This document discusses how technology and ministry intersect. It begins by defining technology as the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. It then explores how various technologies like social media, communication tools, and mobile apps can enhance ministry by connecting people, sharing resources, and telling stories, but may also perpetuate dysfunction if not used carefully. The document cautions that not all technology should be utilized and advocates knowing one's context, maintaining boundaries, and using technology as a tool rather than an end in itself for ministry.

1. T E C H N O L O G Y & M I N I S T RY
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5. • Name the various technologies used in this episode.
• In what ways do these technologies enhance the
family dynamics?
• In what ways do the technologies perpetuate possible
dysfunction of the family?
• Where are there potential breaches of boundaries?

6. • How have you utilized technology in your ministry?
• How has technology enhanced your ministry and/or
community life?
• How has technology been a perpetuate of possible
dysfunction in your ministry and/or community life?

8. W H A T A R E W E TA L K I N G A B O U T ?
T E C H N O L O G Y:
technology |tekˈnäləәjē
noun (pl. technologies);
• the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes,
especially in industry: advances in computer technology | recycling
technologies;
• machinery and equipment developed from the application of
scientific knowledge;
• the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or
applied sciences.
New Oxford American Dictionary

9. W H A T A R E W E TA L K I N G A B O U T ?
T E C H N O L O G Y:
technology |tekˈnäləәjē
noun (pl. technologies);
• the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes,
especially in industry: advances in computer technology | recycling
technologies;
• machinery and equipment developed from the application of
scientific knowledge;
• the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or
applied sciences.
New Oxford American Dictionary

10. W H A T A R E W E TA L K I N G A B O U T ?
T E C H N O L O G Y:
technology as the mediums and/or tools used to apply
knowledge of something [or someone] of
significance for real and practical purposes.

11. T E C H N O L O G Y:
W H A T A R E W E TA L K I N G A B O U T ?
Science Technology

12. T E C H N O L O G Y:
W H A T A R E W E TA L K I N G A B O U T ?
Science Technology

13. T E C H N O L O G Y:
W H A T A R E W E TA L K I N G A B O U T ?
Science Technology

14. T E C H N O L O G Y:
W H A T A R E W E TA L K I N G A B O U T ?
Science & Technology

15. S O C I A L M E D I A : O R G A N I C T E C H N O L O G Y
Form Function
Immediacy, Information,
One-Way Communication
Two-Way Communication,
Open-Source, Idea &
Concept Sharing
Community Formation,
Self-Promotion, Marketing,
Networking, News Broadcasting

16. T E C H N O L O G I C A L T O O L S : C O M M U N I C AT I O N & E F F I C I E N C Y
Form Function
Capturing, Celebrating,
Illustrating, Broadcasting,
Narrating Stories
Connecting, Communicating,
Globalizing
Resource Sharing,
Data Storing,
Infinite Accessibility

17. M I N I S T RY I N A G E O F I N N O VA T I O N
T H E O L O G Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y:
technology as the mediums and/or tools used to apply
knowledge of something [or someone] of
significance for real and practical purposes.

18. S A C R A M E N T S A S T E C H N O L O G I C A L W I T N E S S ?
T H E O L O G Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y:

20. M I N I S T RY I N A G E O F I N N O VA T I O N
T H E O L O G Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y:
Now the whole earth had one language and the
same words. 2 And as they migrated from the
east,[a] they came upon a plain in the land of
Shinar and settled there. 3 And they said to one
another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn
them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone,
and bitumen for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come,
let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its
top in the heavens, and let us make a name for
ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad
upon the face of the whole earth.”
Genesis 11:1-4
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the
first heaven and the first earth had passed away,
and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy
city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of
heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned
for her husband…I saw no temple in the city, for
its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the
Lamb. 23 And the city has no need of sun or moon
to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and
its lamp is the Lamb.
Revelation 21:1-2, 22-3

22. M I N I S T RY I N A G E O F I N N O VA T I O N
T H E O L O G Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y:
“The church can’t change her response to Gutenberg’s printing press, the radio,
or the television; they are forever fixed in history. But at the onset of this digital
revolution, her response to New Media is wide open. The world is waiting and
listening in the virtual sphere. Will the church remain silent, or will her voice be
proclaimed from the roof tops (and the laptops)? Will she plunge the message of
Christ into Facebook feeds, blogposts, podcasts, and text messages, or will she
be digitally impotent? If the Church’s promotion of evangelization, formation,
community, and the common good is to continue throughout future generations,
she must harness these technologies and utilize them well."
---Brandon Vogt, The Church and New Media: Blogging Converts, Online Activists, and Bishops Who Tweet

23. M I N I S T RY I N A G E O F I N N O VA T I O N
T H E O L O G Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y:
"Dependency on machines, in other words, is part of the Great
Emergence, and it infiltrates far more than our mundane activities.
It infiltrates as well our unsettled and unsettling inability to
determine where the line is between us and machines...how many
of them we will allow into our bodies, how much we will allow them
to stimulate our actions, how long we will be able to control them.”
Phyllis Tickle
The Great Emergence

24. Where and when have you seen
technology serve as faithful witness?

25. #WhatDoWeDoNow

26. • You Cannot & Should Not Utilize All Forms of
Technology
• Know Your Context & Community
• Be Aware of Your Limitations
• Maintain Healthy Boundaries
• Permission & Edit. Edit. Edit.
• Know the Available Resources
• Bear Witness: Technology as a Tool for Ministry
not as an End or Goal
• Pray
#WhatDoWeDoNow