Every parent is likely to face the question: "Can I get a smartphone?" As a parent there is a double-sided fear: I don't want to say no out of reflex, because I'm old and don't understand, and I don't want to say yes out of guilt and give my child something dangerous or unhealthful. What can we do? Today we'll talk through the five cautions to understand with a smartphone, the age our children should get a smartphone, and how we can support healthy tech choices along the way. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3Ud43vw

Every parent is likely to face the question: "Can I get a smartphone?" As a parent there is a double-sided fear: I don't want to say no out of reflex, because I'm old and don't understand, and I don't want to say yes out of guilt and give my child something dangerous or unhealthful. What can we do? Today we'll talk through the five cautions to understand with a smartphone, the age our children should get a smartphone, and how we can support healthy tech choices along the way.Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3Ud43vw

Every parent is likely to face the question: "Can I get a smartphone?" As a parent there is a double-sided fear: I don't want to say no out of reflex, because I'm old and don't understand, and I don't want to say yes out of guilt and give my child something dangerous or unhealthful. What can we do? Today we'll talk through the five cautions to understand with a smartphone, the age our children should get a smartphone, and how we can support healthy tech choices along the way. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3Ud43vw

When Should My Child Get a Smartphone? (START HERE, #4)

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: <ol><li>Talk about healthy tech</li><li>Communicate the Gospel</li><li>Connect the hope of the Gospel to their everyday tech lives</li></ol> 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 <ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/DwED5hnXxas" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Parent Tech Workshops</a>: A two-part series addressing:<ul><li>How should we handle Tech’s Big 3 (smartphones, gaming, pornography)?</li><li>How do we make tech safe at home? (two types of tech, tech health, and building tech trust)</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Youth Talks:<ul><li>The Tech Talk: Use the best tech on purpose, not for purpose.</li><li>The Hope Talk: A conversation about our goals, purpose, and how making a mistake doesn’t make us a mistake.</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://gospeltechworkshop.thinkific.com/courses/gospel-tech" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Family Tech Framework</a>: 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.<ul><li>Part 1: Talk It Out: Parents learn key points of discussing healthful tech.</li><li>Part 2: Walk It Out: Families work together to create a Family Tech Framework customized to their needs, goals, and season of life.</li></ul></li></ul> 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

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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 techCommunicate the GospelConnect the hope of the Gospel to their everyday tech livesIntroduction 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 PodcastThe 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

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: <ol><li>Talk about healthy tech</li><li>Communicate the Gospel</li><li>Connect the hope of the Gospel to their everyday tech lives</li></ol> 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 <ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/DwED5hnXxas" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Parent Tech Workshops</a>: A two-part series addressing:<ul><li>How should we handle Tech’s Big 3 (smartphones, gaming, pornography)?</li><li>How do we make tech safe at home? (two types of tech, tech health, and building tech trust)</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Youth Talks:<ul><li>The Tech Talk: Use the best tech on purpose, not for purpose.</li><li>The Hope Talk: A conversation about our goals, purpose, and how making a mistake doesn’t make us a mistake.</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://gospeltechworkshop.thinkific.com/courses/gospel-tech" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Family Tech Framework</a>: 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.<ul><li>Part 1: Talk It Out: Parents learn key points of discussing healthful tech.</li><li>Part 2: Walk It Out: Families work together to create a Family Tech Framework customized to their needs, goals, and season of life.</li></ul></li></ul> 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

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