Attempts to bypass the need for human presence and to receive pleasure at the press of a button may seem to work for a moment. They may even earn millions of YouTube subscribers. However, in the end, we will be left lonelier than we were when we found them appealing in the first place. That should probably trigger chills, not tingles.
With the continuing growth of social media, it is important that faith communities utilize the internet for good. Here are six areas that religious and spiritual leaders should be addressing with their communities right now:
Over 30,000 churches have turned to Gloo, a small company that gathers online data to target people as a new means of outreach and evangelism.
On Sunday, Alex Merritt was signed in to the Zoom video conferencing app, discussing a biblical passage with members of his Sunday school young adults group at St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas when someone began drawing obscene images on the screen.
