Wiki

A wiki is a community website where the members can add, delete or modify the content to provide the best product or information. The wiki is the child of the whole community. Some wiki's have few rules. Some have many rules for posting or modifying. "Wiki" in Hawaiian means "fast," presumably because the wiki changes very quickly as a result of changes in circumstances, history, interpretation, and knowledge. The most popular wiki is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia.

 

"Wikipedia is about as good a source of accurate information as Britannica, the venerable standard-bearer of facts about the world around us."  www.CNET.com  

 

Wiki's survive because they are reliable. They would move to obscurity if they proved to be untrustworthy. Who wants a source of bad information? Wiki's are sought out because they are open/transparent and are honest in terms of reflecting the community.

 

Jesus calls us to a large dose of authenticity, openness, inclusiveness, integrity, service and "looking out for one another" community. We, the Church, are also the best hope for a rapidly changing world. Jesus says the world may pass away, but his Word will not (also see Isaiah 55:11.)

 

So how "wiki" are we? Does the entire community have a stake on our church? Are we completely open in our dealings, with a minimum of rules which we employ to keep us honest? Do we provide service to a broken world and not just to ourselves? Do we change rapidly when the hurts of the world call for it (without losing our core values?) Are we the best source of the unvarnished Truth? With God's help, I hope so.