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13. ‘Discipleship and Journeying in a Digital Age’ Dr Bex Lewis, CODEC (10.45am) A disciple is one who seeks to follow Jesus, grow in faith, and model Christian living. We reflect upon how discipleship has been affected by ‘a digital age’: has the medium and/or the message changed? We reflect on how it has offered space to journey together, to share our stories, and to encourage one another. for http://www.spiritus-ne.co.ukTRANSCRIPT
‘Discipleship and Journeying in a Digital Age’
Dr Bex LewisResearch Fellow in Social Media & Online
Learning, CODEC, Durham University#Spiritus14
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Psalm 139 by @biblesummary
LORD, you have known me. Where can I go from your Spirit?
You knit me together in my mother's womb. Search me and
know my heart.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to
offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God
—this is your true and proper worship. (Romans 12:1)
Who are you?
Nelson Mandela Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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Kofi Annan (UN)
To live is to choose. but to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.
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[If we are…] means by which God communicates and reveals himself through his spirit, then our blog posts, status updates, tweets, artistic images, and online comments should be products of a life transformed by Christ and indwelled by his spirit. As restored image bearers, our online presence and activity should image the triune god.
Byers, A. Theomedia (2013, 196)
@FrDavidCloakeWhilst I cannot conclude my thinking in a wholly
positive way, I acknowledge that great use of all of this to my own personal discipleship. I am a broader
Christian, a better informed Christian, a more readily supported and sustained Christian and for that I love this digital life. If that makes me a better Christian,
then perhaps its purpose is served if a purpose exists and indeed if a purpose is needed. However, I shall continue to pray that someone, somewhere, can say
with absolute clarity that because of this digital community, they came to Christ.
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1 John 4:12 (NLT)
No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to
full expression in us.
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Lord, we are sorry that we do not look after each other as we should. We abuse your creation.We misuse the earth’s precious resources.We are fearful when someone suggests something new – and sometimes we won’t even consider the change that is neededForgive us and help us to reconsider the way we live.
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SILENCE IS HELD
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Lord, as we develop technology to jaw-dropping levels of sophistication,Help us to use it as a tool for mission.Help us to use our brave new digital world to further your Kingdom – Bringing your love, your peace, your valuesTo those who have yet to hear your message.
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Prayer = “A practice of communicating with one's God.”
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