Thy Kingdom Connected: What the Church Can Learn from Facebook, the Internet, and Other Networks (ēmersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith) (Biblia.com)

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Networks are everywhere. From our roads to our relationships, from our food supply to our power grids, networks are an integral part of how we live. Similarly, our churches, denominations, and even the kingdom of God are networks. Knowing how networks function and how to work with rather than against them has enormous implications for how we do ministry. In Thy Kingdom Connected, Dwight J....

relationships bring us eventually into relationship with God, who is the “Eternal Thou.” When we relate with an inanimate object like a mug, it’s obvious the link is an “I & It” relationship. The relationship is not reciprocal; you and the mug simply can’t connect the way you can with another person or with God. I encounters It as an object However, we can also have I & It relationships with people. In an I & It relationship people do not actually meet even though they may be face-to-face.

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