tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post911223483481552167..comments2023-08-26T06:24:00.597-06:00Comments on A Reasonable Imagination: Screens in Church: The New Stained Glass Windows?Robert Velardehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-71499132108082772472008-08-26T14:32:00.000-06:002008-08-26T14:32:00.000-06:00"If the influx of screens in churches is resulting..."If the influx of screens in churches is resulting in stifling intellectual thought by dazzling displays, then there's a problem. If people no longer feel a need to tote a physical Bible to church or if tech contributes to their neglect of the Word because the passages referenced are displayed on a screen, is that a problem? I think it can be."<BR/><BR/>True. We must be careful to use technology Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737176726360623655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-19732993531081880192008-08-26T11:58:00.000-06:002008-08-26T11:58:00.000-06:00Thanks for the comments, Karla. I completely agree...Thanks for the comments, Karla. I completely agree that the church consists of people, not buildings or technology. Style preferences, too, will vary from one Christian to another. These are, to some extent, matters of taste, not truth.<BR/><BR/>But when it comes to the implementation and use of multimedia technology in church, then the question is how is the tech being used and is it having a Robert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-5505390474132740862008-08-26T11:40:00.000-06:002008-08-26T11:40:00.000-06:00I enjoy and appreciate the artistic beauty of trad...I enjoy and appreciate the artistic beauty of traditional church buildings. I was sure to choose such a building for my wedding. But we have to remember that the early church met in homes quite frequently. I think the church is the people and not the building. Whether we meet in a home, a traditional church structure, a coffee shop, a park, a gym, a cafeteria in a school, a movie theater, a storeKarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737176726360623655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-59551174673454643462008-08-25T22:13:00.000-06:002008-08-25T22:13:00.000-06:00Thanks for the comments. Big screens do bother me,...Thanks for the comments. Big screens do bother me, but as you note, they don't bother everyone. What's more important is what's on the screen and the message that is being communicated.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the early church added 3,000 people in one day, but they did not all go to the same mega-church building to worship every week. The early church, as you probably know, met in small gatherings in Robert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-22419985674325002262008-08-25T21:49:00.000-06:002008-08-25T21:49:00.000-06:00I've been thinking about this as well recently. B...I've been thinking about this as well recently. Big screens don't bother me as long as the preaching is solid. It's just a tool like microphones and speakers. And as far as wondering when a church is too big, the early church added 3,000 people to their number in one day. I go to a pretty large church, and there's something about standing with several thousand people worshipping God, that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com