Course

Using Online Conversations for Good

2 Hours 11 Videos

Using Online Conversations for Good equips pastors and church leaders to engage in social media and other digital platforms in a manner that glorifies God.  

The digital age has made many of us impulsive in our online engagements. While social media can be an excellent point of connection for leaders to engage with their church members and potential members, it must be navigated carefully. Learn how to effectively communicate online in a way that brings glory to God and promotes unity within the body of Christ.

All course materials are FREE and can be studied by individuals or taught in group settings. On the course page, you may watch all videos and download handouts.  

These 11 modules will help you: 

  • Practice discernment in your digital life 
  • Create an effective online presence 
  • Be an advocate on social media 
  • Combat online falsehoods with biblical truth 
  • And more! 

Course Content

Introduction: Why Words Matter (9 mins) (9:17)

Ever Learning, Never Arriving (10 mins) (9:59)

Slow to Tweet, Quick to Listen (9 mins) (8:55)

Biting and Devouring (10 mins) (9:56)

You Shouldn't Be Teachers (9 mins) (8:56)

More Highly than We Ought (9 mins) (8:42)

Act Justly, Love Mercy, Post Humbly (9 mins) (9:24)

Whatsoever is True (10 mins) (10:01)

As Much as Possible (9 mins) (8:44)

An Analog Church in a Digital Age (8 mins) (8:25)

The Internet for Good (8 mins) (7:42)

Meet the Instructor

Daniel Darling

Daniel Darling is an author, pastor, and leader. He is the director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dan is a bestselling author of several books, including The Original Jesus, The Dignity RevolutionThe Characters of Christmas, The Characters of Easter, and A Way With WordsHe is the general editor, along with Trillia Newbell, of a small group study on racial reconciliation, The Church and the Racial Divide and is a contributor to The Worldview Study Bible.

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