What does it mean to treat a platform as a place?
Jason Morris, theChurch.digital's equipping and mobilization director, had just taken his "Platforms as Places" talk to mission leaders at the Missio Nexus conference in Orlando. On Becoming theChurch.digital he tells Jeff Reed how the room responded, and walks through the four digital disruptions he landed on preparing it: consistency, proximity, permanency and immediacy.
They talk about why consistency, not geography, is what builds culture now; what the gathering is actually for; why mission organizations should budget for platforms the way they do mission fields; Jesus as the church's chief technology officer; ministry without proximity, from Paul to 2 John 12; whether theChurch.digital feels too American; new AI tools for missionaries; and Jason's closing case for digital obedience: if you disciple someone digitally, make their obedience steps digital too.
In Jason's words: "Jesus is our chief technology officer as he is building his church."
CHAPTERS
0:00 Live by accident, and back from Missio Nexus
4:51 Four digital disruptions: consistency builds culture
11:38 Gather for what?
16:13 Platforms as places, on the Missio Nexus stage
24:21 Jesus as CTO
30:05 Joy without proximity, and 2 John 12
39:53 Too American? A survey and a WhatsApp ask
41:33 153 Collective and AI tools for missionaries
51:45 Digital obedience: prayer-walking a feed
56:34 After the show: why we're listening one-on-one
His DMC session, Platforms as Places: Rethinking the Digital Map: https://youtu.be/_wqNF3cmWlU
Going deeper:
What is a digital missionary? https://thechurch.digital/guides/what-is-a-digital-missionary/
Online discipleship: https://thechurch.digital/guides/online-discipleship/
Theology of digital church: https://thechurch.digital/guides/theology-of-digital-church/
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