Complete Lesson 4 Discussion Forum: Write a 400-500-word essay on how the Christian Church today can
express the message of the Gospel through new technologies (such as social media) and modes of
expression in a post-modern (versus modern) context. State your reasons and give examples to illustrate your point.
On page 233 of Turning Points, Mark Noll concludes that “The ability of pietists and evangelicals to combine a
message rooted in Protestant history with techniques, attitudes, sentiments, and innovations resonating with
the realities of late seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe resulted in rapid, widespread success for
these versions of the Christian faith.”
The pietists and evangelicals were able to express the traditional message of the Christian faith through the
new technologies, modes of expression within a modern (versus medieval) worldview through discipleship and
evangelism. **
QUESTION: Discuss how the Christian Church today can express the message of the Gospel in discipleship
and evangelism through new technologies (such as social media) and modes of expression in a post-modern
(versus modern) context. State your reasons and give examples to illustrate your point. (SEEI method)
** For a definition of Premodernism (Medieval), Modernism and Postmodernism, see this website (Links to an
external site.).
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISCUSSION FORUM POSTS
Instructions:
Initial forum post is due by Friday night, 11:55 p.m. EST
Interactive Response #1 (100 words) – due by Sunday night, 11:55 p.m. EST
Interactive Response #2 (100 words) – due by Sunday night, 11:55 p.m. EST
1. Use the following format in formulating your forum post.
Students must use the SEE-I method as the foundation for their forum post. Use of the method will provide
the student with a means of identifying, defining, and illustrating critical questions, ideas, and viewpoints. An
example is given below.
S: State – the first step is to state briefly and coherently. To state something is to say it briefly, clearly and
precisely in the simplest terms. The definition may be taken from a textbook, a Bible Dictionary, Bible
Handbook, or a reliable resources – see the list of resources posted on Moodle. When resources are used, the
student must cite the source (author’s name, title, page numbers). The definition should be stated in a simple
sentence beginning with
“A definition of academic reading is . . . ” “A definition of devotional reading is . . .”
E: Elaborate – this step elaborates or expands the definition. To elaborate a definition is to expand it, explain
the definition in greater detail using your own words. The student is to use his or her own words to explain the
‘stated’ sentence. The elaboration is a sentence beginning with
“In other words . . . ”
E: Exemplify – In this step, the student provides an example of the critical issue/topic for the purpose of
clarification. The exemplified sentence should begin with the phrase
“For example . . . ” or “By contrast . . .”
I: Illustrate – The last step is to provide an illustration. An illustration of a concept or topic provides a picture to
clarify one’s thinking. An illustration could be a chart, table, picture, etc. that provides a visual image of the
concept. The illustrative sentence should begin with the phrase
“It is like . . .”
2. Responses to an Initial Post
Responses to initial forum posts should evaluate the clarity, accuracy, fairness, relevance, depth, logic – does
the post make sense, and the breadth of post.