Ron Smith, a San Diego pastor, was reading What Would Google Do? the book by Jeff Jarvis. When he got to the New Ethic chapter, page 91, he saw a connection between the Google “rules” as articulated by Jarvis, and his work in the church.
Behold, Google rules reinterpreted biblically:
Make mistakes well. As I write my Doctorate I am learning that one of the most detestable things about the church is hypocrisy. When we as “believers” make a mistake we should admit it. Admitting errors makes you believable.
Life is beta. Life is a test. We, Christians, of all people should know this one. Life is dress rehearsal, quit acting like you have it figured out. Marrissa Mayers, VP of Google stated, “Innovation, not instant perfect perfection.” That should be our message. Sanctification, not perfection. I have not arrived. I am still learning about faith, life, marriage, hope, joy, peace, love. Just when I think I have mastered the fruit thing, I find myself out of season. Then I have to wait for the next growth opportunity to sprout fruit.
Be Honest. No comment on this one. Tell the truth!
Be transparent. Admittedly I was hesistant to blog, Twitter or Facebook. I mean how far do you go telling everybody exactly what you are doing at every moment and how long can we post the most creative stuff for the social platform world to be amazed. Well, soon I learned that all knowledge may be helpful but it may not be appropriate. Point: Let people know you struggle, hurt, or that you just don’t have it all together. Let people know you are happy, full of joy, excited and ready to tackle the world.
Collaborate. The beauty of the body is the body working together. Thank you Lord my toes don’t compete to be fingers. Can you imagine the war when it came time to type, or eat?
Don’t be evil. Treat others like you want to be treated.What would Google do? Well, I think Google just reinforced the teachings of Christ. I know its cheesy but…sounds to me like Google asked, “What Would Jesus Do?
Smith concludes, “Sorry, it’s the preacher in me.”
Via Jeff’s BuzzMachine, “OMG.”
RELATED: If you believe Henry Blodget’s headline — Facebook Could Kill Google — Google ought to start praying. The stats are pretty interesting, but not life-threatening. Facebook is growing at an astounding pace. It could surpass Google in terms of total worldwide unique visitors by late-2011 or early-2012.