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Should the 'church' have all the technology into its door?
I am all for having all of the lights, projectors, etc in the services, but do you think there comes a point when you have too much of technology and not enough God. I know that you have to be focus on God and not the things in the church, but I know that a lot of people only go to a certain youth group or church because of all of the lights and cool technology they use. What's your opinion on this?
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Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial. Internet, video games, TV, alcohol, tobacco, etc...EVERYTHING is at our finger tips, but not everything will benefit us. |
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i have struggled with the same issue before. it's great to have all the cool gadgets, but where is Christ in all that. I always say our primary focus is on Christ and relationships with him, and if we can do some cool stuff too, then fine. i don't want kids getting the feeling that i'm trying to impress them with technology, so inevitably i lose some kids that find impressive stuff elsewhere. |
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Man this is such a fine line. When does the Word become overshadowed by the tech. I feel like you have to teach students how to do ministry without all of that and here is why. We send them into the batte filed everyday and expect them to live out the Timothy Model. Yet they dont get fancy stuff at school or as theyhang with thier friends. That can't be like, " Well friend Im glad your looking for Jesus so here et me whip out my strobe and fog machines and sing a cool song.
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Technology cannot be a substitute for the Holy Spirit...that's the danger of technology we create a "fake God" where we rely on lights, sounds, and lasers to invoke some emotions. Do you say it serves it's purpose? |
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I heard Doug Fields speak to this a few years back. The bottom-line paraphrase was that when you look at your program, if you removed all technology, could you still communicate the Gospel OR are you so dependant on technology that if you removed it from your program it would inhibit you from completing your mission. |
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I'm a big technology guy so I love seeing how new things can be used to enhance the worship experience. However, we work really hard to teach our students that worship doesn't happen in a particular setting, it begins in the heart. |
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You're right, American churches definitely feed into the consumerism mentality of our society. I don't know who said it, but I've heard several times, "What you win them with is what you win them to." If you use the lights and sound and performance to win kids to Christ, you ultimately win them to a Christianity that is based on that stuff. When the lights and sound disappear, does their relationship with the Lord continue to thrive? Do they equate a spiritual experience with lights and sound? |
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Basic agreement here too. Is the technology an end, or a means to an end. If it is helpful in reaching out and in worship, etc. - go for it. If it's a distraction, unnecessary, or wasteful, then don't worry about it. |
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I'm with the rest. If the church doesn't change with the times it seems irrelevant and out of touch. Our church is over 100 years old and no one wants to change anything to move into the 20th century haha, but because of this, we have primarily older people. However, I've heard of a church in the northeast US that has a screen that you can twitter on during service with your opinions and such. I think that is waaaay over the line. |
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