Why do I choose to get my news this way? Well, instead of a network news producer telling me what I should know about world events, a group of 325,000 users decide. Very democratically every person has a vote and decides if a story is good or bad. The more times a story is ‘dugg’ the greater the influence it has on society. Granted this is all affected by the users who tend to be more techno savvy (aka geeks) so some stories may be irrelevant. Thus, the need for more people to give their imput.

For awhile, I have read the stories, submitting myself to everyone else’s opinion on the most newsworthy events and most helpful information of the day. While I enjoyed benefiting from the top stories, I have come to realize my responsibility to lend my voice to the crowd, which at times can be anti-God. The simplest way is to digg or bury stories by voting. Next is to submit stories you think others should hear. Whether network or grassroots (blogs), bringing opinions and ideas to the masses that will start to change thinking is part of bringing light to a dark world. Lastly, joining the people around the digital watercooler and commenting on stories.

Do You Digg?

From Jason Clark’s Blog review of Emerging Churches, by Eddie Gibbs, Ryan Bolger:

1. Re-centering on the kingdom of God.
2. Engaging culture with out a sacred and secular distinction.
3. Communal: Faith as communal experience.
4. Listening to the outsider.
5. Serving those in need without ulterior motives.
6. Involving participants in worship.
6. Valuing Creativity/Arts.
7. Leading through networks than top down hierarchies.
8. Ancient and Avant Garde

From exagorazo from an article on Urbana.org:

1. Having a high threshold for membership
(high expectations for believers)
2. Being real, not real religious
(being transparent, authentic, with one foot in “the world.”)
3. Teaching to obey rather than to know
(a practical faith)
4. Rewriting worship every week
(Creative, participatory Sunday morning services)
5. Living apostolically
(each believer as a missionary)
6. Expecting to change the world
(aggressively engaged in transforming communities)
7. Ordering actions according to purpose.
(Ruthless aligning of resources with mission)
8. Measuring growth by capacity to release rather than retain.
(Not megachurches but multiplying churches)
9. Placing kingdom concerns first
(in contrast to denomination first. Thus, cooperation with other churches)