I just an article in the most recent issue of Worship Leader Magazine about multicultural worship. Within the article (written by Vaughn Thompson Jr.) are these words..."The world is not the same as it was 20 years ago. Cultural lines are becoming blurred and less definitive as globalization and the booming technology age makes the world smaller and flatter than ever before."
What do you think this means? As we gain more opportunities to interact with more and more people, are we truly connecting more? Or are we simply setting ourselves up for more chances to set sail for new horizons and finding ourselves falling off the edge of the world. As much as I love the internet and social media, I wonder sometimes if we are losing the art of communication. How much longer will it be before we lose the ability to have compassionate debate and considerate sharing of ideas. Maybe it's not just the internet age that has contributed to this loss, but we seem to be losing ground faster everyday.
What do you think? Is this shrinking of the world leading to more opportunities to learn and share, or more building of walls to fend of the ideas coming at us from all sides.
Great questions to ask Jeremy. I do think we need to be more intentional about those relationships and not depend on social media outlets alone to accomplish those connections. However, we know the internet isn't going anywhere so we need to learn how to leverage it for good. Leonard Sweet's newest book Viral is a great resource for answering some of these questions.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion David. Harnessing the Internet for good might be difficult at times, but I agree that we need to do just that.
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