Deep within the woods, amid the harry and hassle of endlessly proliferating demands - from work and loved ones, social media and new technologies, as well as by church and other organisations to which we belong - lies God's invitation to Sabbath, a clearing in which to pause, to breathe, to find light, harmony and regeneration. In this beautiful meditation on the theme of Sabbath, Nicola Slee helps us to discover this treasure within ourselves, guided by poetry (her own and that of Wendell Berry), journal extracts and space for you, the reader, to record your own thoughts and reflections along the way.

Do you need a church social media program? Get started with these easy social media tips and develop a plan to begin reaching the members of your church.

Bunch of different cables, broken power supplies and lots of old disassembled computers, broken cell phones laying useless in my garage inspired me to come up with an idea.

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Grace and Gigabytes: Being Church in a Tech-Shaped Culture explores change and ministry at the intersection of technology, culture, and church. In today's tech-shaped culture, we learn and we know through questions, connection, collaboration, and creativity--the networked values of the digital age. Drawing on experiences from a career as an instructional designer in the technology industry and a lifetime of leadership in the Lutheran church, Ryan M. Panzer argues that digital technology is not a set of tools, but a force for cultural transformation that has profound implications for ministry. Grace and Gigabytes explores shifts in culture that have heightened amid accelerated adoption and use of digital media. Just as previous revolutions in technology have disrupted culture, especially processes of cultural "meaning-making" related to faith and spirituality, so we are living through a powerful revolution of digital technology, culture, and spiritual thought. This revolution calls the church to change. This needed change requires not so much a shift in tactics: launching a website, building a podcast, or starting a social media page. The change is a philosophical pivot: prioritizing collaboration, making the flow of knowledge more dynamic, celebrating connection and creativity, and always affirming the question. Panzer discusses each of these philosophical pivots, describing their technological origins. He tells stories of ministries that have aligned to this cultural moment. And he provides concrete recommendations for the practice of ministry in a digital age.

Who said technology can’t be an integral part of Christian youth events? It’s no secret that young members of the church love technology. Whether it’s

Social media can be a great thing. It's a way to keep in contact with others, to know what's going on in their lives and to share updates in our own. But it can also be a bad thing. Social media acts as a tool for comparison and comparison is a thief of joy. Social media can also remind you of the constant bad things going on the world and can be really depressing. Taking time to "detox" from social media can offer some great benefits. Signs you spend too much time on social media: You feel anxious when you're away from your phone or computer You only do things so you can share about them (this is a real thing) You feel stressed out by a lack of response to something you post You fail to get things done because you spend so much time scrolling Things you can do instead of social media: Spend time with God in His word or in His creation, or both Get to know yourself better and discover new hobbies Go for a walk or just be outside Rest Read Write Be creative: paint, draw, take photos Spend time with other people, away from the internet! How to detox from social media: Use the "do not disturb" feature on your cell phone Turn off all push notifications on your cell phone Sign out of your accounts on your phone, computers, tablets, etc. Charge your phone outside of your bedroom and use an actual alarm clock in place of your phone If you find certain apps excessively addicting, just delete them. Such as games, facebook, instagram, or snapchat (gasp) If you return to social media: Be intentional with your posts Set a limit to how long you will spend online Let go of the apps and/or accounts you don't miss during the detox I suggest you start slowly. Commit to one day of social media fasting. Then move onto a week. You will find that you rely on it less and less over time. And now, enjoy all your free time.

When you are running a business these days, you must pay attention to use the latest technology. Without this you might not be able to help your business do better for a long time. Even the most advanced business these days have started to explore the fact that their equipments and tools are getting outdated. Due to this reason, they are now striving hard to install the latest tools and equipments which are more advanced. From this you need to take a lesson that you must assign the latest techno

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Students graduating from high school this year are at the leading edge of the digital native generation.

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Breaking up social-media companies is one way to fix them. Shutting their users up is a better one.

They’re called digital natives for good reason—Millennials certainly stand apart from other generations in terms of their technological savvy. They’re also in a class of their own when it comes to faith experience and practice. But what happens when the unique spiritual and technological trends among Millennials collide? Our latest study explores just that.

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Moses had stone tablets, the disciples had scrolls, and Luther had the printing press. We have social media.

“Technology is so immersive, it’s like oxygen.” So says Tony Reinke, a senior staff writer and researcher for desiringGod, who has studied culture and technology for years. “It’s so around us that we don’t even recognize technology as what it is. We’re sort of bathed in technology, if you will.” He’s right. In our day […]

It’s 500 years since Martin Luther defied the authority of the Catholic church. It’s time for a similar revolt against the hypocrisy of the religion of technology

Today there’s a new dimension that is reshaping personal spirituality, particularly among younger generations. The advent of the Internet and, more recently,

Die zunehmende Normierung akademischer Karriereverläufe in der Geschichtswissenschaft lässt sich während des langen 19. Jahrhunderts auch in Schlesien nachvollziehen. Da es viele der an die Universität Breslau berufenen Historiker nicht lang im Oderland hielt, geraten im vorliegenden Buch auch die an ausseruniversitären Bildungsinstitutionen tätigen Gelehrten in den Fokus, die Bibliothekare, Archivare und Museumsdirektoren, ferner katholische und jüdische Religionswissenschaftler. Fachleute aus Deutschland und Polen beleuchten die akademischen Werdegänge schlesischer Geschichtsforscher sowie deren Einbindung in wissenschaftliche Schulen und regionale wie überregionale Netzwerke. Auch die Haltung der einzelnen Akteure zu den politischen Zäsuren und Umbrüchen zwischen Spätaufklärung und Erstem Weltkrieg gerät dabei in den Blick.

Some projects will clearly take longer than you have available, others are too large in scale or rely on the involvement of too many people.

The dangers of social media for teens--from financial loss and identify thefit to bullying and threatening future employability--are real.

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Those who control the messages know how to push our buttons — to get us to buy products and vote for candidates. By helping our students to critically assess media messages, we are teaching them to be savvy media consumers.

I know you've all been wondering: what is the most popular page on your church website? If you've ever been a part of the website creation process for your

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For more Bizarro, definitely checkout Dan Piraro's website and blogLove it or hate it, Twitter has certainly taken the web by storm. In just a few short years, the social networking/micro-blogging website has grown to be one 50 most popular website in the world.As much as I am fascinated with Twitter (though I'm a bad Twitterer, Neatorama's Official Twitter is not as frequently updated as the blog), I'm more interested about what other people say about Twitter.Here's a quickie 10 most interesting Twitter...

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