30 minute worship session, Treehouse, 9am Saturday 23rd August. 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.

1. ‘Discipleship and Journeying in a
Digital Age’
Dr Bex Lewis
Research Fellow in Social Media & Online
Learning, CODEC, Durham University
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8. SHARING

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10. 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.

11. 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)

12. Who are you?

13. 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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14. 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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15. [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)

16. @FrDavidCloake
Whilst 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.

17. SHARING

18. 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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19. SHARING

20. 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 needed
Forgive us and help us to reconsider the
way we live.
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Prayer from URC event

21. SILENCE IS HELD
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22. 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 values
To those who have yet to hear your
message.
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Prayer from URC event

23. Prayer = “A
practice of
communicating
with one's God.”
#GBWorship
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24. Thank you for joining us – come
and find us online:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/codec