Web 2.0 Article for Presbyterian Outlook - Revision history

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Shawn at 21:31, 13 October 2007

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Iraneal at 14:48, 13 October 2007

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Shawn: /* Highlight why Web 2.0 meshes well with Presbyterian structures. */

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‎Highlight why Web 2.0 meshes well with Presbyterian structures.

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‎Highlight why Web 2.0 meshes well with Presbyterian structures.

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‎Highlight why Web 2.0 meshes well with Presbyterian structures.

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‎Highlight why Web 2.0 meshes well with Presbyterian structures.

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	*www.youtube.com - Upload your own videos of church events or outreach for all to see.		*www.youtube.com - Upload your own videos of church events or outreach for all to see.
	*www.doodle.ch - Makes scheduling a meeting time for multiple people quick and simple.		*www.doodle.ch - Makes scheduling a meeting time for multiple people quick and simple.
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 *www.wordpress.com - A place to start a personal or a church Web 2.0 site.
 *www.surveymonkey.com - Create online polls and surveys for people to easily fill out online.
-*Wikia - Host your own wiki about your church, your community, or anything else.
+*www.wikia.com - Host your own wiki about your church, your community, or anything else.
 *www.youtube.com - Upload your own videos of church events or outreach for all to see.
 *www.doodle.ch - Makes scheduling a meeting time for multiple people quick and simple.

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 Other values important to Presbyterians are embodied in Web 2.0, like diversity, inclusiveness, and opening membership and leadership to all people.  Anyone can edit Wikipeida, create a Facebook page or upload a photo to Flickr, and on these sites it doesn't matter what you wear, where you work, or how much money you make.  People are valued for what they have contributed to the community.  And like Presbyterian polity, the openness of Web 2.0 allows for minority voices to be heard instead of being drowned out by the majority.
-Web 2.0 and being Presbyterian goes beyond shared values - Web 2.0 technology has a lot to offer the church in terms of cultural relevancy and practical ministry.  (I'm stuck and not really sure what comes next...)
+It's a wonderful thing that Web 2.0 and being Presbyterian have so many shared values, but that's not the foremost reason that churches need to know about this new frontier of the internet.  Presbyterians need to become familiar with these websites because they are very useful for ministry!  Every church can use help with stewardship, communication, group collaboration, scheduling meetings, finding useful but inexpensive software, and maintaing contact with youth and college students.  Here is a list of ten Web 2.0 sites that all churches should be aware of.
 Top Ten Web 2.0 sites for Churches
-*Give a few brief hypothetical/real life examples of Presbyterians using Web 2.0
+*docs.google.com - For collaborative work on documents.
-(we'd have to make sure we aren't repeating something from another article being written).
+*calendar.google.com - A calendar that anyone can view and multiple people can edit.
+*www.sourceforge.net - A library of open source software that is freely distributed.
-==Top Ten Web 2.0 sites for Churches ==
+*www.flickr.com - For multiple people to upload and view pictures.
-*Google Docs (our church uses this extensively for planning and sharing info)
+*www.facebook.com - A site where people create their own page to connect with friends and communities.
-*Google Calendar (get your church scheduling syncronized)
+*www.wordpress.com - A place to start a personal or a church Web 2.0 site.
-*SourceForge.net (find free/open source software for church use, i.e. OpenOffice.org and music/slide/presentation software)
+*www.surveymonkey.com - Create online polls and surveys for people to easily fill out online.
-*PayPal.com (great for small-church fundraisers) '''Is PayPal really Web 2.0?'''
+*Wikia - Host your own wiki about your church, your community, or anything else.
-*Facebook (community building)
+*www.youtube.com - Upload your own videos of church events or outreach for all to see.
-*Wordpress (great choice for maintaining web 2.0 church website)
+*www.doodle.ch - Makes scheduling a meeting time for multiple people quick and simple.
-*SurveyMonkey (church polls & surveys)
-*Wikia (free wiki hosting service that could be used by church groups)
-*Doodle (website that each member of a group goes to to input and see available times to schedule a meeting)

