期刊名称：Advances in the Study of Information and Religion
印刷版ISSN：2161-0177
出版年度：2014
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：5
出版社：Kent State University
摘要：This paper examines the process of a modern mission agency's transition from desktop and server-based systems to social media and cloud-based solutions. Mission agencies have existed since the 1850s and represent early implementations of globally distributed collaborative groups. This study examines the process of one mission agency working through the transition to modern social computing to create and share knowledge between the home office, missionaries, donors, and churches.
关键词：social media; mission agency; Gordon Pask; conversation theory; Karl Weick; sensemaking; Etienne Wenger; community of practice; participatory network
