Wired for Ministry: How the Internet, Visual Media, and Other New Technologies Can Serve Your Church [Paperback]

John P. Jewell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2004

As if ministry wasn't challenging enough, today pastors must also navigate the bewildering seas of "the digital age." But what technologies are right for our church, and how do we use them?
Wired for Ministry offers practical strategies for integrating technology and ministry while keeping a watchful eye on potential technological pitfalls. Remembering that technology is the medium and not the message, Jewell discusses specific ways that tools such as the Internet, digital video, and music can enhance youth groups, worship services, educational ministries, and evangelism.
Pastors, Christian educators, youth leaders, and Sunday school teachers will rely on this useful guide. Jewell's wise introduction to the process of bringing technology into ministry will be indispensable for Christian leaders and "lay-techies" everywhere.

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About the Author

John P. Jewell is director of instructional technology and distance learning at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. He's author of New Tools for a New Century: First Steps in Equipping Your Church for the Digital Revolution, and pens a weekly newspaper column--"Positive Living"--for The Shoreline Leader (Racine, Wis.). Jewell lives in Dubuque, Iowa, with his wife and their youngest daughter.

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Brazos Press (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587430754
• ISBN-13: 978-1587430756
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #932,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars More fluff than stuff, April 2, 2007

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This review is from: Wired for Ministry: How the Internet, Visual Media, and Other New Technologies Can Serve Your Church (Paperback)

I was disappointed by this book. Perhaps my level of sophistication with the Internet, multimedia and computers in general gets in the way of my opinion, but I found myself asking "Where's the beef?" over and over. I ended up skimming through the book, looking for some new insights, but never quite found them.

On the positive side, for a non-technical audience unfamiliar with the power of the Internet and multimedia, the book would be a reasonably good introduction to the potential of these tools.