Pastoral Geeks?

Tim Bednar of e-church has a prophetic word for spiritual bloggers,
The next Billy Graham will be a geek.

Tim's revelation comes, in part, from a recent report from the Pew organization on America's use of the internet. He sees the findings as adding support to his theories on how the internet is changing the congregation.

"Religion [internet] surfers differ from the general population primarily in terms of the place of religion in their lives. 84% of Religion Surfers belong to a religious community such as a church or synagogue, compared to 68% of the general population. They are also more likely than those in the general public to attend services at least weekly, by a margin of 58% to 39%.

"Furthermore, the relationship fostered by the Internet provide essential "decision making" feedback for individuals whether then are buying a car or looking for spiritual answers. This is also true offline. New research shows that, "two-thirds of all economic activity in the US is influenced by shared opinions about a product, brand or service."

"People no longer rely on a single authority (politician, doctor or pastor) for answers. Individuals seek out a variety of appropriate people and resources for different situations, "

So take heart Jordon.