Three Joys of Transformational Change.
In the book of Acts, there are seven episodes of the Early Church undergoing transformative change. In each of these episodes, we see THREE joys the church experienced.
What are your thoughts about the joys of change?
Word of the Year: “Rage Bait”
According to Oxford, the word of the year is "rage bait". The modes of information for online clicks shifting to deep fakes + AI demands for our attention manipulating emotions, fears, and insecurites.
Last year, the word of the year was "brain rot".
In a world where human behaviour and well-being is changing based on being shaped by the digital, how do we increase personal well-being in a world full of rage - online and offline?
Banning Social Media for UNDER 16
Banning social media for U16?
Check it out!
What do you think?
35,000 People Paid to Take a Digital Detox from Social Media
Could you give up social media for 6 weeks if you were paid to do it?
Well, Stanford University paid 35,000 people to do just that.
Here’s what they discovered.
Local Church Mentoring Hubs with DUCO
Join DUCO for live, facilitated conversations and relational mentoring around a shared resource for local churches. These conversations include an interactive + strategic journal, all recorded materials, options for one-on-one coaching to take the next best steps for you and your church, and ongoing relational support. Take a look and join DUCO today!
Andy on The 700 Club Canada
Join Andy on his TV interview debut with The 700 Club Canada on INFOBESITY THE BOOK. Dr. Andy discusses the great opportunities followers of Jesus have in our modern digital world by overcoming infobesity, building a Jesus brand online, and strengthening personal well-being in a world wrestling with mental health.
Dr. Andy on the Orange Pew Podcast
Join Dr. Andy on The Orange Pew as he discusses faith, modern-day technology, and how to redeem the day through the local church.
INFOBESITY the BOOK is HERE!
After ten years of teaching, preaching, and researching aspects of Infobesity™ around the world, I am excited to release a practical resource for local churches, denominations, youth ministries, local schools, conferences, and Christian leaders on how to develop healthy modern-day followers of Jesus navigating a digital world.
Hey Canada: Do we have a drug problem or a modern-day loneliness problem?
Since 2015, four or more people have been dying from unregulated drug consumption in British Columbia per day. Let that sink in… a number that is deeper than a drug crisis. I would say it is a modern-day loneliness crisis. There is ALWAYS hope in crisis: How can the local church rise (and not sit idle)?