SOCIAL MEDIA IMPLICATIONS ON CHRISTIAN YOUTHS IN SELECTEDCHURCHES OF OYO TOWNSHIP
Communicationisaninevitableandindispensablephenomenonintheworldofhumanity.Andfromcreationtothepresenttime,manhasdevelopedvariousmediaofsendingandreceivingmessages.Inourcontemporaryperiod,socialmediahascometostayasmajorchannelsofcommunicationglobally.Thisstudythereforeunderscoresthesocialmediaanditsi...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Religions' educator
Year: 2021, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 137-144 |
| Further subjects: | B
Church
B Oyo Township B Social media B Youth B Communication |
| Summary: | Communicationisaninevitableandindispensablephenomenonintheworldofhumanity.Andfromcreationtothepresenttime,manhasdevelopedvariousmediaofsendingandreceivingmessages.Inourcontemporaryperiod,socialmediahascometostayasmajorchannelsofcommunicationglobally.ThisstudythereforeunderscoresthesocialmediaanditsimplicationsonChristianyouthsinselectedchurchesofOyoTownship.Thestudyadopteddescriptiveresearchdesignwiththeuseofstructuredquestionnaires;guidedbyfiveresearchquestions.Onehundred(100)respondentsweredrawnfromten(10)churchesthroughtheuseofsystematicrandomsampling.Thesechurchescutacrossmain-line,PentecostalandAfricanIndependentChurches.Datawereanalyzedusingfrequencycounts,tablesandpercentagemethod.ThestudyrevealedthatsocialmediaaregrosslyabusedespeciallyamongChristianyouthsbothwithinandoutsidethechurch.Itisalsodiscoveredthatsocialmediacanbeofgreatbenefitstotheyouthsandthechurchifproperlychanneled.Itwasthereforerecommendedthat;parentsandguardiansshouldbeproactiveandresponsibletomonitor,cautionandeducatetheirwardsinordertocurbexcesses.Thechurchalsoshouldpositivelyengagetheyouthviasocialmediabyorganizingseminars,conferencesanddissemination of Bible studies and gospel messages. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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