Category Archives: Technology

Sensory Room Laboratory Opens to First Children, Helping Churches Test Tools for Neurodivergent Ministry

Nurturing Care’s Sensory Room Laboratory welcomed its first group of children this week for a hands-on visit where kids and adults tested tools designed to support a wide range of sensory needs. Pastors, church leaders, and curious kids moved through … Continue reading

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Ron Sandison Gift of Autistic Kids

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Neuroscience, Technology, and Christian Formation

Mark Maddix and I just celebrated the release of our newly edited book Neuroscience and Christian Formation (Information Age Publishing). While primarily a text on the practical implications of neuroscience research for Christian education, I was also tasked with the … Continue reading

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Preaching Holiness online and face to face

I hosted the first NTSx open online course on Preaching Holiness in a Pluralistic Society as a pre-conference class based on resources from The Preacher’s Magazine.  While the online class did not formally meet the criteria for a “MOOC” (MASSIVE … Continue reading

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NTSx Open Online Courses

I am starting a new venture and NTS is on board. I took a course on Open Online Classes (add “massive” and you have MOOCs) this summer. That project coincided with a discussion at General Assembly on innovative education during … Continue reading

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MOOCs

Next week I will be headed to the General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene and the International Higher Education Commission general meeting. We will be talking about innovative delivery in education. I have really been stretched here at … Continue reading

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Wired Faculty

So, how many social media sites do you have to maintain to be considered a truly “wired” faculty member? I began to wonder about setting a mythical standard as Kevin Lum  unpacked several more approaches to social media. After Kevin … Continue reading

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