Love this from Francis Chan talking at Catalyst East 2010 about what is “weird” and what is, perhaps, more “normal” and “biblical.”
I think a lot of what we’re doing online is challenging the status quo. We may be seen as weird today, but not forever.
Jason says
Hey John, loved this session at catalyst this year. Maybe you could use some of your pull to get the Lanny interview with Perry up on the web. That thing was golden!
Eyvonne says
For some reason, your post feels like a tragic case of missing the point.
Chan is talking about comparing our lives with the Bible and examining where/if it would fit inside the pages of scripture.
It’s not about challenging the status quo and feeling smug because we’re doing something that many people don’t ‘get’ now but will realize was genius later. It’s actually not about us at all.
John Saddington says
totally get your point here eyvonne.
i made an attempt to take it one step further (which failed from your perspective).
one of the biggest things i try to promote is the use of theological and theology-proper in our attempts to use technology wisely. i think we need to head back.
thanks for this.
Eyvonne says
We all have a tendency to Americanize everything and morph the message to support whatever it is that we are already passionate about. I’m very guilty of this.
I think this has become so pervasive that we don’t even realize when we do it.
We thereby take a challenging and holy message, like this one, and domesticate it, which is exactly what Chan is talking about here. The irony is thick.
The Church can use technology; she needs it. There is value in those of us that have technology skills using those to support the mission of the church. We just need to be careful not to believe that we’re the ones that get it, and eventually everyone else will catch up.
Thanks for the conversation!