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Being a Digital Church in the Transition to post Covid-19 pandemic era

Published:2023-11 Issue:104(5) Volume: Page:
ISSN:2414-3324
Container-title:Pharos Journal of Theology
language:en
Short-container-title:pharosjot

Author:

Baloyi Ezekiel¹^ORCID,Pali Joseph Khamadi¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Theology and Religion Department of Practical Theology and Missional Theology University of the Free State

Abstract

This article has two objectives. The first objective is to analyse the literature on being a digital church as expressed from the pessimistic and optimistic use of digital platforms for the ministry of the church. The second and last objective is to motivate and recommend actions that can be conducted towards doing digital church. The research issue of this article is that Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing growth in internet usage and mobile phone availability. Various African governments have realised the benefits of advanced technological development hence they made plans to develop relevant infrastructures. This move towards embracing advanced technological development in Africa should be an inspiration for the churches in Africa to grasp the opportunity to do digital church and use technology to enhance the church ministry. This article discusses the future of advanced technological development in Africa, the challenges and significance of doing digital church, and the role of the pastors towards doing digital church and concludes with recommendations for doing digital church. The researchers used a literature review methodology and the main guiding theory is the hermeneutical theory of research.

Publisher

Africajournals

Subject

Philosophy,Religious studies,Archeology

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