With the emphasis these days on web 2.0, there are new opportunities for the Church. What if we used the web to create dialogue groups following worship? The congregation could join these groups and participate in a dialogue during the week after the worship service. These groups would focus on the sermon, discussing it together. A moderator would be needed to help keep the group on track. The preacher could participate if so inclined. The purpose of the group would be to reflect on and let the sermon sink in. It would not be an opportunity to put down the preacher or reject his message. The opportunity for people to deepen their faith is great. Would this work in your Church?

The technology for this already exists. It could be implemented as a blog or web log, whereby members could sign in and write their comments on each sermon. The main posting could be a summary of the sermon. By limiting comments to existing members and moderating the discussion, the spammers would be limited. It would also be helpful to come up with rules of etiquette for these discussion groups. The moderator could be a staff member if appropriate. The time frame for the comments would be the week after the sermon was preached. That would put a time box on the discussion, since a new sermon will come along after a week. The preacher could read these comments and gather feedback on the sermon that would take a 100 phone calls to elicit. So this becomes a win-win situation.