Reaching Digital Natives People

A Phenomenology Study

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220702.022How to use a DOI?

Keywords

digital natives; mission; church leader; social media

Abstract

In the digital era, technology has influenced the way society develops. This disruption has phenomenally transformed a new group of people known as digital natives. In terms of digital technology, natives are very tech-savvy, but they are also experiencing a spiritual shift. The world is changing towards digitalization, and the church must also transform its outreach to digital natives through digital media. This research aims to make church leaders aware of the importance of digital media as an outreach tool to the generation of digital natives. This research uses a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach that analyzes data from the existing literature. As a result, social media heavily influence digital natives. The church needs to understand the digital strategy to meet their needs and reach them in our digital contemporary cultural context. Research Contribution: This research helps readers see how churches can be present in virtual spaces to reach digital natives. This approach develops social media as the dynamics of carrying out missions in the digital space and utilizes technology as a support system to transmit the relevant Gospel of Christ in the digital era.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Didimus Sutanto B. Prasetya
AU  - Stella Lady Prang
AU  - Ervi Johan Lo
AU  - Gunawan
AU  - Otieli Harefa
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/07
TI  - Reaching Digital Natives People
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Theology, Humanities, and Christian Education (ICONTHCE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 91
EP  - 95
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220702.022
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220702.022
ID  - Prasetya2022
ER  -