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Always On: Practicing Faith in a New Media Landscape

by Angela Williams Gorrell, Baker Academic, MI, 5/21/2019

Description

This book can help Christian congregations explore how new media impacts their lives. Author Angela Williams Gorrell, a theology professor at Baylor University, believes faith communities need to reflect and have conversations about the effects of social media, gaming sites, and other new media.

To help facilitate conversation, chapters in the book focus on how to have these conversations and explore the role of new media in one’s culture and Christian faith.

Features

  • Discussion questions and sample exercises for each chapter
  • Bibliography of sources

Recommended Audience

clergy and lay leaders, youth and young adult leaders

Cost

Purchase as book, e-book or audio book

Practical Applications

  • Host a workshop that uses the book to guide people through the process of developing their personal or family media guidelines.
  • Summarize one or more chapters and use the discussion questions to lead your youth group in a conversation about how they evaluate new media.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Karen Goley

Senior Director of CRG and Resources

Karen Goley serves as the senior director of the Congregational Resource Guide (CRG) and Resources.  Prior to joining the Center, Karen spent over fifteen years in the human resources field, serving nonprofit and financial services organizations in the Indianapolis area and the suburbs of Chicago.

With faith as her foundation, Karen enjoys spending quality time with her family and is a very proud Purdue University alum.  Having earned a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision, Karen put her pride on full display by naming the family pup Mackey- after Purdue basketball’s Mackey Arena.  Boiler Up!

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