the original icons made in the first century. What have we turned away from in Ancient Christianity just because it doesn't fit within our denominational outlook on the Christian life?