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 In the past decade, things have changed quite a bit.  E-Commerce websites like E-Bay, Craigslist, and Amazon.com have created entire communities where users either supply the products that are sold, connect with buyers/sellers, or add value to existing products through reviews, ratings, and recommendations.  News websites like Digg and Newsvine allow users to submit or write interesting news articles and websites, and vote articles up or down a ranked list.  Media sharing sites like YouTube and Flickr allow users to upload short video clips or pictures, then rate, label, comment, and share them with others.  Social networking sites like Myspace and Facebook provide places for friends to create an online "profile," then find, meet, and interact with each other.  The elements that these sites share are hallmarks of a new generation of websites -- participatory, interactive, collaborative, user-generated content.  Increasingly, these sites (and many more like them) are referred to as "Web 2.0."
-Perhaps most interesting of all are two types of uniquely "Web 2.0" websites that have surfaced in the past five years:  Blogs and Wikis.  Blogs have come a long way from the simple "web-logs" and online public diaries of just five years ago.  Today, they are powerful (but simple) tools that allow someone with little technical skill to publish personal thoughts, opinions, or just about anything on the internet, on a regular basis -- for free.  At 50 million blogs and counting [http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000436.html], they are quickly becoming the mouthpieces of the masses -- the equivalent of a Gutenberg Press or a Production Studio on every computer.  And the "blogosphere" has influenced everything from US Foreign Policy and Political campaigns to the worlds of Academia and Business [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=2707&popup_delayed=1].
+Perhaps most interesting of all are two types of uniquely Web 2.0 websites that have surfaced in the past five years:  Blogs and Wikis.  Blogs have come a long way from the simple "web-logs" and online public diaries of just five years ago.  Today, they are powerful (but simple) tools that allow someone with little technical skill to publish personal thoughts, opinions, or just about anything on the internet, on a regular basis -- for free.  At 50 million blogs and counting [http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000436.html], they are quickly becoming the mouthpieces of the masses -- the equivalent of a Gutenberg Press or a Production Studio on every computer.  And the "blogosphere" has influenced everything from US Foreign Policy and Political campaigns to the worlds of Academia and Business [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=2707&popup_delayed=1].
 While there are thousands influential blogs, one wiki outshines all others:  Wikipedia.  Like any wiki, Wikipedia is a website that anyone can edit.  But Wikipedia is also an online encyclopedia, and with over 8 million articles in over 200 languages, it is quickly becoming the largest repository of information in the world[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia].  And every article has been created and maintained by volunteers, hobbyists, and amateur enthusiasts in just about every field.  Don't  make the mistake, however, of thinking that makes it less reliable than its ink and paper peers:  an in-depth study by Nature Magazine conducted by a panel of science experts showed that Wikipedia's accuracy was on par with that of Encyclopedia Britannica, and perhaps better[http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/15/1352207&from=rss].  What's most impressive about Wikpedia, and wiki software in general, is how well it enables collaboration among people across distance, time, and culture.  In fact -- this article was written collaboratively on the personal wiki site of one of the authors.
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 But what does any of this Web 2.0 stuff have to do with the church? Wikipedia brings a diverse host of people together, and through their communal effort they make something much greater than any of them could do on their own.  There are many users who combine to make one wiki, and each person brings a different kind of knowledge.  To Christians, this should sound familiar.  Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12, "There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit...to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good...the body is one and has many members."
-A website like Wikipedia is one body made up of many members, and each member contributes to the body with the gifts that they are given.  These ideas should seem familiar to Christians, and especially for Presbyterians.  Many churches use the phrase, "every member is a minister."  In a similar manner many "Web 2.0" sites are founded on the idea that "every user is an editor."  Our polity states that "the nature of Presbyterian order is such that it shares power and responsibility," (G-4.0302).  "Web 2.0" sites share power and responsibility with millions of users on a daily basis.
+A website like Wikipedia is one body made up of many members, and each member contributes to the body with the gifts that they are given.  These ideas should seem familiar to Christians, and especially for Presbyterians.  Many churches use the phrase, "every member is a minister."  In a similar manner many "Web 2.0" sites are founded on the idea that "every user is an editor."  Our polity (G-4.0302) states that "the nature of Presbyterian order is such that it shares power and responsibility."  Web 2.0 sites share power and responsibility with millions of users on a daily basis.
-Other values important to Presbyterians are embodied in "Web 2.0," like diversity, inclusiveness, and opening membership and leadership to all people.  Anyone can edit Wikipeida, create a Facebook page or upload a photo to Flickr, and on these sites it doesn't matter what you wear, where you work, or how much money you make.  People are valued for what they have contributed to the community.  And like Presbyterian polity, the openness of "Web 2.0" allows for minority voices to be heard instead of being drowned out by the majority.
+Other values important to Presbyterians are embodied in Web 2.0, like diversity, inclusiveness, and opening membership and leadership to all people.  Anyone can edit Wikipeida, create a Facebook page or upload a photo to Flickr, and on these sites it doesn't matter what you wear, where you work, or how much money you make.  People are valued for what they have contributed to the community.  And like Presbyterian polity, the openness of Web 2.0 allows for minority voices to be heard instead of being drowned out by the majority.
 *Give a few brief hypothetical/real life examples of Presbyterians using Web 2.0

