I believe invitations to remix the tradition, even slightly irreverently, are a profound opportunity to help our people love and …
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Kyle Matthew Oliver is an educational media producer and researcher and a doctoral candidate in the Communications, Media, and Learning Technologies Design Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. He serves as communication and marketing manager and adjunct instructor in Christian education at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Previously he was digital missioner in what was then the Center for the Ministry of Teaching at Virginia Theological Seminary and led development of the e-Formation Learning Community and Digital Literacies for Ministry research project.
Kyle Matthew Oliver is an educational media producer and researcher and a doctoral candidate in the Communications, Media, and Learning Technologies Design Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. He serves as communication and marketing manager and adjunct instructor in Christian education at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Previously he was digital missioner in what was then the Center for the Ministry of Teaching at Virginia Theological Seminary and led development of the e-Formation Learning Community and Digital Literacies for Ministry research project.
I believe invitations to remix the tradition, even slightly irreverently, are a profound opportunity to help our people love and …
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In 1989, Maria Harris, a Roman Catholic educator, published Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church, and Christian …
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Ultimately the well-formed life of prayer is about unifying that experience: two sides of the same card. Gamifying the Liturgy I …
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A few weeks before writing this article I saw a tweet from British comedian, actress, and writer Bethany Black. It’s the kind of …
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As a dedicated faith formation resource person with a specialization in digital media, I have observed that young adult ministers …