TED's Chris Anderson and Pentecostals

TED's Chris Anderson has a mesmerizing video presentation on how YouTube is driving artistic and philanthropic innovation around the world.

The concept is simple: If someone in Japan sees a cool dance video, they not only want to imitate it, they want to individualize it and make it better. Then someone in Denmark sees the Japanese video and does the same. Then someone in Chile sees . . .

This has happened in Christian circles, especially in one much-imitated video that has probably been individualized in more churches and related videos than any other. This one has been seen 10m times over and used in churches worldwide.

It's a strong argument for developing the visual arts within our Pentecostal circles. One effective skit can share the gospel to the ends of the world.

The 18 minute talk doesn't seem long enough.

Q: The Christian TED

Q is the Christian equivalent of the highly regarded TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference. The basic concept is cutting edge minds, in their respective callings, share talks of no more than 18 minutes. Both offer incredible content to ponder and apply.

For instance, listen to "Christianity in 1,000 Years" by the co-creator of Wired magazine. You'll be thinking about his points for quite a while.

Then tell us what you think!