Not all churches can keep up with media/technology, especially in classrooms. They consequently might fear that the teaching ministry in their church won’t effectively reach today’s students so accustomed to technological knowledge and tools.
As observed in a previous post, low tech teaching in a high-tech world does face challenges which can be combatted by making some improvements to our teaching. Even more important, Bible teachers need to maintain perspective.
The Perspective Bible Teachers Need in a High-Tech World Need
Bible teachers need to understand that their teaching is about students getting to know God, and seeing their lives changed. Remember these truths:
- Jesus saves, not technology.
- The Holy Spirit helps people walk the walk, not high-tech teaching.
- God brings the growth, not technology.
If these statements are true, then one must conclude that God can use any means, even low tech teaching, to reach people. That doesn’t mean we never use high-tech methodology but rather that we don’t depend on it.
Remember the Apostle Paul’s words, “I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some” (1 Cor. 9:22).
Paul also said, “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power” (1 Cor. 2:4-5). We could probably remain true to the text to substitute “words” for however we are trying to teach such as … “not with wise and persuasive technology, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”
In the final analysis, it’s what God does that matters, not what we do. This is the perspective Bible teachers need to maintain in a high-tech world.