Web 2.0 and Church 2.0

Okay, so I've been "away" for a while. Just distracted. So, let me try to get back in the swing with a portion of an article I read today about the Web 2.0 craze (Web 2.0: The Power Behind the Hype). One of the interesting things about the Web 2.0 movement is how many similarities there are between it's relationship to Web 1.0 when considered against the relationship between the existing institutionalized church and the church that seems to be being reborn as a movement. Here's the interesting quote that sparked this post:

Web 2.0 isn't a 'thing', but a collection of approaches, which are all converging on the development world at a rapid pace. These approaches, including APIs, RSS, Folksonomies, and Social Networking, suddenly give application developers a new way to approach hard problems with surprisingly effective results.

So, let's reword:

Church 2.0 isn't a 'thing', but a collection of approaches, which are converging on the believing world at a rapid pace. These approaches, including the desire on the part of folks to be part of a movement not necessarily part of an organization, having a missional focus, wanting to transform the community we live in from the inside out vs. from the outside in, redeeming the use of culture rather than rejecting it, (etc.) suddenly give believers a new way to approach hard problems with surprisingly effective results.

Wow! There is a new "web" emerging right under our nose. There is a rebirth of Jesus' Body occurring as well. I want to use the new web. I want to be part of a movement.