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Religion Sites Embrace Web 2.0

filed under Web 2.0 by rob on 19Sep06 @ 1:33 pm EST

RedHerring.com has an interesting article called Religion Sites Embrace Web 2.0:

One has Psalms, the other has podcasts. One creates meaning out of Latin, an ancient language; the other finds new meanings through derivatives of common words, like â€œdigg,â€ â€œfriendster,â€ or â€œflickr.â€ One community meets every Sunday, the other meets with every click of a new web browser window.

Alone, the power of the church is as undeniable as the power of the web 2.0 upswing. While the former has been around for centuries, permeating every inch of the globe, the latter has needed but a few years to make its mark on the Internet landscape. And each, in some ways, is following the same business model: the church wants followers every bit as much as MySpace does.

The article quotes our friend, Kevin Hendricks, of ChurchMarketingSucks.com and talks about MyChurch.org and eBible.com.

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1 Joe Suh on Sep 19th, 2006 said:

Rob, thanks for the mention of MyChurch. If you think your readers would be interested in hearing more about it, please contact me. I can send you a review guide, and I’d certainly be interested in hearing your candid feedback…

Peace,
joe[AT]mychurch.org
2 rob on Sep 20th, 2006 said:

Sure, send it on!
3 Maggie on Sep 21st, 2006 said:

I’ll visit churchmarketingsucks.com when they change their name.

They have not marketed well to a disciple of the cross in that name choice alone. It is
A. Not family friendly
B. Demeans the efforts of many good-hearted people
C. Implies superiority of thought
D. Reinforces that shock value is what the church should use to draw people, which we have tried, and found very lacking in sustaining growth.

Blessings. Let me know when this tide changes.

~A Daniel Wanna-be