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The New Media Frontier: Blogging, Vlogging, and Podcasting for Christ Paperback – August 21, 2008

by John Mark Reynolds (Editor), Roger Overton (Editor), Hugh Hewitt (Foreword),

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A Pew Study reports that only 2% of America's twelve million bloggers claim "religion, spirituality or faith" as their main topic. This leaves a great mission field in cyberspace, say contributors to The New Media Frontier, because the latest forms of communication present so many opportunities to promote the cause of Christ in other topics and fields. Before blindly jumping in, however, Christians need to weigh the possibilities against the consequences, and then proceed with the practical discernment and grace this book provides.

With a foreword by national radio host Hugh Hewitt-who has been at the forefront of the new media movement among Christians-editors Roger Overton and John Mark Reynolds (along with an impressive list of other new media experts) survey the current landscape and explore specific areas in which God's people can creatively expand their reach to a lost world. By stressing the urgency for Christian involvement, unearthing the dangers, and advising readers on how to use this media with different audiences, this book equips believers to advance, demonstrate, and utilize the Christian worldview in this exciting realm.

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"This wonderful book explains how a new technology of communication is revolutionizing our culture, and how Christians can and must use the new media properly to spread the good news."
―Phillip E. Johnson, author, Darwin on Trial and Reason in the Balance

"The New Media Frontier is a much needed book that looks at the historical, philosophical, and biblical why's behind the rising communication forms of blogging, vlogging, and podcasting. These are powerful opinion expressions and tools that can be used for good, bad, and ugly purposes. So we'd better be prayerfully and intelligently thinking about the words we type or say. All persons with a computer, whether living in a major city or in an unpopulated rural area, now all have the same instant ability and potential to build, encourage, challenge, or tear down others to an unlimited audience on the Internet. You will not look at blogging, vlogging, or podcasting the same way again after reading this book."
―Dan Kimball, Pastor, Vintage Faith Church; author, They Like Jesus but Not the Church

"The New Media Frontier provides us with expert insight into the new media revolution transforming our lives and today's culture and how it can be used as an effective communication tool for advancing the love and truth of God's Kingdom."
―Andrew Jackson, Blogger, SmartChristian.com; Author of Mormonism Explained: What Latter-day Saints Teach and Practice

"Can't tell a URL from and MP3? Here's a place to start."
―Marvin Olasky

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John Mark Reynolds (PhD, University of Rochester) is the founder and former director of the Torrey Honors Institute and associate professor of philosophy at Biola University. He has also taught philosophy at Roberts Wesleyan College, Whitworth College, and Saint John Fisher College. He lectures frequently on ancient philosophy and cultural trends. Reynolds and his wife, Hope, have four children.

Roger Overton (MA, Talbot School of Theology) is a PhD candidate at Fuller Theological Seminary studying systematic theology. Roger and his wife, Jennifer, live in Long Beach, California.

nationally syndicated radio talk show host; Professor of Law, Chapman University

Assistant Research Professor of Ethics and Theology, Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University; Cohost, Mere Fidelity

Joe Carter (MBA, Marymount University) is an editor for the Gospel Coalition, a senior editor at the Acton Institute, a communications specialist for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and an adjunct professor of journalism at Patrick Henry College. He lives in Ashburn, Virginia, with his wife, Misty.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crossway; Illustrated edition (August 21, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1433502119
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1433502118
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.63 x 8.5 inches

