Godblogcon Track
The Missional Church in the Internet Age
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, GBCS1 S210
Andrew Jones, social entrepreneur and mission consultant, will explore the phenomenal rise of faith blogging over teh past decade and what it will take to see the church fully utilize this window of opportunity. Born in New Zealand but has been living in the UK for 4 years.
Andrew is married to Debbie (American) and we have 5 kids born in USA,
Australia and Czech Republic. Andrew has been a pastor for 9 years and a
missionary for many more. He has been a mission consultant for the Baptist
General Convention of Texas, Dawn Ministries and have been the Director of
the Boaz Project for the past 8 years. His work has taken him to over 40
countries and has focused on the global emerging culture. He began blogging
in 1997 with and in 2001 reached the Number 3 top blogspot blog (Blogger
Forum, 2002). Currently Andrew blogs at www.tallskinnykiwi.com.
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Sept. 20 at 11:00 AM: GODBLOGCON: The Missional Church in the Internet Age
Renewed Minds Online: The Internet, Media Ecology and the Christian Consciousness
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM, GBCS2
Media do not merely carry content; they also create mentalities, sensibilities, and intuitions. As the medium of the internet has developed, few of its practitioners have considered how this new form of communication affects the larger ecosystem of culture and human interaction. We tend to assume that all new technologies (since they make certain aspects of our lives easier) must bring unalloyed progress for humanity. Christians should pause to consider how the habits and capacities encouraged by this new technology offer benefits and obstacles to our ability to reflect, converse, and act wisely in our cultural moment. Ken Myers, host and producer of the MARS HILL AUDIO Journal, will encourage such pausing by exploring several dominant aspects of the media ecology shaped by the internet in general and by blogging in particular. Host and producer of the MARS HILL AUDIO Journal.
Godbloggers & Hollywood: The Role of Godbloggers in the Entertainment Industry & Why They Should Care
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM, GBCS3
The role of the God-bloggers in the entertainment industry and why they should care: The internet has offered unparalleled opportunities for people of faith to break out of the religious ghetto and allow their ideas to be accessed by people who may not agree with them. What is the role of the Godbloggers in the mainstream media culture and how should Godbloggers write, keeping in mind that they are writing for people who may not agree with their beliefs? Mark Joseph is a multi-media producer, columnist and author. His books include Pop Goes Religion, Faith, God & Rock ‘n’ Roll , and The Rock & Roll Rebellion. His writings have appeared in publications like Billboard Magazine, Beliefnet, Christianity Today, The Jewish Press, Fox, NRO, and others.
Joseph is an award winning record producer who produced the rock soundtrack for The Passion Of The Christ featuring Lauryn Hill, Scott Stapp of Creed, MxPx, Blink 182, P.O.D. and others and has also supervised the international releases of over 70 records and produced the music for dozens of television commercials. He is founder and president of Bully Pulpit Records
He has produced two short films, The Bridge & Cupid, and developed and/or marketed 18 films including Ray, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, I Am David, Holes and others and is currently developing/producing four feature films, The Crusader, In His Steps Monkey Trial, and Sensei. Joseph is also a co-founder and president of the board of the Damah Film Festival.
He has also worked extensively as a TV host and producer having anchored The Entertainment Report for Group W and CNN, then spending five year as host and producer of NHK TV's The Interview, an international talk show that featured Joseph interviewing public figures like Jay Leno, Larry King, Charlton Heston, George Gallup, Gloria Allred and others.
Mr. Joseph also spent a decade as U.S. correspondent for two radio stations, Tokyo FM and FM Yokohama for whom he reported daily from Los Angeles and covered the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles in 2000 for the Talk America Radio Network.
GBC Round Table Conversation
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, GBCS4
An attendee favorite, this session is a massive gathering of top Godbloggers to converse about the issues addressed throughout the day as well as issues relevant to the Godblogging community both today and in the future. The best part is, your GodblogCon allows you to participate in this community brainstorming session of leading Godbloggers and fellow visionaries. GBC Speakers & Sponsors Dinner
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, GBCS5
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