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W hen we

look at the
point). Believe it or not, both were cut- A
pages of the
New Tes-

tament, we
see the writ-
ings of St. Paul. Do you know what
he was writing with? A pen. Do you
know what he was writing on? Paper

(technically papyrus, but you get the

ting-edge technologies back in the ccording to Barna research, L ike St.
Paul, the
day. From our humble beginnings, the most common way Mil- 21st-
the church has always found ways lennials (18 to 29) are blend- century
to communicate the Gospel message ing their faith and technol- church I n short, technol-
through any and all means avail- ogy is through the digital has an ogy needs theological

able. Now it's our turn to shape the reading of Scripture. It’s an unimaginable opportunity guidance; it cannot
next era in church history. You have a escalating trend, considering in social media to extend serve very well as its
role in determining where the church there are just as many You- the borders of God's King- own god. And the-
goes next and it largely depends on Version (the free Bible phone dom online. The methods ology. has its own
internal imperative to address
your response to two words: social app) downloads as there are have changed, but the mes-
media. But the underlying power in Instagram downloads. And sage remains the same. Social technology ; Therology is is

social media is not the technology or BibleGateway.com has become media requires a new way of a reflection on the ultimate
the platforms or Gangnam style. The one of the top Christian web- thinking. It moves the church sacred, center of life,meaning
and value and it cannot rest
power comes from human beings con- sites today.Seven out of 10 from her position of the dis-
necting with one another all around of practising Christian Mil- tributor of religious instruc- in silence or error with respect
the globe. lennials (70%) read Scrip- tion to participatory and open to technology , the dominat-
ing force in contemporary
ture on a screen. One-third of source.
life.
all Millennials say they read
sacred Scripture on a phone
or online, demonstrating how
broadly the digital trends are
shaping this generation.

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