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 While there are thousands influential blogs, one wiki outshines all others:  Wikipedia.  Like any wiki, Wikipedia is a website that anyone can edit.  But Wikipedia is also an online encyclopedia, and with over 8 million articles in over 200 languages, it is quickly becoming the largest repository of information in the world[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia].  And every article has been created and maintained by volunteers, hobbyists, and amateur enthusiasts in just about every field.  Don't  make the mistake, however, of thinking that makes it less reliable than its ink and paper peers:  an in-depth study by Nature Magazine conducted by a panel of science experts showed that Wikipedia's accuracy was on par with that of Encyclopedia Britannica, and perhaps better[http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/15/1352207&from=rss].  What's most impressive about Wikpedia, and wiki software in general, is how well it enables collaboration among people across distance, time, and culture.  In fact -- this article was written collaboratively on the personal wiki site of one of the authors.
+But what does any of this Web 2.0 stuff have to do with the church? Wikipedia brings a diverse host of people together, and through their communal effort they make something much greater than any of them could do on their own.  There are many users who combine to make one wiki, and each person brings a different kind of knowledge.  To Christians, this should sound familiar.  Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12, "There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit...to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good...the body is one and has many members."
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-==Highlight why Web 2.0 meshes well with Presbyterian structures.==
-Wikipedia brings a diverse host of people together, and through their communal effort they make something much greater than any of them could do on their own.  There are many users who combine to make one wiki, and each person brings a different kind of knowledge.  To Christians, this should sound familiar.    Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12,  "There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit...to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good...the body is one and has many members."
 A website like Wikipedia is one body made up of many members, and each member contributes to the body with the gifts that they are given.  These ideas should seem familiar to Christians, and especially for Presbyterians.  Many churches use the phrase, "every member is a minister."  In a similar manner many "Web 2.0" sites are founded on the idea that "every user is an editor."  Our polity states that "the nature of Presbyterian order is such that it shares power and responsibility," (G-4.0302).  "Web 2.0" sites share power and responsibility with millions of users on a daily basis.
 Other values important to Presbyterians are embodied in "Web 2.0," like diversity, inclusiveness, and opening membership and leadership to all people.  Anyone can edit Wikipeida, create a Facebook page or upload a photo to Flickr, and on these sites it doesn't matter what you wear, where you work, or how much money you make.  People are valued for what they have contributed to the community.  And like Presbyterian polity, the openness of "Web 2.0" allows for minority voices to be heard instead of being drowned out by the majority.
 *Give a few brief hypothetical/real life examples of Presbyterians using Web 2.0

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 ==Highlight why Web 2.0 meshes well with Presbyterian structures.==
-(you're the expert here--I'm still a "noob" Presbyterian!)
+Wikipedia brings a diverse host of people together, and through their communal effort they make something much greater than any of them could do on their own.  This effort is achieved by giving people the freedom and power to edit the articles that they think they know best.  There are many users, but one wiki, and each person brings a different kind of knowledge.  As Presbyterians, these kind of ideas should sound familiar.  Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12,  "There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit...to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good...the body is one and has many members."
-*Every member a minister = every member an editor/author/contributor
-G-4.0302 "The nature of Presbyterian order is such that it shares power and responsibility.
+"Web 2.0" sites like Wikipedia, Facebook and YouTube are one body made up of many members, and each member contributes to the body with the gifts that they are given.  Being Presbyterian and being "Web 2.0" is very complementary.   Many churches use the phrase, "every member a minister," while many websites today are founded on the idea of "every user an editor."  Our polity states that "the nature of Presbyterian order is such that it shares power and responsibility," (G-4.0302), and in a similar manner author-ity is shared in many of the most popular web destinations today.
-G-4.0403 "The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) shall give full expression to the rich diversity within its membership and shall provide means which will assure a greater inclusiveness leading to wholeness in its emerging life."
+There are other values important to us as Presbyterians, that are embodied in "Web 2.0" sites, like diversity, inclusiveness, and opening membership and leadership to all people.  Anyone can edit Wikipeida, create a Facebook page or upload a photo to Flickr.  Users of these sites are then valued not on where they live, how much money they have or what job they have, but instead are judged on what they have contributed to the community.  This openness also allows for voices that would normally be lost in the masses to be heard, much like our polity protects the rights and voices of those in the minority.
 *Give a few brief hypothetical/real life examples of Presbyterians using Web 2.0
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	W-1.4003 "In Jesus Christ, the Church is a royal priesthood in which worship is the work of everyone."		W-1.4003 "In Jesus Christ, the Church is a royal priesthood in which worship is the work of everyone."
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		+	1 Corinthians 12:7 "To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good."
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	*Discern as a community = creating as a community		*Discern as a community = creating as a community

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 (you're the expert here--I'm still a "noob" Presbyterian!)
 *Every member a minister = every member an editor/author/contributor
 *Discern as a community = creating as a community
 *Allows for minority voices to be heard while the majority still make the decisions