I applaud the Catholic Church and their attempts to move into spaces where they might not be so welcome.
It’s definitely more than can be said for a number of other institutions.
But at least they are trying, and that’s good. They’ve done their research.
Launching a Chinese Website for the Catholic Church could be huge.
China is one of the fastest growing areas from an online perspective. I’ve already blogged about how China Needs Some Missional Bloggers because of their fantastic growth rate.
It makes complete sense that organizations, both the secular and non, should jump right in and take advantage of the boom.
Even if they get perma-banned on launch.
But the message that they are bringing is worth the risk.
Aaron says
I wonder how that is going to work out for them when the Chinese government decides to firewall their website…
Scott Fillmer says
I need to connect you with a guy from our church who lives in China, I'll send him your site in case he doesn't already read it but he is pretty deep into the church culture in China.
Jim says
that's a good connection,
Jim says
I'll go a step further to say that I'd love to find a way to sponsor someone who is a techno wiz/evangelist who has a heart for China. We need a Hudson Taylor meets techno-evangelist. Set them up with a consulting type gig and play undercover brother for a few. I've got some peeps in N. Africa and Mongolia that started companies as evangelical platforms.
human3rror says
that would be awesome.