Speak to some people in our church community and the technology of the modern age represents an unwanted intrusion into the world of church. New hymns, PowerPoint, contemporary styles of worship, digi boxes instead of organs and then there's the dreaded advent of email and social media.
All through the ages, the church has benefitted from new developments. Were it not for the printing press, we wouldn't have Bibles or hymn books. Can we imagine worship without music? I think not. I have found that technology can be a useful tool. As a local preacher in training, I have gained a great deal from a Facebook group for local preachers doing Faith and Worship. The group has grown and now boasts over 320 members. Social media gets a great deal of bad press, but surely that is one example of God using something from our modern age for his own purposes.
I suppose the lesson is that God uses all means at his disposal to reach people and bring them into closer discipleship, and I hope he will use the articles published here to his own glory. Let us refrain from putting limits on God and instead offer him everything we have and everything we are for the benefit of his Kingdom.
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