Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland

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Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland episodes

October 13 Five Cautions for Giving a Smartphone
Jesus tells us to give good gifts, so let's ask the question: Is a smartphone a good gift?

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4AOPMs1
26 min
October 08 A.I.
AI can be a helpful tool when it's used to support learning, creativity, and problem-solving, but it's important that it doesn't end up doing all the thinking for us. A good question for families to ask is, "Is this helping my child grow, or is it replacing the work they need to do to learn and develop?"

There is also a growing concern around kids using AI as a substitute for real relationships. While AI can provide information and assistance, it can't replace the connection, wisdom, and support that come from trusted friends, family members, and caring adults.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4hYrYKC
7 min
October 06 Choosing Safe Video Games
So, you've decided games are a good fit for your kiddo; what now? The conversation you'll have when deciding which games to play is just as important as the final decision. Along the way you'll learn to read the box, trust your gut, and grade the game for yourself so you are equipped to think, and act, rightly when it comes to video games.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4jveM16
15 min
October 01What is Gospel Tech?
Technology is woven into almost every part of our lives, and if you're a parent, grandparent, or caregiver, you've probably wondered how to help kids use it wisely.

In our first "Frequently Asked Questions" conversation, Nathan shares practical encouragement for raising children who love God first and use technology with purpose, not just by setting rules, but by addressing the heart behind our screen habits. It's about finding balance, building healthy attention spans, and helping the next generation thrive in a digital world.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3VpiPCa

Want to listen to Gospel Tech FAQ's on the radio? Catch it here: kcisradio.com/gospel-tech
Tuesdays at 7:55 AM and Saturdays at Noon
6 min
September 29 Improving Tech Hygiene
What can we do if tech makes bedtime a frequent struggle? I've found that thinking about time, place, and content as ways to create excellent tech hygiene for our children, and reflecting on their sleep as an example of if it is working, can be a great way to develop healthy relationships with our tech at home.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4jqrGxc
27 min
September 22 Parenting School Tech
We can parent the technology schools send home and ensure these devices are a blessing in the classroom and beyond. We start by talking about using tech well with our kids, then we ensure the school and our home have hedges to keep these devices safe, and we remember that tech in the classroom should benefit learning. With these three in mind we are able to parent school technology well.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4hGSg40
30 min
September 15 Is Tech the Real Problem?
How can we tell if a child’s tech is just different, or if it’s actually becoming unhealthy? Today we'll walk through the practical applications of a RESET and how it empowers us to fight for our children, not just with them, when it comes to tech.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4ivrGMi
23 min
September 08For Youth: Guarding and Building Up Our Tech
Young people, you can make your tech support the good choices you want to make.
Set spiritual practices, healthy habits, and safe hedges (Ephesians 2:1-10)
Use your words and actions for building others up (Ephesians 4:29)
Look to help (James 5:19-20)
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4gMgE2F
30 min
September 01 Using the Best Tech Well
Parenting tech doesn't have to be complicated. Two questions to help us on our way: Is true? Does it bear good fruit? These two guide our tech decisions about whether we change our tech choices, or simply remove unhealthy tech and replace it with new and safer activities.

Show Notes:
27 min
August 25 Sleep, Screens, and Free Time (Back to School!)
The transition from summer to the school year is a wonderful opportunity to reassess our routine and priorities. It's a time to make sure we're planning for healthy sleep habits, recalibrating screen time, and protecting what matters most from getting lost in the busyness of the fall season.

Back-to-school season is the perfect time to be intentional about using tech in ways that support our goals and well-being.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4gdJk44
27 min

About Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland

From the publisher's feed

Gospel Tech is a resource for parents who are feeling outpaced and overwhelmed as they raise children in a tech world.

Our goal: Equip parents with the tools, resources, and confidence they…

need to raise kids who love God and use tech.

Gospel Tech’s mission is to equip families to love God and use tech. We want to empower parents to:

Talk about healthy tech
Communicate the Gospel
Connect the hope of the Gospel to their everyday tech lives

Introduction to Gospel Tech
Three years ago I (Nathan) started Gospel Tech as a ministry to help connect the Gospel to the daily tech lives of families in practical ways. As a middle school teacher I saw a need for intentional, Gospel-focused conversations about tech. Tech was creating more distraction than inspiration in the classroom, and I saw the need for more than just new habits—there was a desperate need for new hearts.

Gospel Tech bridges the gap between scary tech conversations and the hope of the Gospel. With engaging stories and practical applications I bring Gospel-centered tech solutions families can apply in everyday life.

Gospel Tech Resources Beyond The Podcast

The Parent Tech Workshops: A two-part series addressing:
- How should we handle Tech’s Big 3 (smartphones, gaming, pornography)?
- How do we make tech safe at home? (two types of tech, tech health, and building tech trust)

Youth Talks:
- The Tech Talk: Use the best tech on purpose, not for purpose.
- The Hope Talk: A conversation about our goals, purpose, and how making a mistake doesn’t make us a mistake.

The Family Tech Framework: A two-hour workshop where families leave with the words to say and the plan in place for healthy tech at home and in daily life.
- Part 1: Talk It Out: Parents learn key points of discussing healthful tech.
- Part 2: Walk It Out: Families work together to create a Family Tech Framework customized to their needs, goals, and season of life.

At the end of the day our children aren't problems to fix, they're people to love. We need to point them to the purpose and hope available in Christ, in the work he's already done to make them new and to call them on to good works, and then use tech from that hope. This is why I love to say that in Christ we use tech on purpose, not for purpose.

That's the goal of Gospel Tech. Thanks for letting me be on this journey of parenting with you.

-Nathan Sutherland