Guidelines
1. Usually people who are leading the program will be responsible for posting a summary or a list of questions/comments that came up during the night. Not every program will be posted, depending on its nature.
2. Anyone is welcome to comment – whether you were physically at Genesis for that night or not. Your comments can include thoughts, ideas, questions or even responses to other people’s comments.
3. When you do comment, please be considerate and gentle in how you word your thoughts. Because it is a virtual setting and we’re not talking to people face to face, it’s easy to forget to watch our tone, especially when we’re just typing. Be careful in how you say things, because you don’t want people to misinterpret you. If you need to, read your own comment first before posting it as it cannot be deleted afterwards.
4. Likewise it’s easy to misinterpret someone else’s comments especially if you weren’t there for the program. You may not know the context of the comments made. To minimize misunderstanding, ask for clarification or elaboration instead of making assumptions or jumping to conclusions about any comments people make.
5. When you respond to someone else’s comment in particular, pay attention to your wording. If you are challenging someone’s idea, please do so with humility and gentleness. It should not come off as judgmental or condemning in word or tone. Rather, simply pose a question, instead of making assumptions about the person’s character. While it is true that we need to be challenged by each other in order to grow, having grace ensures that the process takes place in a loving and supportive environment. (see below Colossians 4:6)
6. The purpose of the blog is NOT for debate or arguments. We don’t want negative feelings to be stirred up towards the blog or one another in the fellowship because of disagreements that are expressed inappropriately. While it’s a place for people to speak, we should make sure that we can have discussion peacefully and harmoniously.
7. The focus of the blog is to expound on issues that we’ve touched on in our programs. I would advise you to not share issues that are too deep or personal (you probably dont want to anyway). But if someone does comment on something sensitive, we would ask everyone out of respect to keep any information within the boundaries of the online discussion.
Thanks!
1Thessolonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
Colossians 4:6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
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