Preparing Pastors For Digital Church: 3 Reasons Why Seminaries Should Require Courses In Hybrid Ministry
Theology, Technology, Digital Ministry, Seminary, Pastors Stacy Dandridge Theology, Technology, Digital Ministry, Seminary, Pastors Stacy Dandridge

Preparing Pastors For Digital Church: 3 Reasons Why Seminaries Should Require Courses In Hybrid Ministry

Post pandemic, some churches returned to their traditional ways of doing church; because when people don’t know what to do, they do what they know how to do. Tod Bolsinger, author of Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory says it this way, “when we get to moments of deep disorientation, we often try to reorient around old ways of doing things. We go back to what we know how to do. We keep canoeing even though there is no river.” [1] The river is drying up. The old ways of doing ministry have changed and continue to change rapidly.

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Going Where The Camels Can’t Go: Adopting A Theology of Technology for the Church
Theology, Technology, Digital Ministry Stacy Dandridge Theology, Technology, Digital Ministry Stacy Dandridge

Going Where The Camels Can’t Go: Adopting A Theology of Technology for the Church

A theology of technology centralizes God and God’s message while using the tools of technology (cameras, social media, live streaming, etc.) to magnify and propel the reach of the message. A healthy theology of technology emphasizes the importance of balance and affirms that technology is not a replacement for physical community, nor does it seek to replace the sacraments…

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