Posts Tagged ‘spiritual discipline’
Nov 3 2010  |
By David Briggs
Tags: Bible, blogs, Catholic, clergy, Henri Nouwen, Internet, online church, prayer, Protestant, spiritual discipline, TV
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Christian clergy are keeping pace with technological advances, a trend that should only grow stronger as a younger, more wired generation takes their place in pulpits, according to a new study. Ninety-five percent of Christian clergy use the Internet at least weekly, and more than three in four send e-mails to worshippers once a week or more, according to the latest wave of the U.S. Congregational Life Survey. What may be suffering is time spent in prayer.
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