Year: 2013
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Online Sacraments? Or do we need Real Bread?
I was invited by UCC Local Church Ministries to give a presentation on our experiences with online congregations as the UCC is preparing to establish Extravagance UCC as an online congregations. I raised the question of online sacraments. I was quite surprised that this question was not a really big issue – quite contrary to…
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The Ten Commandments of iPad Preaching
The Ten Commandments of iPad Preaching 1. The only thing worse than a cell phone ringing in the middle of a prayer is the preacher’s iPad ringing in the middle of a prayer…..
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Tomorrow I will be presenting a program on “Challenges in Building an Online Congregation :Lessons learned, experiences gained, some thoughts from a German/European perspective”. Here is the link to the Prezi (It may take time to load)
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Online-Gemeinden: Erfahrungen und Perspektiven
Die United Church of Christ hat beschlossen, eine Online-Gemeinde zu gründen. Einen Namen gibt es schon, nämlich Extravagance UCC, auch eine Pastorin ist schon benannt. Nun findet die Diskussion statt, welche Gestalt die Online-Gemeinde annehmen soll … View Post
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#waspfarrersomachen
Reblogged from blogmatthiasjung: Neulich wurde ich gefragt, ob ich den neben den ganzen Social-Media-Aktivitäten überhaupt noch zur Gemeindearbeit komme, zumal von mir darüber so gut wie nichts auf Facebook und Co. zu lesen sei. Da habe ich gelächelt und… View Post
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Protection of Privacy – Different Views in the US and Germany
Protection of Privacy – Different Views in the US and Germany I was surprised how different the perception is in Germany and in the US. Sorry, this blog post is in German.
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Facebook Announces ‘Story Bumping,’ And Other Small Changes To News Feed Algorithm – AllFacebook
Facebook Announces ‘Story Bumping,’ And Other Small Changes To News Feed Algorithm – AllFacebook Facebook’s News Feed algorithm is a living, breathing organism. It’s constantly changing, and Facebook noted in a media session Tuesday that the company wants to get better about informing users about changes. Facebook announced a couple small changes to the way…
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Orwell’s nightmare – Blogpost by Nick Baines
Orwell’s nightmare – Blogpost by Nick Baines “So, now, without really thinking a great deal about it, we live in a surveillance state, whereby the ‘powers’ can know where I am, what I am buying, who I am texting/phoning, … – the mere fact of this coverage makes any idea of privacy seem a little…
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Greenshot – A Great Screenshot Tool
Greenshot – A Great Screenshot Tool Now I am all set. Today I installed Gimp. I was looking for an additional screenshot tool and I found Greenshot. It works really great. Now I can add screenshots to my presentation on Christian online communities in Germany.
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Religious spaces in/and transition
Religious spaces in/and transition arnisvanur: How can an examination of the spaces where religious practice takes place inform our understanding of religious communities? I think this is such an interesting way to understand religion today.