The integration of discipleship and digital technology

Phillip A Sallee

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The integration of discipleship and digital technology

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Phillip A Sallee. The Integration of Discipleship and Digital Technology. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a56f654e-dda8-4128-b990-72808b8353e3.

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P. A. Sallee. The integration of discipleship and digital technology. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a56f654e-dda8-4128-b990-72808b8353e3

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Phillip A Sallee. The Integration of Discipleship and Digital Technology. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a56f654e-dda8-4128-b990-72808b8353e3.

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Abstract

Despite the exponential growth of digital technology and social media, little is known about how these new tools can be used to advance the goal of discipleship. The image that some Christian leaders have of digital technology and social media is that it is unnecessary, is a waste of time, and is fraught with potential dangers. Similar to most emerging technologies, dangers to exist; however, an opportunity to expand exponentially the influence of a disciple maker through digital technology and social media also exists. This dissertation will document a digital=discipleship experiment that was conducted in the writer's church for one month. It will describe the theological foundation for discipleship. Further, it will test the results of the digital-discipleship experiment with spiritual inventories, which were conducted before and after the experiment. The results demonstrated that digital technology is an asset to discipleship. Research data collected indicates two significant findings: a gap exists between a disciple's motivation and involvement, and digital technology increases spiritual involvement.

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