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Clark, a media technology company that supplies churches, is pioneering holographic technology that can create a life-size, three dimensional projection of a preacher on a platform. Blogger Tony Morgan<\/a> was given a preview at Clark’s offices near Atlanta. He writes, “Pricing is coming down quickly to the point that I won’t be surprised if we see this technology implemented in churches within the next 12 months.” <\/p>\n\t\t

Morgan took a photo of himself standing beside the holographic preacher.<\/p>\n\t\t

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What do you think? Like Morgan do you “love these days we live in,” or bemoan the loss of incarnate ministry? If the technology was affordable, would you consider it for your ministry?<\/p>\n\t\t

**UPDATE**<\/p>\n\t\t

This week film critic Roger Ebert, who has been unable to speak since cancer surgery removed his throat in 2006, debuted his “new voice” on the Oprah show<\/a>. The technology uses past recordings of Ebert’s voice to construct a digital replication. Whatever he types is read aloud by the computer in a voice remarkably like his own. <\/p>\n\t\t

The technology is still under development, but if combined with the holographic images being developed by Clark, this could be the solution to the succession dilemma facing many megachurches. Andy Stanley may well be the teaching pastor at North Point well into the 22nd century. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Clark, a media technology company that supplies churches, is pioneering holographic technology that can create a life-size, three dimensional projection of a preacher on a platform. Blogger Tony Morgan was given a preview at Clark’s offices near Atlanta. 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