GiST Podcast
GiST Podcast
Podcast Description
Gospel In Society Today (GIST) engages with questions being asked by people in our society, responding from a framework that understands and expresses the Gospel of Jesus.
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into topics such as technology's impact on discipleship, identity formation through digital platforms, and the role of artificial intelligence in shaping human desires. Recent episodes cover discussions on the compulsive nature of technology with experts like Marshall Ballantine-Jones, who explores the connection between technology habits and discipleship, and Christopher Watkin’s examination of technology's influence on identity and grace, with particular focus on social media.
Gospel In Society Today (GIST) engages with questions being asked by people in our society, responding from a framework that understands and expresses the Gospel of Jesus.
The Gospel and Technology
Marshall Ballantine-Jones: Technology, Addictions and Affections
How does Christ love us to use our time? And how do we recognise when our technology habits are diminishing our discipleship? Marshall Ballantine-Jones discusses the nature of compulsion and how Christ nurtures us in love and self-control.
Marshall has worked as a publisher, Anglican pastor, youth worker, financial analyst, and programmer. He has completed a PhD on reducing the negative effects of pornography and sexualised social media behaviours on adolescents. He is currently the CEO of DigiHelp Publishing who develop school-based solutions for online behaviour challenges. He is also founder of Resist Ministries, an initiative that assists churches to address online sexualised behaviours.
Podcast Discussion Questions
- Read Titus 3:1-14. What are the best ways to use our time under the Lordship of Christ? How do we recognise when our time, relationships and desires are ruled instead by compulsive technology use and the pursuit of pleasure?
- What do we need most in order to change our compulsive behaviours and grow in self-control (Galatians 5:16-26; Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7)?
- What are some ways you need to grow in righteousness and self-control in relation to technology? How will you go about confessing and putting your sin to death?
- How can you grow in your affection for Christ and all he has done for us through his Word? What plans can you put in place to grow in love for Christ and glorify him (John 15; Ephesians 4:15-17)? And what conversations can you have with Christian brothers and sisters to encourage godly use of technology?
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