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  The Future of Faith Online                    Christian Web Conference 2009
About Cynthia Ware
Find me…  on the cloudThe Digital Sanctuary     http://thedigitalsanctuary.org/Twitter     http://twitter.com/cynthiawareLinkedInhttp://linkedin.com/cynthiawareFacebookhttp://facebook.com/cynthiawareDigital     http://digital.leadnet.org/
Discussing New MediaProduces polarizing debatesUnpredictable trajectoriesTemptations to draw conclusions
Distinguishing Usages: Use of interactive media “at church”Use of interactive media “as church”
The Immediate Future:Web 3.0LifestreamingHolographic TelepresenceSeamless Smart Technologies
The Distant Future:translucency to transparencyomnipresenceimmersive environmentsvirtual communitiesliving as denizens
How WeDetermine Direction:Much deeper dialog neededLess sectarianismWillingness to embrace both/and; balanceCreate adaptable environments.
How WeDetermine Direction:Much deeper dialog neededLess sectarianismWillingness to embrace “both/and” balanceCreate adaptable environments

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Editor's Notes

  1. Ok enough about me – let’s talk about where to find me.
  2. Polarizing debate = wide-eyed digitopians (internet will create a new utopia) vs. wide-eyed alarmists (virtual communities are sinful) Pro-tech vs. No-techNo techers = counterculture ideology rebellious stance – resist infiltrationWe need more measured, less sensational, deeper dialog Extrapolation / prediction/ risky businessThis Conference great example of struggling with deeper issues while trying to keep speculation & prediction to a minimum.
  3. Magnitude of what we see is easy to loose ourself in….Internet should not be seen so much as a technological tool as a paradigm shift in the way the world acts on a fundamental level.We are at the most rudimentary stages of what media will be and these are the earliest iterations of development. The most significant impact will likely be – not on “celebration service” production. But between Sundays – most interesting effect on media & technology – Sermons function as – conversations catalysts / provoke thought / convo + action during the week. Consequestly association of the term “church” with a group of people more than a building or weekend service.
  4. Web 3.0 – data portability Social network interoperability & synced dataLifestreamingHolographic Telepresence – sermon casting, multi media incorporated makes single medium live monologue thing of the past. Sermon may take a less prominent position in the the scope of the week.Seamless Smart TechnologiesTouch screen displaysDedicated interactive spaces3D virtual environmentsMobile device intereaction
  5. translucency to transparency – We have lived in Opacity. Not good or bad – just is.omnipresenceimmersive technology – shanehipps – become intentional about the time offlinevirtual communities- the virtual world will surpass the “real” world in our lives within the next few decades – Linden dollar = second life Virtual worlds are not imaginary – they are real but instead of being created by God – they are created by people
  6. Much deeper dialog neededLess sectarianism Techno-cleansing group says its = distracting, invasive, & addictive Modern day Luddites & want to use the Bible to prove it. Willingness to embrace both/and; balancePillar of fire by night, cloud by day
  7. Much deeper dialog neededLess sectarianism Techno-cleansing group says its = distracting, invasive, & addictive Modern day Luddites & want to use the Bible to prove it. Willingness to embrace both/and; balanceCreate adaptable environments: ie – new influencers, new trust agentsPillar of fire by night, cloud by day