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Millennials and Tech: Theotek Podcast #060

by Kevin Purcell••0

On this week’s Theotek Podcast we talked with David Timms, a professor at William Jessup University in Northern California. He wrote an article about millennial and tech, linked below for you to read. Give it a look and then watch the podcast or listen to it below.http://churchtechtoday.com/2016/02/19/3-technology-truths-christian-millennials/Here’s the video podcast of our Google Hangout from YouTube. Please watch it here but also consider subscribing to our Theotek YouTube Channel.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcK0qW-IwN8At the end of the podcast we only had time for one “Our Favorite Things” recommendation. Antoine got an iPad Pro. We look forward to hearing more about his experiences with it next week.We mentioned a listener named Rob Perry from Lifepointe Church in North Raleigh, NC who wrote to us about using Bible software on a Chromebook. He found a way to install Bibleworks and WORDsearch using emulation and Crouton, a tool used to install Linux on a Chromebook. Here’s a link that he included in his email to show how he went about doing this. It’s an Evernote link, so you may need a free Evernote account to view it. 

I’m Dr. Kevin Purcell, a minister, ministry leader, writer, and technology enthusiast with more than 35 years of experience in Christian ministry. I currently serve as Director of Missions for the Brushy Mountain Baptist Association, where I work alongside churches throughout Wilkes County, North Carolina, to strengthen local congregations, encourage pastors, and advance the Great Commission.

Over the years, I’ve served as a youth pastor and senior pastor, and much of my ministry has focused on helping churches communicate the Gospel more effectively. I hold a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Philosophy from Georgetown College.

For more than two decades, I’ve also written about technology, Bible software, preaching, and church ministry. My work has appeared in publications and websites including ChurchTechToday, GottaBeMobile, Preaching Magazine, and iPhone Life. I also create videos and tutorials about Logos Bible Software and other tools that can help pastors and Christians study Scripture more effectively.

KevinPurcell.org brings many of my interests together. Here I write about preaching, Bible study, ministry, artificial intelligence, photography, and technology, with a particular emphasis on helping pastors and churches use technology as a tool rather than allowing it to become a distraction.

At the heart of everything I do is a simple goal: to help build the church of Jesus Christ, make disciples, encourage those who serve in ministry, and help Christians use the tools available to them in service of the Gospel.

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