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Well-Being And Digital Media Usage To Strengthen The Faith Of Seventh-Day Adventists During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Arndt Büssing, Lorethy Starck, Klaus Van Treeck
Well-Being And Digital Media Usage To Strengthen The Faith Of Seventh-Day Adventists During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Arndt Büssing, Lorethy Starck, Klaus Van Treeck
Journal of Applied Christian Leadership
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the emotional, spiritual, and social well-being of 1,036 German Seventh-day Adventists were analyzed; usage of the Church’s digital media resources was also analyzed. This study found that older peoples’ well-being was particularly high, and this group also benefited from digital media resources. The findings presented in this article may encourage Christian and non-Christian communities alike to further expand their digital media resources to provide helpful resources during the successive waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leading The Dispersed Church: A Case Study Of Connectivism In Piedmont Chapel, W. Ray Williams
Leading The Dispersed Church: A Case Study Of Connectivism In Piedmont Chapel, W. Ray Williams
Journal of Applied Christian Leadership
Connectivism is a learning theory first proposed by Siemens and Downes (2005, 2009) as a learning theory for the digital age. This theory proposes that learning may occur external to the learner and teacher; it exists in the multiple complex networks with which the learner associates. In 2020, Corbett and Spinello followed up on Siemen’s work to move connectivism from a learning theory to a leadership theory. Connectivism is a leadership theory that specifically works in modern churches. This theory emphasizes the connectedness of all knowledge and the mutuality of those connections, becoming a tool used to build better teams …