Technology and the General Assembly

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/JfsgEZ6mMXs" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Here is a short video highlight of tat memorable Summer way back in 2000. We toured round Scotland in a period of 6 days and connected with hundreds of people as we took our multimedia service into cathedrals and churches. Our idea was that we needed to raise funds to get our media project off the ground. in Bo'ness. Its amazing that 9 years on we have SANCTUS MEDIA working out of the church as a media production company as part of our congregation's ministry. This week we will be streaming the General Assembly out live to the world. And to think it all started with a Bike Ride. If someone looked up the minutes of the Assembly for the year 2000 I think they'd find it mentioned. I was trying to get sponsorship for the ride. Who knows where technology will take us in the next ten years. let's hope that SANCTUS MEDIA can continue to be a servant to the church throughout Scotland. One of the most memorable evenings was the night we played in Glasgow Cathedral. I think there must have been about 400 people turn up that night. Recently i met someone who told me it was such a meaningful service. we had an opportunity for people to respond. I remember thinking the queues would never end as people came forward for anointing with oil and to receive a stone. It would be great to hear from anyone who was there that evening. What were your thoughts? I think this idea could be resurrected and tried out again next Summer. Scotland is just a fantastic place to cycle if the weather is good. If you were cycling that week as part of the Challenge let's hear from you.
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Posted By: Helmut   On: 19 May 2009   At: 7:37pm

Yes indeed your media work really is remarkable and I keep pointing it out to others.

I will try and watch some of the General Assembly,

using my trusty Mac and a notebook running on Linux.

In this part of Germany just now we are trying to weather a regional upheaval in the way our church administration is using IT (yet another official go at it, the previous one having been an disaster.). Next, three protestant state churches will merge to form “Nordkirche” (Northern Church) in the North of Germany, another upheaval tying down local work for some time to come. But then this it might be the point where “internet media” beyond downloadable pdfs might be introduced over here.

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