So much of the online tone is so mean, confrontational and toxic, it would be a waste of my time and emotional energy to engage in it. And this is in Christian groups. Including ministers’ groups.
So I’m a lurker. A hoverer. An eavesdropper.
I watch, listen and learn. Occasionally I’ll jump in. But only under very tight guidelines.
I’ve created a set of rules for myself and my engagement in online conversations. Including participation in the Facebook and Twitter comments about this blog.
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A conversation with Eugene Peterson’s biographer on how simple pastoral presence is the healthy alternative to Christian celebrity.
When you have an open market, not
just in finance, but in religion, the size of the crowd brings an air of credibility.
We debate what Jesus would say or do if he was walking the earth today. But no honest reader of the Bible can doubt he would be with people.
