Description
One in four Americans regularly participates in online worship, but how do churches shepherd these digital disciples? How are they cared for? How is their faith nurtured?
Participants in this workshop will learn how cultivate disciples in this digital age. You’ll receive practical guidance on how your church can bridge the gap between in-person and online experiences. You’ll hear about a young girl who insisted on flying eight hours to be baptized in her church – the one she worships with online. You’ll hear about an Australian woman who asked her American church choir to sing at her memorial. You’ll hear about church leaders, who chose to embrace online ministry as a fruitful expression of how God is at work. Finally, you’ll develop a road map for your ministry area to more fully care for the digital disciples in your community.
Workshop Leader: Cassie Waits
Rev. Cassie Waits is the Associate Pastor of Discipleship at First Presbyterian Church in Marietta, GA and treasurer for APCE’s SOAP region. When not at the church, she can be found paddleboarding on the lake, catching up on Doctor Who, or hanging out with her family.
Co-Leader: Joe Evans
Rev. Joe Evans is the senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Marietta, GA. A graduate of Presbyterian College and Columbia Theological Seminary, he has served congregations in Tennessee and Georgia. Since 2005, he has been an editor and contributor to Lectionary Homiletics journal, and he has contributed to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Journal for Preachers, The Silver Cross, and guest preached on Day1. He and his wife Sara live in Marietta with their daughters Lily and Cecelia.