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SUMMARY:EP381 - Gathered and Scattered: Drs. Stephen and Mary Lowe on the B
 iblical Case for Digital Ministry
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URL:https://thechurch.digital/events/2026-10-28-ep381-gathered-and-scattere
 d-drs-stephen-and-mary-lowe-on-the-biblical-c/
LOCATION:https://youtu.be/qaOGTzwRYzw
DESCRIPTION:Is digital ministry biblical? Dr. Stephen D. Lowe\, Professor o
 f Practical Theology in Liberty University's School of Divinity\, and his 
 co-author Dr. Mary E. Lowe join Jeff Reed on Becoming theChurch.digital to
  talk about their new book\, Biblical Foundations for an Ecology of Digita
 l Ministry\, which came out the day before the show.\n\nSteve argues that 
 the question isn't whether digital ministry works but whether it fits the 
 mission of God. Abraham\, Isaac and Jacob built altars across Canaan\, Jes
 us went to Tyre\, Sidon\, Samaria and Decapolis\, and today\, he says\, we
  can plant digital altars in digital spaces. He also makes the case agains
 t the superiority of the physical gathering: the ascended Jesus ministers 
 to us now from a distance\, interceding for us. Mary says the line between
  real life and virtual life is a misnomer for her students\, that telling 
 your story persuades a skeptic better than arguments do\, and that the que
 stion to ask is how we build relationships\, online and in person.\n\nThey
  also get into baptism and communion in the New Testament\, what digital m
 inistry gets wrong\, what seminaries learned about distance learning that 
 churches haven't\, and the one chapter a skeptical pastor should read.\n\n
 In Steve's words: "It's not a pragmatic issue. It isn't a matter if it wor
 ks. The more important question is\, does it fit? Does it fit the mission 
 of God?"\n\nCHAPTERS\n0:00 Welcome\, and Scattered through 1 Peter\n3:25 M
 eet Drs. Stephen and Mary Lowe\, and their new book\n12:57 Hold the rope: 
 where seminaries stand on digital\n19:36 Tradition\, Scripture and an inno
 vative early church\n22:24 How to talk with a skeptic: tell your story\n29
 :18 The next decade: does it fit the mission of God?\n35:44 When is digita
 l the wrong play?\n40:50 Baptism\, communion and the church in homes\n49:5
 5 Is physical better? Ministry at a distance\n54:57 What digital ministry 
 gets wrong\n58:27 What seminaries figured out that churches haven't\n1:06:
 05 The future of denominations\n1:12:58 One chapter for a skeptical pastor
 \n1:18:18 Closing thoughts\n\nFollow the Lowes:\nDr. Mary E. Lowe: https:/
 /www.instagram.com/marylowe2014/ · https://www.facebook.com/mary.adamslow
 e · https://x.com/maryloweLU\nDr. Stephen D. Lowe: https://www.instagram.
 com/steve.lowe.49/\n\nGoing deeper:\nThe book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B
 0HH1ZFT58/?tag=thechurchdigital-20\n(As an Amazon Associate\, theChurch.di
 gital earns from qualifying purchases.)\nWhat is a digital missionary? htt
 ps://thechurch.digital/guides/what-is-a-digital-missionary/\nChurch online
 : https://thechurch.digital/guides/church-online/\nHybrid church: https://
 thechurch.digital/guides/hybrid-church/\n\n---\n\nThis season: Scattered\,
  one Bible study through 1 Peter for the whole digital church\, at your ow
 n pace\, with a short devotional every morning. Optional live sessions Tue
 sdays at 5:00 PM ET on Twitch: https://thechurch.digital/scattered/\n\nBec
 oming theChurch.digital is the show for church leaders figuring out digita
 l ministry in public.\n\nhttps://thechurch.digital\n@bethechurchdigital\n\
 nJoin: https://youtu.be/qaOGTzwRYzw\n\nDetails: https://thechurch.digital/
 events/2026-10-28-ep381-gathered-and-scattered-drs-stephen-and-mary-lowe-o
 n-the-biblical-c/
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