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Prof. Brian Huizinga examines how modern technology impacts the preaching and worship practices of the church, discussing both the benefits and dangers of sermon recordings, livestreaming, and online accessibility. The article encourages pastors and believers to be thoughtful stewards of technological tools, ensuring they serve the edification of the congregation rather than distract from it or enable misuse.
Preaching and technology We live in an age of rapidly accelerating technological innovation, and that has an impact -- sometimes for better, sometimes for worse -- upon every sphere of life, including preaching in the great congregation. For example, it is very common for churches to upload their sermons to SermonAudio, or their entire worship service to YouTube. Such massive libraries of audio and/or visual content give believers anywhere in the world easy access to a treasure trove of...
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