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TECHNOLOGY IN THE CHURCH
By Ladonna Ratliff
Grace Bible College
ABSTRACT
 We will be discussing the following points:
 Pros
 Church Websites
 Church Information to motivate grow
 Cons
 Lack of knowledge by the members and non members
 Myths
 Accessibility
 Conclusion
PROS
 Church Websites makes the church more visible for those who are using the
internet to find a local church in the area.
 Some churches have online libraries where that can further their hungry for
knowledge of theWord.
CONS
 The lack of knowledge of the internet has a lot of people scared and it is viewed as
evil.
 The are myths around the evil that comes with social media as well as the cost to
publish your church information on the internet.
Some examples of free websites:
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Weebly (limited features)
Some examples of low cost websites are:
Discountchurchwebsites.com - $9.95 a month
www.sharefaith.com - fee based on annually or month to
month
CONCLUSION
 In conclusion technology in the church is based on the individual need of each
church in regards to the church need.
 The ultimate purpose in the mission of the church is to spread the Gospel.
Matthew 28:19-20
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost:
20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world. Amen.
REFERENCE
 Bolu, Christian A. (2012). Journal of Media and Communication Studies Vol. 4(4),
pp. 80-94, Retreived from: http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/JMCS/article-
abstract/D61D55E14017
 Fogg S (2011). Internet Evangelism Idea #6: 4 Huge Myths Of Online Evangelism,
Retrieved from http://blog.ourchurch.com/2010/04/09/internet-evangelism-idea-6-4-
huge-myths-of-online-evangelism/
 Gunton, Lyndelle (2011) Religious information literacy: using information to learn in
church community, The Australian Library Journal, 60:2, 155-164, Retrieved from
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00049670.2011.10722587
 Marketing. (n.d.). Retrieved September 5, 2016, from http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/marketing
 Prehn, Yvon (2015, July 8) “How Your Church Website is Stunting Growth”,
Retrieved from http://churchjobfinder.com/how-your-church-website-is-stunting-
growth/

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Presentation exercise

  • 1. TECHNOLOGY IN THE CHURCH By Ladonna Ratliff Grace Bible College
  • 2. ABSTRACT  We will be discussing the following points:  Pros  Church Websites  Church Information to motivate grow  Cons  Lack of knowledge by the members and non members  Myths  Accessibility  Conclusion
  • 3. PROS  Church Websites makes the church more visible for those who are using the internet to find a local church in the area.  Some churches have online libraries where that can further their hungry for knowledge of theWord.
  • 4. CONS  The lack of knowledge of the internet has a lot of people scared and it is viewed as evil.  The are myths around the evil that comes with social media as well as the cost to publish your church information on the internet. Some examples of free websites: Facebook Twitter YouTube Weebly (limited features) Some examples of low cost websites are: Discountchurchwebsites.com - $9.95 a month www.sharefaith.com - fee based on annually or month to month
  • 5. CONCLUSION  In conclusion technology in the church is based on the individual need of each church in regards to the church need.  The ultimate purpose in the mission of the church is to spread the Gospel. Matthew 28:19-20 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
  • 6. REFERENCE  Bolu, Christian A. (2012). Journal of Media and Communication Studies Vol. 4(4), pp. 80-94, Retreived from: http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/JMCS/article- abstract/D61D55E14017  Fogg S (2011). Internet Evangelism Idea #6: 4 Huge Myths Of Online Evangelism, Retrieved from http://blog.ourchurch.com/2010/04/09/internet-evangelism-idea-6-4- huge-myths-of-online-evangelism/  Gunton, Lyndelle (2011) Religious information literacy: using information to learn in church community, The Australian Library Journal, 60:2, 155-164, Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00049670.2011.10722587  Marketing. (n.d.). Retrieved September 5, 2016, from http://www.merriam- webster.com/dictionary/marketing  Prehn, Yvon (2015, July 8) “How Your Church Website is Stunting Growth”, Retrieved from http://churchjobfinder.com/how-your-church-website-is-stunting- growth/