Comments on: Some of What I’ve Observed About Online Community So Far

By: Yes, Online Community Does Take Away from Offline Community : Reaching The Online Generation

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:58:09 +0000

[...] asked another interesting question about this post: One of the things that I wonder about is does online community ever degrade other communities. [...]

By: Should Theology be Part of the Online Community Cube? : Reaching The Online Generation

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +0000

[...] asked a good question about this post: I wonder if you would like to add “Theology” to your list of academic disciplines that study [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:37:32 +0000

Phew! This is a long post and must have taken quite a while to produce. Lots of useful stuff in here and well thought through. I wonder if you would like to add “Theology” to your list of academic disciplines that study what community is about? Theologians have to think through the nature of church and God’s view of community.
One of the things that I wonder about is does online community ever degrade other communities. I’ve noticed that people tend to favour communities at a distance than ones they are actually present in. For instance if the telephone rings they will feel compelled to answer it even if they are currently with others. People also spend a lot of time online where they could be with their family. Not complaining – just observing.

By: Catherine Savard

Catherine Savard — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:08:08 +0000

Thanks for the post. I find do find it useful in thinking about and trying to work out effective online community in evangelism and disciple building.