Digital Literacies for Ministry: A Qualitative Study of Theological Educators Preparing Students for New Media Engagement

The proliferation of religious and spiritual practices in new media spaces presents challenges and opportunities for religious leaders—and for the people who train them. This article reports on an interview-based study of theological educators actively engaged in preparing their students with skills...

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Authors: Oliver, Kyle Matthew (Author) ; Kimball, Elisabeth M. (Author) ; Williams-Duncan, Stacy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Ecclesial practices
Year: 2020, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 117-137
IxTheo Classification:FB Theological education
KBQ North America
RH Evangelization; Christian media
Further subjects:B Theological Education
B leadership practices
B digital literacies for ministry
B New Media
B digital literacy
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Summary:The proliferation of religious and spiritual practices in new media spaces presents challenges and opportunities for religious leaders—and for the people who train them. This article reports on an interview-based study of theological educators actively engaged in preparing their students with skills and experiences for online engagement. We present and discuss seven digital literacies for ministry that emerged from our thematic analysis of transcript data and were subsequently refined with a subset of study participants. We conclude with a brief discussion of new initiatives this research has prompted.
ISSN:2214-4471
Contains:Enthalten in: Ecclesial practices
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22144417-bja10008