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Mark D. Roberts
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The Rev. Dr. Mark D. Roberts is a pastor, author, retreat leader, speaker, and blogger. Since 2015, he has been the Executive Director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary. Previously, he was the Senior Director and Scholar-in-Residence for Laity Lodge, a multifacted ministry in the Hill Country of Texas. Before then, he was for sixteen years the Senior Pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church in Irvine, California (a city in Orange County about forty miles south of Los Angeles).
Mark studied at Harvard University, receiving a B.A. in Philosophy, an M.A. in the Study of Religion, and a Ph.D. in New Testament and Christian Origins. He has taught classes in New Testament for Fuller Theological Seminary and San Francisco Theological Seminary.
Mark's blog can be found at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/. He also writes a devotional called Life for Leaders, which can be found here: http://lifeforleaders.depree.org/devotionals/.
Mark serves on the editorial board of Worship Leader magazine. Additionally, he has published over a hundred articles in leading magazines and journals. He often speaks for churches and other Christian groups, and has been interviewed on over seventy-five radio programs nationwide.
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FRED SANDERS is professor of theology at Biola University’s Torrey Honors College. A popular blogger and public speaker, Sanders writes mainly on the doctrine of the Trinity. For more information, see his resource site, fredfredfred.com.
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Matthew Lee Anderson
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Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy. Currently, he writes on Substack and can be found on Twitter (X) at x.com/mattleeanderson.
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John Mark Reynolds is the president of The Saint Constantine School in Houston Texas. The Saint Constantine School aspires to offer preschool through college education. In the sixth year of operation, TSCS has graduates at both the high school and baccalaureate levels.
Reynolds served as provost of Houston Baptist University and a professor of philosophy. He is the founder of the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University. In 1996 he received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Rochester.
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Dr. Reynolds' first book, Three Views on the Creation and Evolution Debate, was co-edited with J.P. Moreland. His book, Towards a Unified Platonic Human Psychology, is a close examination of Plato's view of the soul as seen in the Timaeus. Several of his technical articles have been published on philosophy of religion as well as popular articles in journals such as The New Oxford Review and Touchstone.
His most recent book is a novel "Chasing Shadows: Back to Barterra."
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Dr. Reynolds lectures frequently on ancient philosophy, philosophy of science, home-schooling and cultural trends. He regularly appears on radio talk shows, including the Hugh Hewitt Show, and actively blogs on cultural issues.
John Mark and his wife Hope have four adult children, they home schooled: adults ( L.D., Mary Kate, Ian, and Jane) and two great in-laws (Jacob, Solomon)! He is an owner of the Green Bay Packers, a position of no power or influence.
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Joe Carter
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Joe Carter is a senior writer at The Gospel Coalition and an associate pastor at McLean Bible Church in Arlington, Virginia.
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Matthew Anderson
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Rhett Smith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MDIV, MSMFT) in private practice in Plano, TX and is the co-founder of Thriiive Practices LLC where his office is located. He served as the college pastor at Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles ('01-'08) and served on staff at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas ('08-'11) where he taught parenting classes for the youth ministry. Between 2010-2014 he was also on staff at The Hideaway Experience outside of Amarillo, TX where he helped co-lead 4 day marriage intensives.
Rhett is the author of What it Means to be a Man: God's Design for Us in a World Full of Extremes and The Anxious Christian: Can God Use Your Anxiety for Good. He is a contributing online writer at his blog rhettsmith.com as well as for publications such as Relevant Magazine and the Fuller Youth Institute. He also co-authored Outspoken: Conversations on Church Communication and The New Media Frontier where he wrote on the topic of "New Media Ministry to the MySpace-Facebook Generation.
Rhett earned his Master of Divinity ('03) and MS in Marital and Family Therapy ('07) degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. He is a member of the The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, The Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, and the Vice-President of The Dallas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
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Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and editor of God and Governing (Pickwick Publications - Wipf & Stock, 2009). Roger blogs regularly for The A-Team Blog and is an avid Red Sox fan.
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Scott Overpeck

A Great Book for Beginners

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2008

The New Media Frontier: Blogging, Vlogging and Podcasting for Christ edited by John Mark Reynolds & Roger Overton

The New Media Frontier is written as a collection of essays on various topics related to new media and Christian faith (as the authors view it). Many of the authors seem cautiously optimistic at best regarding the implications of New Media for the Church. Author Matthew Lee Anderson goes so far as to write a chapter entitled, "Three Cautions among the Cheers: The Dangers of Uncritically Embracing New Media." (emphasis mine)

Needless to say, this book is definitely geared towards those who still need some persuading the "the internets" are here to stay and are not just for porn, video games and pedophiles. As is often the case with the Church it seems a couple years behind. No mention of Twitter, several mentions of You Tube without a single reference to Vimeo, no serious discussion of internet campuses, and a very indepth chapter on Right leaning politics (seemed out of place unless you are talking to Pat Robertson and his protoges). For folks looking for good reasons to get into New Media as a Christian with serious reservations or doubts, this is a phenomenal book. For folks who are already pretty well sold on the concept, the practical sections are pretty basic and the rest is just making a case for why we should be using New Media.

The authors opinions were varied from, as previously stated, cautiously optimistic to really fully embracing and utilizing New Media.

Rhett Smith and Mark D. Roberts both gave great arguments for and examples of fully utilizing new media for community, outreach, impact, etc. Stephen Shields had excellent thoughts on the use of New Media for non profits, missions and churches engaged in social justice and advocacy.

David Wayne, Roger Overton, Fred Sanders, Joe Carter, and Jason Baker, Scott Ott and Matthew Eppinette all delve into the benefits of information availability and accessibility, collaboration and sharing across such varied fields as bioethics, journalism, apologetics, theology and education. Many also expressed the potential downside of difficulty in separating the wheat from the chaff with some much availability and accessibility.

