What would you do if your church mounted a large, ugly face of a horrific animal or human outside of the sanctuary? Run? Hide? That is precisely what people used to do in medieval Europe. These distorted and grotesque statuesRead more…
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is one of several things that transcends beyond the boundaries of race, culture, and economics. Today, it has become a major topic in the United States media, especially in light of the football player Ray Rice’s situation being capturedRead more…
ebola outbreak
Before I began to write this entry I just happen to notice a breaking news report from CNN indicating, “more than 16,000 confirmed and suspected cases of Ebola in current West Africa outbreak.” The World Health Organization adds nearly 7,000Read more…
Media Engagement
Why does it media engagement matter? Taking the time to map engagement level to volume, share of voice and share of conversation is an excellent way to make a case for your engagement effort. Is your content receiving more sharesRead more…
Media and Communication
Itis has been shown that media can be a good thing and a bad thing. The media can support a cause or defeat the cause. I know that the media can communicate accurate and inaccurate information. Withoput the media weRead more…
Media and Communications in Our Globalized World – Lausanne Global Leadership Forum
This creative animated video from Straight Shooter Presentations shows the need to tell the gospel story through visual means. The gospel has spread through preaching and then through printing and must now also spread through visual portrayal. This presentation wasRead more…
A Perspective from the Media on Cultural Influence – Lausanne Global Leadership Forum
Media has an important role in making the gospel message more available, attractive, and plausible. Andy Crouch focuses particularly on the use of mass media, elite media, and social media. Andy Crouch is Executive Editor of Christianity Today. This presentationRead more…
Literacy, Orality and the Web
Which should come first: oral or print Scriptures? Maybe the question should be: which helps Scriptures become more localized?
The Christian Communicator: Insights from 2 Corinthians 4-5.
These reflections were shared as Bible messages at the Lausanne Regional Consultation on Media and the Gospel, Nov. 2012 by Bjørn Hinderaker, Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication. Four short reflections on 2 Corinthians chapters 4 and 5 from the perspective ofRead more…
Governing The Internet and Grasping the Potential: Implications for Christian Mission and Discipleship
This article is a part of the November 2012 issue of the Lausanne Global Analysis. Access other articles from this issue or download the full issue as a free PDF download. Ethiopia’s Telecom Fraud Offences law, passed by the HouseRead more…