Church Leadership in a Digital Age: Cultivating Community and Spiritual Growth Online
Title
Church Leadership in a Digital Age: Cultivating Community and Spiritual Growth Online
Description
The current season of Christian ministry calls for church leaders to view their social media platforms as online sacred spaces where God is present and believers online can experience the presence of God and each other. Technological advancements of social media platforms enable ministry leaders to leverage digital media as cyber sanctuaries where congregants can digitally come together for true community and have digital experiences that contribute to their faith formation and development. This thesis will show that collaborative leadership (shared power) and social constructivist educational approaches (dialogic processes of learning) align with digital church ministry and promote community and spiritual growth in online sacred spaces. It argues that growth and community online are fostered through bidirectional influence and
reciprocity of education and ideas; and claims that a leadership approach that values and includes the community’s perspective cultivates a connected living environment online.
reciprocity of education and ideas; and claims that a leadership approach that values and includes the community’s perspective cultivates a connected living environment online.
Creator
Johnson, Britni Michelle
Date
2023
Rights
Copyright © 2023 by Britni Michelle Johnson
Format
PDF
Type
Project Thesis
Files
- Date Added
- November 14, 2023
- Collection
- VTS Doctoral Theses
- Citation
- Johnson, Britni Michelle, “Church Leadership in a Digital Age: Cultivating Community and Spiritual Growth Online,” Bishop Payne Library at Virginia Theological Seminary, accessed April 27, 2024, https://vtsbpl.omeka.net/items/show/514.