I came across this blog post from Tony Morgan and I was simply amazed at what I was seeing and how this could impact the teaching and spreading of the gospel. But it also raised a thought of concern of how we think about the spread of the gospel
It is hard to consider the value of technology for spreading the gospel and discipleship verses the potential loss of what the gospel is intended to accomplish. What I mean by this is that the good news is that because of Jesus, we are invited into participate in the love and holiness of the triune God, through grace…and this is meant to establish God’s eternal kingdom of people beginning here and now. Jesus’ model prayer was “…your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” I can’t get away from the hands-on, person to person aspect of the truth of God being lived out in a local group of people with shared experiences. Sometimes we in the church get caught up in the idea that we are all about just getting the message out to as many people as possible. But this is just spreading the INFORMATION of the gospel, not spreading the TRANSFORMATION of the gospel. I believe that technology can sometimes isolate us rather than congregate us. It can give us a false sense of community if we are not continually pursing those right next to us.
All this said, I do think that community can occur using holograms, and in the future, truly life transformational ministry will involve this type of technology. What thoughts do you have about technology, theology, and the kingdom of God? How will this and other technology further change the face of global mission?
