Technology in Action

Editor's Overview: In this section, Andrea offers practical advice for congregations as they navigate the digital road ahead.

After narrating the story of a blogging senior Episcopal rector who has discovered that "technology is expanding my ministry as fast as I can learn it," this section suggests key questions for congregations to consider as they approach the world of Web 2.0—questions ranging from "How has our congregation already been changed by digital technology?" to "What new groups of people in particular would we like to reach?"

Andrea explains the quick and easy Web 2.0 tools with which to begin networking and responds to the concerns and fears that some people experience when faced with the vast array of Web 2.0 options.

New forms of ministry—such as bringing technology-savvy young people together with technology-phobic older people—are explored here as well.

Andrea concludes that "newness always brings some pain along with possibility, but the true rewards will come to those who are willing to dive in, no matter how cold the water seems from the shore."

You may read straight through this section by clicking on the "Next" button at the bottom of each page. Or you may click on any of these subsection titles:

On the Blessings of Diving In: Lessons from a Blogging Pastor
Defining Your Mission, Expanding Your Vision
Moving One Step at a Time: Web 1.5
Easy Tools, Free Tools
Measuring Success
Fear of Comments
Leveraging Resources for Web 2.0
Bridging Technology Divides