Comments for OLD, OLD STORY NEW, NEW MEDIA at http://www.pres-outlook.org , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.pres-outlook.org Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:16:19 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.pres-outlook.org/news-and-analysis3/1-news-a-analysis/9646-old-old-story-new-new-media.html#comment-5196 The OUTLOOK (Feb. 8, 2010 — “Old, old story, new, new media”) — was right on! Of course, that isn’t the only way and we need also to build relationships, which is difficult to do through technology. Back in the 1960s, we (First Church, Higginsville, Mo.) helped raise funds to build a retirement/nursing home. One of the deacons … was concerned about their not having church services. He suggested connecting the churches with the home through a telephone line. (He) worked for the local telephone company, which was owned by (two women) who later became elders. So, we started broadcasting services by telephone, which could be moved from church to church, if they joined the hookup. Our Session agreed to go out on Communion Sundays and serve Communion to the residents while our members were being served. How long this continued after I moved to another community, I do not know. But it is a good example (of) how new ideas come into existence through laypersons who use their everyday experiences. Thank God for dedicated and innovative laypersons! James N. Murray, honorably retired Harrisburg, N.C. - James N. Murray Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:42:44 +0100