February 27, 2009 in
Conferences with
- 4:21 AM henryjz - We’re all introducing ourselves.
- 4:22 AM henryjz - missed the first three
- 4:22 AM henryjz - Scot Overpeck here @soverpeck
- 4:22 AM henryjz - the tweetup is streaming live at
- 4:23 AM henryjz - LV from Catalyst is here
- 4:23 AM henryjz - Dawn Carter is here @decart
- 4:23 AM henryjz - @GregAtkinson is here
- 4:23 AM henryjz - Cynthia Ware is here
- 4:24 AM henryjz - operates blog called Digital Sanctuary
- 4:24 AM henryjz - digitalsanctuary.org
- 4:24 AM henryjz - @djchuang is here… master connector!
- 4:24 AM henryjz - Dawn Nicole Baldwin with Aspire One and Jarbyco
- 4:25 AM henryjz - @artisanwarrior is here
- 4:25 AM henryjz - I’m here @henryjz!
- 4:27 AM henryjz - @jonathanhochan is here… responsible for theideacamplive.com
- 4:29 AM henryjz - charles asks: “who inspires you”
- 4:30 AM henryjz - cynthia ware: “Erwin McManus”
- 4:30 AM henryjz - Greg Atkinson: “Apple”
- 4:30 AM henryjz - they think through everything they do… there is intentionality there
- 4:31 AM henryjz - been able to build up a cult-like following and inspire
- 4:33 AM henryjz - Greg: my kids because of creativity
- 4:35 AM henryjz - how do you stay creative?
- 4:35 AM henryjz - what happens between childhood and adulthood to stifle that?
- 4:36 AM henryjz - journal
- 4:36 AM henryjz - take your inner artist out for a date
- 4:37 AM henryjz - cross pollinating ideas from different areas
- 4:38 AM henryjz - challenge: choose a workshop that is outside of your area at The Idea Camp
- 4:39 AM henryjz - connect with people from different generations and belief systems
- 4:40 AM henryjz - create space for creativity
- 4:43 AM henryjz - get over the fear of failing (LV)
- 4:46 AM henryjz - Dawn Carter: when you are plugged in with our Creator
- 4:46 AM henryjz - using creativity as worship
- 4:47 AM henryjz - Charles: How do you intentionally collaborate
- 4:47 AM henryjz - Charles: i meet with ppl even without knowing why and seeing where it goes
- 4:48 AM henryjz - you never know who you are mentoring… the next human being you meet might be a friend for life
- 4:49 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal is here!
- 4:52 AM henryjz - LV: the leaders i meet aren’t content with just meeting the ppl they know
- 4:52 AM henryjz - leaders are out there trying to find out what others are doing in effort to stay cutting edge
- 4:53 AM henryjz - reaching outside of their natural spheres
- 4:53 AM henryjz - Charles: what do you see in the future? on the horizon?
- 4:55 AM henryjz - LV just smacked down by Dawn Carter!
- 4:56 AM henryjz - Dawn Carter… maybe we are being elitist by our tech savviness
- 4:56 AM henryjz - Greg Atkinson: we need to help ppl get connected
- 4:58 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal sometimes there are just ppl who aren’t “wired” to be wired
- 5:00 AM henryjz - cynthia ware: we need to do both/and… respect those who are wired and those who aren’t
- 5:03 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal it’s hard to control the transparency so it scares ppl
- 5:05 AM henryjz - @soverpeck our online or offline interactions need to be about the ppl… we need to reach our community where they are
- 5:06 AM henryjz - @GregAtkinson Twitter becomes an instant news
- 5:06 AM henryjz - @GregAtkinson his wife just texted him because she sees him on the live feed
- 5:16 AM henryjz - twitter is becoming quicker than news outlets
- 5:16 AM henryjz - correction are quicker than news outlets
- 5:20 AM henryjz - ha! how do you do a presentation when ppl are looking at their puters and phones
- 5:20 AM henryjz - @soverpeck most ppl now are living online and aren’t just being anonymous so it is becoming more real
- 5:24 AM henryjz - @GregAtkinson how did being on the frontlines of being on the streets become passion for @hardlynormal and Charles Lee
- 5:24 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: I don’t have a choice
- 5:26 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: I’m just a guy out there trying to scream out loud to make ppl see the plight of the homeless
- 5:27 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: the avg Christian spends more on dog food than on giving to the poor
- 5:28 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: we need to have a compassion focus, rather than a sales quota of souls
- 5:30 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: I just do… I just want to take action… I do what I can do… today I took a homeless man to Sizzler who hadn’t had a steak in 10 years
- 5:31 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: properity is OK, but feed a homeless person every now and again or whatever you can do for social justice
- 5:31 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: we can all DO something… let’s not just think about it
- 5:33 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: invisiblepeople.tv
- 5:34 AM henryjz - @GregAtkinson: reading from Proverbs “When you’re kind to the poor, you’re honouring God” over @hardlynormal
- 5:40 AM henryjz - @charlestlee: it can be easier to be jaded but as you hear individual stories, it changes you
- 5:40 AM henryjz - @charlestlee: we have to allocate time to spend with ppl on the streets
- 5:41 AM henryjz - @charlestlee: how do we live within our contexts to live generously
- 5:44 AM henryjz - @GregAtkinson: when you start remembering names of ppl, then you remember and care
- 5:45 AM henryjz - @GregAtkinson: we give homeless needy when we remember their names and talk to them using their names… ask Holy
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- 5:45 AM henryjz - ask Holy Spirit intentionally to help you remember
- 5:46 AM henryjz - @decart: the role of story brings ppl together
- 5:48 AM henryjz - @charlestlee: as leadership, we need practical examples/scenarios that we’re not in to empower ppl
- 5:49 AM henryjz - @charlestlee: we need to raise our level of expertise in order to help people help people
- 5:51 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: God works through commitment
- 5:58 AM henryjz - www.hardlynormal.com
- 6:00 AM henryjz - @marcpayan: we need to be “in our call” and reaffirm those who are “in their call”
- 6:02 AM henryjz - @decart: Acts 11:23 over @hardlynormal
- 6:02 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: the transparency and tech will wipe out “Magic Jesus”
- 6:04 AM henryjz - @GregAtkinson: we need to give our kids a holistic view of the world
- 6:06 AM henryjz - @charlestlee: we need to model justice with our kids
- 6:10 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: homelessness is a breakdown in family in his experience
- 6:11 AM henryjz - @marcpayan: 3x as many animal shelters as domestic abuse shelters
- 6:13 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: wouldn’t it be great if the church and social services could just get along and share their strengths
- 6:15 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: at xmas, churches give too many toys to homless; they don’t have storage for that stuff… it’s well-meant but not needed
- 6:27 AM henryjz - @GregAtkinson: the future of the church is “messy”
- 6:27 AM henryjz - @decart: it’s not a mess to God
- 6:30 AM henryjz - @soverpeck: Jesus’ ministry was messy… he was around messy ppl
- 6:30 AM henryjz - @CatalystLeader: says it’s all good (the conversation, so far that is)
- 6:31 AM henryjz - @CatalystLeader wants an iPhone
- 6:32 AM henryjz - @hardlynormal: twitpic.com/uslo
- 6:43 AM henryjz - @henryjz: go out and read “Fasting” by Scot McKnight!
- 6:45 AM henryjz - @GregAtkinson: we need to start with ppl where we have something in common
- 6:47 AM henryjz - we’re calling it a night!
- 6:47 AM henryjz - at least for the tweet up
- 6:47 AM henryjz - see you tomorrow!!!
OK, got to fix the time labelling!