As the amount of time people spend online continues to increase, the Church has to leverage this space to make disciples.
If people are spending their time online, the Church should be there making them into disciples.
This is what Digital Discipleship is about. Digital discipleship is the discipleship that happens digitally.
It’s where the Church leverages technology for the sake of spreading the Gospel and helping followers of Jesus grow in their faith and knowledge of God’s word.
In close to two months of lockdown, I've been so enriched by online engagements for prayer, Bible study, worship and fellowship through Blogs and Vlogs, Podcasts, Zoom broadcasts, watch parties, Instagram chats and more.
I have also had opportunities to run classes and seminars on WhatsApp, and they were very effective, with great response and participation.
In my Pauline online class, feedback showed that class participation and deep learning was higher than the regular class.
What's my point? There are vast opportunities for discipleship on the social media. Social networking platforms have readymade resources for us to build digital faith communities and small groups. And we can start with our local churches.
We can co-opt our millennials who are techies and social media savvy, into a powerful communication team, maximising their energy and creativity and using all the tools and strategies at our disposal to carry out the Great Commission.
This way we strategically position the church online (beyond Covid-19) and create a Christian presence that allows us to reach out, touch base with a digital generation, make the church more innovative in reaching its missional goal.
Doing this, we answer questions, provide comfort, meet needs, create atmosphere for expression and connection, empower members and grow new leaders, and show Jesus’ love in a compelling way, even as we expand the scope and deepen the impact of the Church's educational ministry.
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