Community, Discipleship, and Social Media
As Christian educators how should we view social media? Friend or enemy? Embrace or ignore? Encourage or discourage it? How does social media affect relationships, especially relationships in terms of community and discipleship? Can social media be used as part of a discipleship strategy? The uses o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
[2015]
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Christian education journal
Year: 2015, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 375-383 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society RF Christian education; catechetics RH Evangelization; Christian media |
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| Summary: | As Christian educators how should we view social media? Friend or enemy? Embrace or ignore? Encourage or discourage it? How does social media affect relationships, especially relationships in terms of community and discipleship? Can social media be used as part of a discipleship strategy? The uses of social media are evident in many congregations today. This article explores the philosophical, theological, and practical questions about the uses of social media as part of a discipleship strategy. Who are the people using social media and how does their use affect the church's discipleship strategy? The article concludes by recommending some key questions that ministry leaders must ask if they are to consider using social media as part of their discipleship strategy. |
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| ISSN: | 2378-525X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christian education journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/073989131501200209 |