What can the Anglican church learn from emerging churches and their online habits?
Mmm, I can think of a few things, but I don’t want to make it look like the emerging church is doing everything right and nothing wrong, and the Anglican church doesn’t have anything to teach the rest of us. I also don’t want it to look like every part of the emerging church is doing it the same way. These are my opinions, which come from what I’ve seen and read and heard, but should be received as the opinions of some guy, not as the opinions of someone in any privileged position.

What can the Anglican church learn from emerging churches’ online behaviour?
1. That emerging church people don’t use the new media for world domination.
2. That they use them to listen as much as they use it to speak.
3. That they are more interested in sharing information for use on offline contexts, rather than ensuring that the online connection is the be all and end all.
4. That they create online facades that are deeply personal, rather than organisational. I.e. pages and profiles are more about people than they are about groups.
5. That they expect dissent, treat it as a way to help them grow rather than a threat to survival.
6. That they appreciate that a conversation is as good as a conversion, as they accept they are in need of ongoing conversion.