The New Media Frontier: Blogging, Vlogging, and Podcasting for Christ - eBook

John Mark Reynolds (PhD, University of Rochester) is the founder and former director of the Torrey Honors Institute and associate professor of philosophy at Biola University. He has also taught philosophy at Roberts Wesleyan College, Whitworth College, and Saint John Fisher College. He lectures frequently on ancient philosophy and cultural trends. Reynolds and his wife, Hope, have four children.

Roger Overton (MA, Talbot School of Theology) is a PhD candidate at Fuller Theological Seminary studying systematic theology. Roger and his wife, Jennifer, live in Long Beach, California.

Joe Carter (MBA, Marymount University) is an editor for the Gospel Coalition, a senior editor at the Acton Institute, a communications specialist for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and an adjunct professor of journalism at Patrick Henry College. He lives in Ashburn, Virginia, with his wife, Misty.

Fred Sanders (PhD, Graduate Theological Union) is professor of theology at the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University. Sanders is the author of The Deep Things of God and blogs at ScriptoriumDaily.com.

Mark D. Roberts (PhD, Harvard University) is a pastor, author, retreat leader, speaker, and blogger. He is the senior advisor and theologian in residence of Foundations for Laity Renewal, a multifaceted ministry in the Hill Country of Texas. He was previously the senior pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church in Irvine, California. Mark also serves on the editorial board of Worship Leader magazine, where he publishes articles and reviews, including his regular column Lyrical Poetry. Mark and his wife, Linda, have two children.

"All persons with a computer now have the same instant ability and potential to build, encourage, challenge, or tear down others to an unlimited audience on the Internet. You will not look at blogging, vlogging, or podcasting the same way again after reading this book."
—Dan Kimball, Author, They Like Jesus but Not the Church

John Mark Reynolds is founder and director of Torrey Honors Institute and associate professor of philosophy at Biola University. He has written two books and numerous journal articles. He is also a regular guest on radio talk shows such as the Hugh Hewitt Show and blogs on cultural issues at www.johnmarkreynolds.com.
Roger Overton (BA, California State University Long Beach) has taught apologetics classes and workshops at numerous churches, schools, and youth camps in Southern California. He is currently working toward his Master’s degree. He blogs at www.ATeamBlog.com.

A recent Pew Study reports that only 2% of America’s twelve million bloggers claim "religion, spirituality or faith" as their main topic. This leaves a great mission field in cyberspace, say contributors to The New Media Frontier, because the latest forms of communication present so many opportunities to promote the cause of Christ in other topics and fields.
With a foreword by national radio host Hugh Hewitt — who has been at the forefront of the new media movement among Christians — editors John Mark Reynolds and Roger Overton join an impressive list of new media experts to survey the current landscape and explore specific areas in which God's people can creatively expand their reach to a lost world. The New Media Frontier makes a powerful case for Christian involvement in new media, while offering a realistic analysis of the dangers that are inherent in such communication forms. The judicious analysis, practical discernment, and passion for ministry conveyed in The New Media Frontier will equip Christians to advance, demonstrate, and utilize the Christian worldview in this exciting realm.