Bottom line, depending on your starting point and perspective, this book can come across well balanced and address all of the relevant topics you care about, or it can come across all over the map and a little mixed up.

A great read for that pastor whose church is not growing and the only communication is gossip and complaining, or for the youth pastor who can't figure out why all of his students seem perfect to him but he hears from parents that their going off the deep end. But if you are looking to expand an existing social media strategy at your church I would look to Chris Brogan, Seth Godin and Guy Kawasaki, who spend a lot more time talking about the conversational and community building aspects of New Media.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2011

To blog or not to blog.

That is the question many pastors and laypeople are asking themselves as online media platforms continue to proliferate and rise in prominence. Along with blogging, there are many other ways to communicate across the web. Due to the nature of digital media and the rate of innovation, the online landscape is ever expanding and constantly in flux. As editors of The New Media Frontier, John Mark Reynolds and Roger Overton aim to equip believers with "a process of critical assessment" so they might use new media "in a manner consistent with the character and quality of Christ" (p. 17). The volume is an outgrowth of the annual GodBlogCon meetings at Biola University and consists of essays addressing various elements of "the new media frontier."

The book is divided into two main parts. Part one introduces the concept of new media and explains their basic components. Part two consists of a series of essays geared toward individuals in a variety of fields. Each essay includes a brief introduction to the field and actual examples of what utilizing new media in this area would look like.

The philosophical and theological framework that is provided for believers interacting with new media is a primary strength of this volume. The writers are well aware of the paradox of writing about new media by means of "old media" (a book) and address this phenomenon directly. They undertook this project not for the media savvy, but rather for those who have misunderstood the medium or are simply unaware of how it works. Accordingly, the editors set a tone of urgency that is maintained throughout the book (p. 42).

They emphasize that the window of opportunity for Christians to make an impact in this area will not last indefinitely. Even so, their analysis is neither alarmist nor naively optimistic. Rather, the contributors urge that believers use and engage new media "wisely" (e.g., p. 125, 136, 159). There is a sustained interest in the "habits of the mind" and the "identity shaping" of individuals using these new technologies. This holistic approach strengthens the project and will prolong its influence.

The contributors also provide the vocabulary necessary to articulate a discerning interaction with new media. This feature is especially helpful for those unfamiliar with the newer technologies. Reynolds defines "new media" as "any material presented to a person in digital format that can be cheaply and easily accessed, distributed, stored in a variety of ways, manipulated, and consumed by an average person" (p. 24).

In the first part of the book, basic concepts like blog, podcast, vlog, and video sharing are explained, and the hardware, software, and other tools needed both to create and consume these new communication mediums are addressed. The chapters devoted to these basic mechanical procedures bridge the conceptual framework of part one and the practical applications of part two.

One appropriate feature of the book is the engaging nature of the articles. All of the writers are active participants in the new media culture and have made their web addresses available before each essay. The reader is thus encouraged to visit a contributor's website or blog after reading his chapter. This opportunity extends the scope of interaction with the book and narrows the gap between the old and new media formats.

Another key issue relates to the idea of "community." Any discussion involving new media must address the nature of the community that the online world is capable of producing. Can an online network of individuals provide true Christian "koinonia," or is the very notion of a virtual fellowship simply a result of the individualistic impulses of the prevailing culture? Though they vary in their responses to this issue, the contributors agree overall that new media function best as a complement to rather than a replacement of genuine Christian fellowship (e.g., pp. 115-16). Still, in this volume, the "community" is often spoken of in "universal" rather than "local" terms. An emphasis on local churches might add a needed dimension to this discussion.

Noting these strengths, there are inherent limitations of this project. Any publication treating a "new" phenomenon runs the risk of swiftly becoming obsolete with technological advance. For instance, inevitably some of the links provided in the footnotes and text will at some point no longer work, and the technology discussed in the practical sections will swiftly progress beyond the scope discussed in the essays. However, because the authors speak not only to the specifics of the new media themselves but also to the heart and mind of the user, the overall framework they delineate here will endure long after technological development dates their discussion of particulars. For, as Reynolds asserts, "while technology changes, the essence of men does not" (p. 24).

In sum, this volume makes a sustained argument throughout: The new media have revolutionized the way people communicate and are here to stay. Thus, believers must think critically about these changes and utilize the best of them for the glory of God and the furtherance of his kingdom. Through its timely analysis and stable framework, this book will help believers execute this task as they navigate through the "new media frontier" and beyond.

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