Christian Stewardship

Romans 14:8 (New International Version)” If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord”. Christian stewardship implies that we have decisions to make and are responsible for that which we are stewards over to include the conducting, supervising, and managing of technology and the internet. There has been a radical change in the proliferation of social media technology. Technological tools such as Facebook allow massive numbers of people and organizations all over the world to connect to one another, in real-time. People are free to discuss politics, religion, really anything that affects their day to day life. Thanks to Google translate even language barriers are diminished.

1 Chronicles 29:11 (New International Version)” Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all”. It is a stage that coerces us to nurture progress and follow our passion. This technology gives life to issues that people are facing all over the world. We are free to discuss anything that is on our minds in real time. The death of someone in the United States can be known instantly with just a few keystrokes to everyone in the world. The advancements in technology and the internet give instantaneous action on topics such as common values and objectives that transcend nations, cultures, race, ages and circumstances. Universally shared values resonate with

The new way of communicating is spreading faster than the technology that carries it. They want to be included and to be heard. Most want to contribute their talents and gifts toward things that have personal meaning. Technology also lends itself to personal growth. People are often recognized. They feel a sense of belonging giving the ultimate result of being loved. People are breaking out of the forms of pessimism, impossibility, and depression, recognizing the individual and collective supremacy we all have within us to change our reality. Luke 12:42-44 (New International Version) “ The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions”.
Language barriers cease to exist in the social media world. People can be critical or dismissive of the context being discussed. Going viral creates widespread pandemonium on subject matter that may otherwise be ignored. The conversations can become chaotic, volatile, and fashioned with obscurity. The media’s primary focus is negative about people connecting to people. Christians can use their voice for the good of all. Deuteronomy 10:14 (New International Version) “To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the