Instant Accountability
With great power comes great responsibility. This is no more obvious than in online community. One tweet, one status update, one blog comment. That’s all it takes for you to nearly instantaneously be reprimanded, humbled, or challenged. While many may see that as a negative, we should see it as a positive. We would be mindful to remember that online community should challenge us to carefully measure our words and to build one another up in love–not tear others down.
Growth of Networks and Resources for Missions and Church Planting
Online learning resources like Porterbrook have been instrumental in the development and training of leaders. Seminaries have online courses and degrees. Because of technological advances, learning and development are more accessible than ever. I just saw a seminary (from my denomination) that once spoke against online education now advertising for it on my Facebook page.
Prayer for an Area
Praying for a specific area is a regular practice in the lives of many believers. Thanks to Google maps and Google Earth, prayer for that can be done virtually. Praying for villages, people, neighborhoods, and communities you might never know existed is now as easy as pointing and clicking on a map.
Now that you’ve seen what others sent in, what positives might you add to the list?
