Where is Christianity heading? The German theologian Helmut Thielicke once commented, “The Gospel must be constantly 1 forwarded to a new address because its recipient is repeatedly changing his place of residence.” This is a very challenging yetRead more…
1 piece of the puzzle: mobile phones on a g-string
With the growing popularity of social networks like twitter, facebook, and others, the internet has become a key part in developing community. These venues also become opportunities to connect people with God’s word. Of course it first must be availableRead more…
Media and Technology – Moving Forward Together
Wherever we live in today’s globalized and pluralistic world, information and communication technologies increasingly influence and impact our human lives, our Christian witness and our Christian ministries. I write this as an apologist and ethicist involved in educating journalists andRead more…
New Media, Social Networking and ministry
Each year I have the privilege of teaching some classes on new media and ministry at Media Village’s School of Video Production. Since most of the persons on the course are not theologically trained we spend the first day discussingRead more…
Church & NGO’s reaching critical mass in Africa.
The Lausanne movement will be seeking technologies for world church organizations to reach the critical mass, in engaging and transforming lives, and ultimately providing God’s grace through church networks. With my colleagues and mentors, we seek to see where weRead more…
Church & NGO’s reaching critical mass in Africa.
The Lausanne movement will be seeking technologies for world church organizations to reach the critical mass, in engaging and transforming lives, and ultimately providing God’s grace through church networks. With my colleagues and mentors, we seek to see where weRead more…
On-the-Grounders Missing Media-Generated Inquirers
The number of people online and exploring faith issues is staggering. So also those responding to broadcast/radio/satellite and replying via mobile phone! I won’t attempt to cite statistics here, but what a friend of mine said is most assuredly true:Read more…
The Floating Communities
Before the creation of airplanes, there were boats and ships! Like planes, ships are evolutionary machines. They have gone from small boats to supper tankers, from fishing boats to cruise ships, from tug boats to container ships, from sail boatsRead more…
The Floating Communities
Before the creation of airplanes, there were boats and ships! Like planes, ships are evolutionary machines. They have gone from small boats to supper tankers, from fishing boats to cruise ships, from tug boats to container ships, from sail boatsRead more…
The Floating Communities
Before the creation of airplanes, there were boats and ships! Like planes, ships are evolutionary machines. They have gone from small boats to supper tankers, from fishing boats to cruise ships, from tug boats to container ships, from sail boatsRead more…