Northern Roads by Jeremy Norton

Technology

Discipleship, Technology

WHY DISNEY WORLD IS BETTER WITHOUT A CELL PHONE

Our family had the opportunity to spend Christmas in Florida this year. In case you didn’t know already, Florida in December can have quite a few days of rain.

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Discipleship, Technology

WHAT APPLE CAN TEACH THE CHURCH ABOUT DISCIPLESHIP

I’m An Apple Fanatic! Yesterday confirmed my commitment once again. My Macbook has given me some trouble lately. Specifically, the headphone jack was crackling during moments of

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Communication, Ministry, Technology

Learning How to Navigate the Social Media Jungle

Back in the day, MySpace was some strange time-waster for teens and college students. Then Facebook came along, almost single-handedly pushing MySpace out of existence. As well, as picking up a tonne of first-time social media users. All of a sudden, we started to think very differently about this social networking thing.

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Church, Ministry, Technology

Should Social Media Have a Place In the Church?

Though the social media wave has been gaining speed and volume, many still oppose its use. Many believe this social phenomena is just some band-wagon craze that will eventually die off. I’m not so sure.

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Technology

Accepting that Social Media Is Here to Stay

In August of 2012, I wrote an article for The PODIUM titled “Should Your Pastor Embrace Social Media?” This topic has continued to enter into numerous ministry conversations.

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Gospels, Technology

Is Justin Bieber Edging Toward Jesus Christ In Popularity?

Posted January 10, 2012. Yesterday, AllFacebook.com released its “Facebook’s Most Engaging Pages” list. Here are the top five results: Name Fans Interactions 1. Jesus Daily 10,793,374 4,654,504

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Bible, Communication, OT, Outreach, Technology

How To Use Social Media To Proclaim Our God Moments

God is working in our world constantly, showing up in so many unique ways. What if we spent just a bit of time each week posting a proclamation about the numerous God moments in our lives? How would our social feeds change if we highlighted Him instead of ourselves?

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Communication, Discipleship, Leadership, Ministry, Movies, Music, Technology

How a “No Headphones” Rule Can Promote Community

Once a youth trip begins, it’s fascinating to see how quickly the students expect a youth pastor to act like their parents, but that’s not the goal in this environment. It’s important for students to have some safe, healthy independence during youth trips. For the most part, they were free to decide, and I always enjoy seeing their faces when this freedom first sets in.

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