ministry 2.0 : agoraphobic church by david foster

agoraphobic church : keynote by ministry 2.0

have growing culture that knows not pharoah
fragmentation, each person can start a movement. lots of 'mini-movements'
we have methodological freedom & technical power to advance the church from agoraphobic stage
- agoraphobia, fear of the marketplace
- fear of open space or ideas
as people of the church we are zenopobic, fearful of stranger
mission miopia, greatest mission that churches have is survival. a mission of survival isn't very inspiring
if we only go after the churched we are only hitting a shrinking population
wall-less, wireless, worn-out
- we live in a day with the death of distance. bricks & mortar are no longer defining
- nimble simple lean are the thing of the future
- a mobility that redefines sacred space
- how does an entity survive being open only one hour a week?..
- wireless, anyone everywere anytime
- worn-out, live in a culture of intense complexity
- we can't explain it in the same old world words
- (talk on varieties in life reminded of this malcolm gladwell ted talk)
- you gotta come when we are open & hear what we have to say, no longer
marketing is now content
how do we use tech to leverage our message. the gospel is our core message
not sin management (from dallas willard)
its one thing to have the tech equally exciting to have content that matters
more open to dialogue, less open to rhetoric
if we continue our walled in gardens we will loose 'the race'

david foster is pastor of the gathering a church plant in cool springs area of tennessee