Comments on: Not Everyone Thinks the iPhone is the Bomb http://churchm.ag/not-everyone-thinks-the-iphone-is-the-bomb/ Exploring the Intersection of Church and Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:25:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim http://churchm.ag/not-everyone-thinks-the-iphone-is-the-bomb/#comment-47948 Jim Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:25:50 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3349#comment-47948 my head hurts from reading the comments section my head hurts from reading the comments section

]]> By: Daniel_Berman http://churchm.ag/not-everyone-thinks-the-iphone-is-the-bomb/#comment-47947 Daniel_Berman Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:43:02 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3349#comment-47947 wise move, I sent you a link on twitter, your wife might be interested in. Its something my wife started just before we got married about 1.5 years ago... wise move, I sent you a link on twitter, your wife might be interested in. Its something my wife started just before we got married about 1.5 years ago…

]]> By: Aaron http://churchm.ag/not-everyone-thinks-the-iphone-is-the-bomb/#comment-47946 Aaron Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:27:09 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3349#comment-47946 One trip to Capljina, Bosnia-Herzegovina.<br /><br />(Wanted to go again this year but decided to take the honeymoon period<br />seriously instead.) :) One trip to Capljina, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

(Wanted to go again this year but decided to take the honeymoon period
seriously instead.) :)

]]> By: Daniel_Berman http://churchm.ag/not-everyone-thinks-the-iphone-is-the-bomb/#comment-47945 Daniel_Berman Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:19:46 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3349#comment-47945 A very perceptive reply! Have you traveled overseas? A very perceptive reply! Have you traveled overseas?

]]> By: Aaron http://churchm.ag/not-everyone-thinks-the-iphone-is-the-bomb/#comment-47944 Aaron Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:56:12 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3349#comment-47944 Daniel,<br /><br />I believe John used the iPhone in Japan as an analogy (because it's<br />been a frequent topic of conversation among people in-the-knew<br />recently) to describe what is culturally acceptable (and promoted)<br />some places is not in others. If anything, the Gospel is a universal<br />truth. How we choose to present it to people is the crux of this<br />conversation.<br /><br />To best answer your question, I don't believe any of us could possibly<br />keep up with all the cultural differences between ours and others (or<br />others and others). Therefore, spreading the Gospel is best served<br />through individuals who work in those fields and are familiar with<br />those cultural differences.<br /><br />If you go on any mission to a foreign country, you'll probably talk<br />with your group about some dos and don'ts before you arrive at your<br />destination (as you probably should). In respect to Christianity,<br />mission work, etc, if you're looking to keep tabs on multiple cultures<br />and those differences, you'd have to invest a lot of work and maintain<br />a large database of those differences and how they apply in whatever<br />context.<br /><br />Sounds like a new start-up for John, to me. ;) Daniel,

I believe John used the iPhone in Japan as an analogy (because it's
been a frequent topic of conversation among people in-the-knew
recently) to describe what is culturally acceptable (and promoted)
some places is not in others. If anything, the Gospel is a universal
truth. How we choose to present it to people is the crux of this
conversation.

To best answer your question, I don't believe any of us could possibly
keep up with all the cultural differences between ours and others (or
others and others). Therefore, spreading the Gospel is best served
through individuals who work in those fields and are familiar with
those cultural differences.

If you go on any mission to a foreign country, you'll probably talk
with your group about some dos and don'ts before you arrive at your
destination (as you probably should). In respect to Christianity,
mission work, etc, if you're looking to keep tabs on multiple cultures
and those differences, you'd have to invest a lot of work and maintain
a large database of those differences and how they apply in whatever
context.

Sounds like a new start-up for John, to me. ;)

]]> By: Daniel_Berman http://churchm.ag/not-everyone-thinks-the-iphone-is-the-bomb/#comment-47943 Daniel_Berman Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:38:30 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3349#comment-47943 And I understand. What I am wondering is, how do we keep track of this? And I understand. What I am wondering is, how do we keep track of this?

]]> By: Aaron http://churchm.ag/not-everyone-thinks-the-iphone-is-the-bomb/#comment-47942 Aaron Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:05:24 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3349#comment-47942 What John is trying to say is, unless you own a Panasonic P905i, you're not going to have enough street cred with the Japanese community to be able to deliver the gospel. :) What John is trying to say is, unless you own a Panasonic P905i, you're not going to have enough street cred with the Japanese community to be able to deliver the gospel. :)

]]> By: Aaron http://churchm.ag/not-everyone-thinks-the-iphone-is-the-bomb/#comment-47941 Aaron Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:57:56 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3349#comment-47941 Great jab at AIM. ;) Great jab at AIM. ;)

]]> By: Daniel_Berman http://churchm.ag/not-everyone-thinks-the-iphone-is-the-bomb/#comment-47940 Daniel_Berman Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:06:20 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=3349#comment-47940 This leads me to wonder, is anyone in the process of creating a Global Christian cultural archive to avoid such paux pas? And are there any web software/social networking platforms which have found universal acceptance across a majority of the world's cultures? This might give us a hint as to lessons learned along the way. This leads me to wonder, is anyone in the process of creating a Global Christian cultural archive to avoid such paux pas? And are there any web software/social networking platforms which have found universal acceptance across a majority of the world's cultures? This might give us a hint as to lessons learned along the way.

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