Web camp rocked your face off

Web camp was everything I hoped it would be and a great start to this incredible endeavor we are starting. Here’s the notes from the wiki:

9:00 – Introduction and Spiritual Framework – Vince

• http://www.deltronecho.com/2009/07/24/church-on-the-internet-the-vision/

9:30 – Team Generated Discussion #1 – (RC – Targeting Profile | what does an internet citizen look like?)

http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007184 – Why people go online

http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=ah8mk6j9scwh_37gxv3mk5m – Internet Citizen presentation

http://www.pewinternet.org/Infographics/Generational-differences-in-online-activities.aspx – Activities online by generation (short verion)

10:00 – Team Generated Discussion #2 – (Betty Blake Churchill – The Voice of Gateway)

• Church resources example – http://open.lifechurch.tv
• Attend | Connect | Serve | Grow | Lead

10:30 – ‘Front Door Spaces’ – Vince

“Front Door Spaces” – places to get people discusing religion online in meaningful ways, and eventually leading them to something deeper that has the same feel, specifically the Gateway Internet campus. Meeting people, engaging in their lives, and getting connected.

• themysteryisthetruth.com
  • Podcasts
  • Movie nights (probably once a month) – community experience (ala 24, American Idol, …)
  • Next steps:  gathering content, needs writers, how do you deal with moderation
• prayerlabyrinth.com
  • Similar to the old style prayer walk, small actions that put significance into a prayer (e.g. throwing pebbles into a pool, adding a note to a bucket, etc)
• twelveeleven.me
  • Developing for Rami as a platform.
• Others
• Servemob – flash mob for serving/giving to people – kiva/micro-loans
• Caringbridge/care calendar/relational tithe – being there to support people who are hurting, healing
• Goodhappened.com – anti-fail blog #goodhappened – photos/videos/updates of social good that happened in your life or around you
  • Cross-linking to to servemob to get folks doing more when needs not 100% met
• How can build community frameworks for Gamers/Guilds/Rockband?
• Confession destruction – collect them (anonymously, like postsecret) and destroy them
• Layer VOIP  on these sites in appropriate places:
  • Group prayer as a station in the prayer labyrinth
  • Mysteryisthetruth – weekly live QA, recorded, streamed, and available 24/7 as a podcast/audio download
• Positive version of F* my life – LMF – quick notes about positive things that happened in their life.

11:30 – Team Generated Discussion #4 – (Karin – Authenticity – What Does That Look Like For Internet Churches)

• Learning to ‘listen’ online

12:00 – Internet Campus Vision, Framework and functionality

• What does it mean to have ‘church’ on the internet?
• Launch schedule
• Leadership Roles
• Spiritual Growth Strategy

1:00 – Lunch

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